JBUAS & SPH Engineering Academy Partnership

UAV Sensor System Training and Support

As a long-standing integrator of SPH Engineering technology, we have a close working relationship which encompasses the provision of training. From technical engineering through to programme and partner management, we have the right contacts to deliver an outstanding ‘joined-up’ training solution.

Our training solution delivers the best of both worlds by offering the perfect blend of SPH engineering expertise delivered remotely while providing all our customers with face-to-face instruction with a native English-speaking solutions expert.

Key Features

  • Training delivered from the UK Test and Training Centre: There is no need to travel to Latvia from the UK. This involves extra cost and, more importantly, considerable time away from the day-to-day (and family, of course!).
  • On-Site Systems Instructor: Customers get access to SPH training experts remotely via our smart screen from our training room, while being supported with Q&A in real-time via our onsite (native English speaking) instructor.
  • Flying Range On-site: When the theory is over, the instructor delivers practical flying sessions out on our on-site flying range where customers put their learning into practice. Our flying range is fully equipped with buried targets and utilities for GPR and magnetometer sensors.
  • Official CPD Certification: JBUAS provides training that is structured and certified for value and delivery by the UK’s leading CPD certification body. This ensures that when our students see the CPD Certification Service logo on our course material, they know they are receiving a high level of learning experience.

UK CPD Service Accreditation

The UK CPD Certification Service evaluates further learning activities to the highest standards. Their unique 25-year experience enabled them to support JBUAS in structuring course content to enable us to continuously improve our teaching and to deliver authoritative CPD accreditation to our customers.

Flexible Training

Depending on the needs of our customers, we can be flexible to deliver a more tailored training programme where necessary. For all other instances, we deliver a simple A-B-C-D approach to training:

A. Initial Drone Configuration

Like many aspects of life and work, when you have so many responsibilities to take care of, sometimes it pays to have hands-on support to take you through the initial setup. What seems straightforward can quickly become very frustrating. Further to a new licence protocol for all SPH Engineering airborne sensors being introduced in late 2024, support is only a call away.

B. UgCS (Ground Control Software Training)

This is leading professional mission planning software. (Duration: 1 day on-site)

  • SPH Engineering Training Module (Morning)
  • JBUAS on-site flying practical (afternoon)

C. UGCIS & Area Scan

This training provides users with the knowledge to fly sensors using UgCS and the Custom Payload Monitor tool. (2 days on-site)

  • SPH Engineering Training Module (Morning)
  • SPH Area Scan Module (Afternoon)
  • JBUAS on-site flying practical (morning-afternoon)

The type of skill zone flown on the range will depend on the sensor being deployed, e.g., magnetometer, echo sonder, GPR, etc. Our students can fly the following zones:

  1. Utilities Buried Pipes Zone
  2. UXO Buried Items Zone
  3. Large Surface Target Zone
  4. True Terrain Following Zone
  5. Object Mitigation Zone
  6. Water Zone

D. Sensor-Specific Training Modules

This training depends on the sensor being integrated or deployed.

  • Delivered in ‘bite size’ modules
  • Explores the theory behind the sensor’s operation.
  • Provides students with the capability to process collected data.

Trained in the UK by a sensor expert instructor

All our sensors are covered, including GPR, magnetometers, methane detectors, echo sounders, and many more. For companies that need to be seen to know their ‘stuff’, this specific training is ideal. With the knowledge gained, users can ‘walk the talk’ and be seen to understand the application fit and confidently process data for inclusion in reports. As always, all our students benefit from the facility of the test and training centre, where all the technical modules are delivered remotely from SPH Engineering HQ in Latvia, but all questions and misunderstandings can be managed to a positive conclusion by our expert solutions expert who will be overseeing all the training on-site (this also enables face-to-face post-training reviews).

Data Collection and Processing Sessions

These sessions will be managed wholly by our onsite systems instructor and will involve students practising what they have learned and, where required, going out on the flying range to collect some real data for processing. The students will then be expected to return with that data for a data processing review.

Practical Exam Certificate

The test verifies hands-on skills and experience in gathering, processing, and understanding data using systems provided by SPH Engineering. Participants must autonomously plan a UAV flight mission for their respective sensor data collection. Post-flight, they should be able to validate and analyse the data. This hands-on process highlights learning and applying UAV-operated sensor data collection and analysis principles. JBUAS will guide you through the certificate process, making sure you have all the knowledge and data ready to submit through the SPH Academy.

Customers outside the UK

JBUAS is happy to invite customers from outside the UK to join these training programmes. If you feel your business would benefit from visiting the UK Test and Training Centre, you can specify your sensor solution to us – get in touch here.