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| ENVT2048-1 | Geomatics
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| Duration : | 16h Pr, 8h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 2 |
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| Master in Chemistry and Bio-industries, Professional Focus, 2nd year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 2 |
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| Master in Environmental Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 2 |
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| Master in Forests and Natural Areas, Professional Focus, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 2 |
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| Master in statistics : biostatistics, professional focus , 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 2 |
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| Holder(s) : | Philippe Lejeune |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | 1. Introduction
2. Data modelling and data structure
3. Georeferencing
4. Data acqusition
5. Data display and layout
6. Spatial data analysis
7. GIS software
8. GIS management
9. Main spatial data set available in Wallonia |
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| Course objective : | Introduction to GIS as a tool for spatial data capture, management and analysis in the context of environment and natural resources management
After completing the course the student is expected to
- be able to deal with the basic concepts of geographic information systems (vectror and raster data model, georeferrencing, projection, topology, digitizing, goeprocessing, ...);
- be able to handle the main functions of a desktopGIS software (data visualisation, data selection, layer symbolisation, geoprocessing, layout preparation);
- be able to find and set up GIS resources (data, tools) on the web. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic knowledge of statistics and computer (Windows operating system, Excel spreadsheet) |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 8h
Practical Works : 16h |
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| Written notes : | - http://intranet/unite/gf/gf212/menu_GF212.htm
- ZEILER M [1999]. Modeling our World - The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Desing. Redlands, ESRI Press, 199 p.
- MITCHELL A. [1999]. The ESRI guide to GIS analysis. Volume 1: Geographic pattern and relationship. Redlands, ESRI Press, 186 p.
- BURROUGH P.A. [1986]. Principles of Geographical Information Systems for Land Ressources Asessment. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 194 p.
- ESRI [2004]. Getting Started with ArcGIS. Redlands, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc, 265 p.
- ESRI [2004]. Using ArcMAp. Redlands, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc, 585 p. |
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| Assessment : | Written examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Lejeune, Philippe (Professeur)
Forest and Nature Management
081 62 22 96 |
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