Study Programmes 2016-2017
GEOG0238-3  
Geographical Information Systems, Introduction
Duration :
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Specialised master in urban and regional planning3
Bachelor in geology2
Lecturer :
Jean-Paul Donnay
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
1. Data, information and database 2. Geospatial information and GIS 3. Vector geographic data 4. Raster geographic data 5. Reference Coordinate Systems 6. Geographical data sharing (Web access) 7. Digital Terrain / Surface Models 8. Vector spatial processes 9. Map algebra in raster mode 10. Introduction to spatial decision making 
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Basics of GIS: geo-referenciation, management and fundamental processes of vector and raster geographic data, geo-visualization.
Using open source and education GIS software.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Windows environment on PC
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Course integrating theory with practical works achieved on PC with dedicated software.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
- Face-to-face.
- First or second term according to the course departments.
- Lectures 3 or 4 hours / week.
Recommended or required readings :
- Slides in PDF format available on eCampus server
- Suggested reading: Longley P.A., Goodchild M.F., Maguire D.J. & Rhind D.W. (2016) Geographic Information Systems and Science. Chichester : Wiley.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Practical examination, consisting in the modelling and solving of two applications with the help of the dedicated software used during the course. 
Attendance to courses and exercise sessions is mandatory to present exams.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
- Room 4/18, building B5a (Institute of Physics)
- Most of the software used for the exercises are Open Source. They can be downloaded by students on their computers, but the exercises are necessarily carried out on the university's computers (not students' laptops).
Contacts :
Unit of Geomatics University of Liège, Agora, 19 Allée du 6 Août, 4000 Liège (building B5a) Secretaryship : Phone : 04/366.57.42 Fax : 04/366.56.93
Professor Jean-Paul Donnay jp.donnay@ulg.ac.be
For the same course during the first term : Pierre Hallot p.hallot@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
PDF files of the slides presented during the course and exercise sessions