TCAS Training — Course 03 · Geospatial
Ground Classification & Terrain Processing
Use DJI Terra's Ground Point Classification to separate ground from everything else, with the settings and the limits documented.
Included in the Professional 2D Mapping System — $499 ($744 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 classified point cloud with a ground surface you can defend, produced with documented DJI Terra classification settings and a written limitation note.
Who This Is For
- Operators producing terrain-related deliverables
- Pilots supporting civil, site, and land-management teams
Prerequisites & Required Equipment
- Course 02 or equivalent point cloud experience
- DJI Terra with Ground Point Classification available
What You Will Learn
- Running a High quality point cloud, then reducing density below High so Ground Point Classification can be enabled
- Selecting Ground Type: Gentle Slope, and when that assumption does not hold
- The TCAS Steele Creek reference settings: Building Max Diagonal 20 m, Iteration Angle 6 deg, Iteration Distance 0.5 m
- Why those values are a documented reference point, not a universal preset
- Validating the ground class against visible reality in the orthomosaic
- Documenting classification method and known limitations for the client
Hands-On Assignment
Run Ground Point Classification on your own project, record the exact settings used, and export the classified result with a short method-and-limitations note.
Required Final Deliverable / Success Criteria
- Ground class visually consistent with the orthomosaic
- Classification settings recorded exactly as run
- Written method and limitation note included in the delivery
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
- Planned at launch: practice dataset where licensing allows
- Classification parameter reference sheet
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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.