Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geography: geomatics (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in geography : geomatics and surveying (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
N...
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French 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
Web GIS part
Theory
1. Description languages of geo-spatial data (GeoJSON, GML, ...)
2. Server programming (PHP, Pyhton)
3. Web client programming (Javascript, HTML, CSS) and cartographic librairies (Leaflet, OpenLayers)
4. Deploying a GIS a in 3-tier IT architecture
5. Implementation of geo-spatial web services: WMS, WFS, WCS, RWS, WPS
Practical work
Implementation of a complete GIS on a local server involving a spatial database (PostGIS), a WMS server (GeoServer) and a cartographic interface (OpenLayers or Leaflet) with WMS and vector layers (GeoJSON)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Overview of the process of designing and developing a GIS in a client-server-Web environment.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Geographic Information Systems, object-oriented programming and databases
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical work
Realization of projects by groups of students
Exclusive use of open source software resources
Realization of an operational prototype following the specifications in TOTAL AUTONOMY by the group of students
Presentation of the prototype and report on its realization and use
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
- 5 sessions of theoretical course (face-to-face). - Practical group work
Recommended or required readings
- PDF course support on eCampus. - Updated bibliographic list on eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation based on:
- the oral presentation - demonstration of the prototype corresponding to the project (50%)
- the project report written by the student group responsible for the project (50%)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Unité de Géomatique Université de Liège, Agora, 19 Allée du 6 Août, 4000 Liège (bâtiment B5a) Secrétariat : Téléphone : 04/366.57.42
Teachers:
Jean-Paul Kasprzyk - jp.kasprzyk@uliege.be
Roland Billen - rbillen@uliege.be
Pierre Hallot - p.hallot@uliege.be