Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Specialised master in urban and regional planning | 3 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in geology | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
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Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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 :
Téléphone : 04/366.36.37
Professeur Roland Billen et François Jonard
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
This course is not delivered in English
Assessment subjects
This course is not delivered in English
Assessment methods
This course is not delivered in English
Contacts
Prof. Roland Billen / rbillen@uliege.be
Prof. François Jonard / francois.jonard@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Items online
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
PDF files of the slides presented during the course and exercise sessions