As part of the Academy, participants will be a part of a drone mapping project using DJI Phantom 2 drones! The drones will allow students to understand an in-demand technology and to see how high-resolution aerial photography can be use from drones in GIS and mapping software! Learn more about how drones are now part of a high paying and in-demand STEM career field: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/05/13/graduates-with-drone-skills-are-going-to-be-in-demand-soon-heres-why/
Wow, this program sounds awesome! Apply now using our Google Form application process at:
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This is the drone we’ll use in the Academy! For safety reasons, the drones will only be flown by Academy staff (not Academy students).
DJi Phantom 2 Drone with GoPro camera
And here is some of the footage we’ve shot with our drone in Atlanta: