Course Geographical Information System (GIS) - Basic Knowledge
Level: Master 1
Period: Semester 2
Language: English
Credits: 3 ECTS
Teacher/Coordinator: Sébastien Détriché
Main Objectives
The learning outcomes are to acquire basic skills on GIS by using the QGIS software (free and open source):
- understanding different GIS fields of application;
- mastering the basic tools of the QGIS software;
- understanding data (vector and raster) and metadata, deal with spatial data;
- making of thematic maps (with review of cartography rules);
- knowing how and where acquiring data (data sources);
- learning how to solve environmental problems and apply GIS solutions (polluted sites, soil science, agriculture, landscape management...).
Skills Developed
Learn how to use a GIS software (QGIS)
Use GIS to deal with environmental issues
General Content
Guided step by step practical work on the software with exercises. Students will work with worldwide and regional (Nord-Pas de Calais) data
What is a GIS ? How to deal with spatial data ? Fields of application… = basic knowledge about GIS
The QGIS interface. Dealing with layers and their properties (graphic and attributary), coordinate systems
The table of contents, toolbars, definition queries
Skills Developed
General Content
Evaluation
