We’re pleased to present a special webinar that dives into the science behind LiDAR and Precision Mapping led by Dr. Mohamed Mostafa, Director mdSolutions, Microdrones.

In this one-hour webinar we will cover:

• The concepts of GNSS/IMU
• The concepts and explanation of datums
• Quality Assurance / Quality Control and a review of best practices

Dr. Mohamed Mostafa, Director mdSolutions 

Dr. Mostafa has a Ph.D. in Geomatics Engineering from the University of Calgary and more than 18 years of experience in system design, development, integration, calibration, and quality control. He has managed and delivered projects in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East and has contributed to more than 160 technical publications, including the Manual of Photogrammetry 5th edition and the DEM User Manual. He served as Vice President of Commission 1 (sensors and platforms) for the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) and as the Chair of the Direct Georeferencing Committee of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). Currently he serves as the Chair of the ASPRS Precision Mapping by UAS Committee. He won 11 international awards over the last 26 years.

Bret Burghdurf

Bret Burghdurf is the Microdrones Director, Marketing Americas and New Markets and has an extensive background in advertising, sales, and communications.

Bret has more than twenty years of experience in marketing, communications, creative services and sales and joins us from a regional advertising agency where he was most recently Media Director. At Microdrones his role is to help manage and develop their marketing platform with geographic responsibility for the Americas. In addition, he collaborates with the business development team to conceive, plan and execute initiatives that support our expansion into new markets.