Drones for Law and Public Safety (DLPS)

The DLPS course is the intermediate course for a drone pathway. DLPS is also used as an advanced course in many other LPS Pathways.

This course prepares students for certifications to operate drones in the law and public safety environment. First students will complete the necessary training to be prepared to pass the FAA 107 Pilot test. Students will then train in remote sensing and photogrammetry. Students will learn how to prepare and plan  for law and public safety operations. A significant portion of the course time will be dedicated to developing flight skills and performing maneuvers necessary for such operations. Using the National Institute of Standards and Technology national standard performance test for unmanned aerial vehicles, students will train for real world applications.

To learn more about LAPSEN Courses and Standards – Click Here

Be sure to review the entire course standards first – Click Here 

Instructional Plans & Resources

LAPSEN Unit Plans

LAPSEN has a complete course (120-150 hours) of unit lesson plans available to members – Click Here to access.

Other Lesson Plan Sources

California Educators Together– The great state of California has an insane amount of resources and lessons. Be sure to search with different key words. You do have to have an account – but they give them to all teachers: Click Here

Texas CTE Lesson Plans – They have some materials for Law & Public Safety: Click Here

Industry Recognized Credential (IRC) for the Drones Pathway

This course is designed to adequately prepare students for all three IRCs.

Drones Resources

ESRI Software

ESRI offers an educational version of their software: www.esri.com/en-us/industries/k-12-education/schools-software/request. This form will designate a point of contact with ESRI for that school for ALL use at the school. You can also reach out – schools@esri.com

NFPA 2400 Props

Plans to make your own – review the NIST Guide – Click Here

Purchase props from LAPSEN – Click Here

Drones for Law & Public Safety Course Standards

Click Here to open the SPS standards document.