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| GEOG0216-2 | Cartographic projections
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 25h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Paul Donnay |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | - Coordinate Reference System in the Plan. - Coordinate Reference System on the Sphere. - Geometry of the Spheroid. - Mathematics of Map Projections. - Projections Properties. - Azimuthal Projections. - Cylindrical Projections. - Conical Projections. - Projections of the Whole World. - Suitable Use of Projections. - Projection used in Belgium |
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| Course objective : | - Transformations form the Spheroid to the plan
- Analysis of the generated alterations
- Methods and properties of the cartographic projections |
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| Prerequisites : | - Mathematics & Numeric Analysis - Geodesy - Cartography - Computer Science |
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| Workshops : | Calculations, conversions, programming, projections used in cartographic and GIS softwares |
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| Organization : | 15 h Theory
25 h Exercises on computer
- Institute of Physics B5, 2d floor, 2/35 |
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| Written notes : | - Slides PowerPoint - Slides in PDF format available on the FTP server of the Unit of Geomatics |
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| 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. |
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| 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
Jean-Paul Kasprzyk tel : 04/366.53.47 JP.Kasprzyk@ulg.ac.be |
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