Complement of topography

Duration

10h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Roland Billen

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

This land surveying course presents complements concerning instruments (process, associated errors) as well as complex computational operations (reduction to the ellipsoid, free station, etc.).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

- to get an advanced knowledge of the instruments - to masterise the diverse corrections that can be applyied to observations
- to masterise reduction of distances

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Land Surveying course

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theoritical course in class
Practicals and project-based approach

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face<br /><br /> Face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Course notes are available on eCampus. Numerous recent reference books (mostly in English) are available at the library of earth sciences.

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

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Each field work session will be the subject of a written report which is graded. A written examination is organsied and eventually, an oral examination is organised. The whole evaluation process is described in the course's overheads.
The evaluation process is explained during the first course

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Pr Roland Billen Geomatics Unit
Quartier Agoria allée du 6 août (B5a), 19 - 4000 Liège 1 Tél. : 04/366.36.37 - Fax : 04/366.56.93 - E-mail: rbillen@uliege.be