Level of study
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
The GIS Practice course consists of a training in the practice of Geographic Information Systems, integrating the basic concepts concerning geographic information and the mastery of the free software QGIS. The majority of the course is devoted to an initiation through alternating lectures and practical exercises. At the end of the course, a personalized cartographic project allows students to remobilize the concepts seen previously. An introductory lecture with professionals allows to put into perspective the interest of GIS approaches in general hydrology.
Objectives
The objectives of this EU are:
- to train in the basic concepts of GIS and spatial databases;
- to give the students a minimum know-how on a standard GIS tool: QGIS.
Necessary pre-requisites
Required prerequisites*:
Basic computer and office skills
Recommended prerequisites*:
NA
Knowledge control
Knowledge control:
The map produced during the project and the associated metadata constitute the project evaluation.
Syllabus:
The content of the UE is articulated firstly according to 6 successive sequences courses/TP:
1- Getting started with a GIS - general GIS concepts,
2- Geographic data
3- Relational database
4- DTM,
5- Vectors,
6- Graphic semiology.
It continues with an individual or paired mapping project.