2020-2021 / GEOG0069-1

Advanced GIS

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)

Pierre Hallot, Roland Billen, Jean-Paul Kasprzyk

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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, hybrid learning)

- 5 sessions of theoretical course (face-to-face). - Practical group work

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Remote evaluation based on a report and a presentation of the prototype by videoconference.

Recommended or required readings

- PDF course support on eCampus. - Updated bibliographic list on eCampus.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam AND written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

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