Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Master in space sciences (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
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).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Bachelor in science or engineering
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
6 lectures (total 15 h) during the first quadrimester.
Recommended or required readings
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.
Assessment methods and criteria
An oral exam is organized in January.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
This lecture is a prerequisite for SPAT0016-2
Contacts
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)