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| SPAT0058-1 | Observing Earth from space
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| Duration : | 15h Th |
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| Lecturer : | N... |
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| Substitute(s) : | Christian Barbier |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The design of a space mission for a given application must start from an expressed need, which is going to impact the choice and the specification of one or several sensors (VIS/NIR multi- or hyperspectral, microwave radiometer, imaging radar,...); this sensor delivers a signal that must be reconstructed by a processing chain into a basic product (e.g., an image) reflecting a given physical observable. From this basic product, value-aded information (e.g., relief, land-use, humidity or crop status maps) will be extracted via (sometimes very advanced) post-processing, to satisfy user's needs. Based on this need - sensor - basic product - value-added product structuration, applications shall be considered, corresponding to main components of the Earth system, i.e. : atmospheric monitoring (atmosphere), topographic mapping (lithosphere), vegetation monitoring (biosphere), and soil moisture monitoring (hydrosphere). Emphasis shall be put on missions in progress or planned in a near future in Europe, possibly with the participation of Belgium.
This course complements the following courses :
- SPAT0035-1 Space Exploration (G. Rauw) ;
- SPAT0032-1 Remote Sensing (C. Barbier) ;
- AERO0018-3 Design of Space Experiments (P. Rochus). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the context and the environment in which a scientific investigator has to work when he/she is responsible of a space instrument or a space mission. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Bachelor in science or engineering |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The lectures shall combine technical formal developments as well as descriptive information. The emphasis shall be put, less on assimilation than on the capability of acquiring an integrated (system-oriented) and multidisciplinaryapproach of a domain. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 6 lectures (total 15 h) during the first quadrimester. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The Powerpoint slides are updated each year, and will be made available via the sudent portal.
Reference books:
Given the restricted volume of the course, we do not advice any reference book. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| An oral exam is organized in January. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| This lecture is a prerequisite for SPAT0016-2 |
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Contacts :
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| Lecturer : Christian Barbier
Centre Spatial de Liège
Bât. B29
Avenue du Pré-Aily
4031 Angleur
Belgique
Tél: 04 3824621
email: cbarbier@ulg.ac.be
(jm.defise@ulg.ac.be) |
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