Geographical Information Systems, Introduction

Duration

15h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

N...

Substitute(s)

François Jonard, 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

The course deals with the introductory aspects of geographic information systems: reference coordinate systems, data acquisition, information representation modes, spatial operations and processing, map design.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to :
- manage reference coordinate systems in GIS software,
- perform basic operations in vector and raster mode,
- to carry out a simple cartographic design,

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, hybrid learning)

- Face-to-face.
- First or second term according to the course departments.
- Lectures 3 or 4 hours / week.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

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

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 remote


Additional information:

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

- Class 2/35, 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

Prof. Roland Billen et François Jonard

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