6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1017563BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
The course offers a comprehensive introduction to geographical information processing in a digital environment. Through the practical exercises (computer lab) students should demonstrate to have gained insight in digital processing and analysis of spatial data and should demonstrate their capability to apply the acquired techniques in the context of a practical case study, using GIS software.
a. Wat is a geographical information system?
b. Spatial and non-spatial data
c. Spatial data models: field approach, object approach, model transformations
d. Digital representation of spatial data: raster and vector models
e. The Triangulated Irregular Network model
a. The physical model of the Earth: the geoid
b. Mathematical models of the Earth
c. Definition of a geodetic datum
d. Relation between geoid, reference ellipsoid and topographical surface
e. Definition of a two-dimensional reference system
f. Map projections: classes, orientation and properties
g. Large-scale reference systems
h. Coordinate transformation
i. Coordinate transformation in practice
a. Map overlay and map algebra
b. Spatial operations: local, focal and zonal operations
c. Cartographic modeling: definition of a cartographic model
d. Multi-criteria analysis
e. Advantages and disadvantages of cartographic modeling
a. Trend surface analysis
b. Local polynomial interpolation
c. Weighted distance interpolation
d. Geostatistical interpolation
e. Areal interpolation
f. Dasymetric mapping
a. Basic principles relational data management
b. Querying attribute data using SQL
c. Object-relational models
d. Open GIS Simple Features specification
e. Mechanisms for spatial indexing
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After successful completion of the course the student should:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Lectures: oral exam (10' preparation)
Exercises: practical exam (application of spatial analysis techniques in the context of a case study)
Calculation of mark: 50% oral exam + 50% practical exam
Students have to obtain a score of minimum 8/20 on both the oral exam and the practical exam to pass for this course. When the score is below 8/20 for either the oral exam or the practical exam, the total score for the course will be set equal to the lowest score of both partial evaluations.
Partial marks for the oral exam and the practical exam, if the student obtains at least half of the score for one of these parts, are transferred to the second session and to the next academic year.
The student can relinquish his partial mark for the oral exam or the practical exam, provided he reports this to the lecturer by e-mail not later than 15/8 (2nd session) or 1/10 (no transfer to the next academic year).
Once the student has indicated that he will abandon his partial mark, he will irrevocably lose the partial mark.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Geography: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Computer Science: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biology: Education (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: biologie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: chemie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: wiskunde (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: ingenieurswetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)