Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Specialised master in urban and regional planning | 3 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in geology | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
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.
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
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Practical examination, consisting in the modelling and solving of 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
- 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
Items online
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
PDF files of the slides presented during the course and exercise sessions