Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master in geography : geomatics and surveying (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in space sciences (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English 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
The course discusses the main techniques used in Space Geodesy and their applications in Earth Sciences: precise positioning, satellite orbit computation, geoïd and mean sea level determination.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Students will be able to read and understand a research article based on techniques used in Space Geodesy (even the most recent ones for which reference books are not yet available) or to process data coming from such techniques in order to solve practical problems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic lecture in general physics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face learning.
Recommended or required readings
Lecture notes are available
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam (with written preparation) on the material seen during the theorical lectures.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is organized in 3 hour lectures given each week during the second semester.
Contacts
René Warnant (Professor) Tel : 04/366 90 16 E-mail: Rene.Warnant@ulg.ac.be