Duration
14h Th, 26h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental sciences and management, professional focus | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
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
Remote sensing part
- Electromagnetic radiation
- Interaction between electromagnetic radiation and surface
- Surface signal acquisition and transfer
- Analyse and interpretation of images
- Application to environmental problems in developing countries
- Data, information and knowledge
- Information system
- Geographical information : concept and specificities
- Questions raised by the geographical information
- Definition and classification of GIS
- Application to environmental problems in developing countries
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Initiation to Geographical Information Systems and Image processing tools
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basis in Physics and Mathematics and good notions of computer sciences
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory : 12 hours of lectures
Practice : 24 hours of practical work on computer to be done in autonomy based on manuals, and video-tutorials, but with the support of a resource person through Q&A sessions, emails and visio-conference. Mainly with the reference open source GIS software QGIS (https://www.qgis.org/fr/site/).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
Theory : lectures in classroom
Practice : confer section " Planned learning activities and teaching method
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Theory
- Powerpoint presentations
- Papers and book references and internet sites adresses
- GIS: a part of the manual available here https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/190559
- Remote sensing: a part of the manuals available here: https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/240835
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Further information:
Theory: Written exam
Exercices: Personnal exercices to be presented orally during the exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Bernard TYCHON Bernard.Tychon@ULIEGE.be
Antoine DENIS Antoine.DENIS@ULIEGE.be