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GEOG0214-1

Spatial analysis and G.I.S.


Duration :30h Th, 30h Pr
Credits/ECTS :
1st "licence" geographical sciences7
1st "licence" in geographical sciences (geomatics and geometrology option)7
Holder(s) :Jean‑Paul Donnay
Course contents : - Geographical Information Science
- Spatial Sampling & Inference
- Analysis of Point Patterns
Tesselation, Quadrats, Neighbourhood, Gravity & Potential Models
- Analysis of Spatial Networks
Graph Theory, Shortest Paths, Traffic Generation, Node Interactions
- Analysis of Area Data
Spatial Autocorrelation, PCA, Clustering, Regionalization
- Analysis of Spatially Continuous Data
Interpolation: Delaunay, TIN, 2D Moving Average, Trend Surfaces, Kriging, Cost Surfaces
Surface Analysis: Scalar & Vector measurements, Surface Correlation
Course objective : Spatial Analysis, including relationship with spatial databses and geographical information systems (GIS)
Prerequisites : - Mathematics
- Statistics
- Cartography
Organization : - Theory: 10 x 3 h
- Practical works: 10 x 3 h

- 1st & 2d semesters

- Institute of Physics B5, 2d floor, 2/35
- Several lectures are given by scientifical staff
Written notes : - Slides PowerPoint
- Slides in PDF format available on a FTP server devoted to the students
Assessment : Practical: exercises carried out during the year are evaluated. In case of failure, a written practical examination is mandatory.

Theory: oral examination

Success is conditionned by the success in both exams (theory and practical). In case of failure, partial exemption (theory or practical) coud be given.
Contacts : Unit of Geomatics
University of Liège, 17 Allée du 6 Août, 4000 Liège (bâtiment B5)
Secretaryship :
Tel : 04/366.57.42
Fax : 04/366.56.93

Individual coordinates:
Jean-Paul Donnay
tel : 04/366.54.24 jp.donnay@ulg.ac.be
Yves Cornet
tel : 04/366.53.71 ycornet@ulg.ac.be




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 18/05/2007
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