TCAS Training — Course 13 · Operations
Drone Data Management: Field to Processing
The unglamorous course that saves projects: transfer, verification, structure, and backup.
Included in the Matrice 4E Field Operations System — $349 ($426 individually), and in the Complete Mastery System ($799 introductory).
Prelaunch: online checkout is not open yet. The complete 15-course Rev. 3 curriculum is written and finalized — join the launch list and we will email enrollment details, pricing confirmation, and availability the moment it opens.
What You Will Produce
A standardized project-folder system with a verified, backed-up data set ready for processing.
Who This Is For
- Every commercial operator handling client data
- Teams where more than one person touches a project
Prerequisites & Required Equipment
- A recent flight data set of your own
What You Will Learn
- The TCAS structure: 01_RAW_FLIGHT_DATA / 02_TERRA_PROJECT / 03_TERRA_OUTPUTS / 04_CLIENT_DELIVERABLES / 05_REPORTS_AND_QC
- Copying the complete DJI folder — never cherry-picking JPGs
- Verifying file count and total size, and spot-checking representative photos
- Preserving MRK / NAV / OBS / RTK files, and PBK/PPK-related files if generated
- Keeping the original card until processing is finished, plus a second independent backup
- Raw versus working versus deliverable separation
- Handoff so a second person can process your data without a phone call
Hands-On Assignment
Reorganize one existing project into the TCAS structure with verified counts and two independent copies of the raw data.
Required Final Deliverable / Success Criteria
- Image count and size verified against the flight record
- Folder structure and naming applied consistently
- Positioning files preserved and two independent copies of the raw data exist
Planned Course Materials
The complete 15-course Rev. 3 curriculum is written and finalized. Online delivery, downloads, and checkout are being set up now — course files are not downloadable today. Join the launch list and we will email you when enrollment opens.
- Structured workflow training manual (Rev. 3 curriculum — written and finalized, delivered at launch)
- Exact verified reference settings, clearly separated from job-dependent decisions
- Printable field or processing checklist (delivered at launch)
- Project-folder template with the TCAS naming convention (delivered at launch)
- QA pass/fail release criteria for the final deliverable
- Troubleshooting notes from real failures on completed TCAS workflows
- Project-folder template and naming standard
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Paid courses can include a TCAS Certificate of Completion. It is a course-completion credential documenting the workflow you finished and the deliverable you produced — it is not an FAA certificate, surveying license, engineering credential, or any regulatory or professional certification.
An RTK FIX status alone is not proof of validated absolute accuracy. Projects that require survey-grade or control-based accuracy need appropriate ground control, independent validation, and licensed professionals where legally required. Students are taught to distinguish visualization and photogrammetry products from products that require validated survey control or licensed professional sign-off.
TCAS training is independent professional-development training and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA, DJI, QGIS, Blender, Cesium, Apple, or other manufacturers, software providers, or professional licensing boards unless expressly stated. Completion does not grant an FAA certificate, surveying license, engineering credential, or other professional license.