TCAS Training — Course 05 · Geospatial
QGIS Professional 2D Map Presentation
Stop sending raw exports. Build a high-resolution presentation image in QGIS from the preserved orthomosaic master.
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 high-resolution 2D presentation image of your site, exported from QGIS off the preserved orthomosaic — a derivative, with the GeoTIFF remaining the master.
Who This Is For
- Operators whose deliverables currently look like screenshots
- Pilots who need to present data to non-technical stakeholders
Prerequisites & Required Equipment
- QGIS (free) installed
- A preserved orthomosaic from Course 01 or your own
What You Will Learn
- Loading the preserved orthomosaic into QGIS with the correct project CRS
- Using OpenStreetMap context to verify the raster lands in the right place
- RGB symbology defaults and when to leave them alone
- Cubic resampling with Oversampling 2.00 for clean enlargement
- Export Map to Image and controlling scale, dpi, and pixel dimensions
- The TCAS Steele Creek reference export: approximately 1:3265 working scale, 300 dpi, 6000 px wide
- Why the PNG is a presentation derivative and the GeoTIFF stays the master
Hands-On Assignment
Load your preserved orthomosaic in QGIS, verify placement against OpenStreetMap, and export a high-resolution presentation image at a documented scale and dpi.
Required Final Deliverable / Success Criteria
- Raster placement verified against basemap context
- Resampling and oversampling settings applied and recorded
- Export scale, dpi, and pixel size documented alongside the file
- Original GeoTIFF preserved unmodified
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
- QGIS export settings reference
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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.