Program Code: UASDTA.S.STC • Credit Hours: 18
Description
The Aerial Sensing Data Analytics Short-Term Technical Certificate provides an introduction to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies, applications, and regulatory and legal considerations. The program prepares students for entry level positions as analysts of aerially collected electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR), multi-and hyperspectral (MSI/HSI), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), light detection and ranging (LiDAR), acoustic, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) data.
Career Opportunities
The Aerial Sensing Data Analytics Short-Term Technical Certificate will produce graduates who will serve the immediate Dayton area, broader region, and nationally. Graduates of certificate program will contribute to filling the current and growing need for data analysts that can process, interpret, present, and make decisions based on a variety of unmanned and manned aircraft collected data types. Positions exist in start-ups and existing established firms, with growth expected for the foreseeable future. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International estimates that there will be 100,000 new jobs related to unmanned aerial systems created by 2025.