The research paper should include a discussion of the history of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs - drones), how the technology is used today by surveyors, example projects, and a discussion on the outl

The final report should be approximately 1800 -2400 words and be formally written, formatted, and cited The surveying industry has experienced dramatic changes over the past decade with advancements to existing technologies and development of new technologies and applications. Topic Chosen: Airborne Imaging using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs - drones) has exploded in the past decade opening new opportunities for surveyors. Historically the surveying industry collected aerial imaging via traditi onal photogrammetry practices, but applications were limited to large scale projects due to the difficulty and cost associated with the image collection from planes and processing of images. The use of drones has made the possibility of utilizing airborne imagery for small scale project types more cost effective and easy to collect. Deliverables The research paper should include a discussion of the history of the technology, how the technology is used today by surveyors, example projects, and a discussio n on the outlook of the future use of the technology. Outline: Title: ( Something interesting that also makes the subject of your paper clear) Introduction This paragraph will include background explanation of Airborne Imaging using unmanned aerial vehicles in surveying. Reasons of the usage of this tool, what lead to implement this tool to land surveying and statistics showing improvement in surveying. Ori gins of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles This section will include the history of this technology, the main purpose to invent and apply these new aerial vehicles to help Civil Engineers in Surveying, and how much has evolved throughout the years. Early Applica tions in Surveying In this section I will focus on the early implementations of this tool, the trial and error in the origins and what lead to implement this tool to help out Civil Engineers. Types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Overview of how much the tool has changed since the very first prototype, the many different types of models and designs. The improvement of the designs and what has been the reason to re-design it. Attach images of fig ures of the timeline of the designs. How it has evolved. Usage of UAV’S in the 21 st Century Nowadays applications of aerial vehicles. In this section I will talk about the usage’s engineers have applied in the actuality and projects that have been done w ith the help of unmanned aerial vehicles. I will attach images of projects that have used UAV’s . Advantages and disadvantages The outlook of implementations, strengths and weakness so far, tables of statistics in improvement of the design and applicati ons. What has been done correctly and what not. What’s coming? Finally, I will talk about the future of UAV’s in surveying, a conclusion of what to expect in the upcoming years, and future projects. References Citations of articles, book, and resourc es used in the report.