 My name is Dr. Kasim Abdullah and I will be teaching Geography 597 Geospatial Application for UAS. UAS is unmanned aerial system. It is a part of the Penn State online geospatial educational program. The UAS development and use started long time ago in fact, but we didn't get the practical to use until recent days due to the advancement in technology such as miniaturized IMU, GPS and other communication instruments. We started with the defense application and now we're seeing revolution in the use for civilian use and that's why we're introducing this class. The class will introduce the history and overview of the UAS. Elements of the system, payloads and sensors for remote sensing. One important topic we will deal with is FAA regulation on owning and operating a UAS and how to apply for certificate of authorization, the COA. The other part of the course will focus on the application of geospatials and the product development and such as camera calibration and board sighting is important of the product development, ortho rectification, DTM generation and so on.