Geographical Information Systems, Introduction

Duration

15h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Jean-Paul Donnay

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

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@uliege.be
For the same course during the first term : Pierre Hallot p.hallot@uliege.be

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