Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geography : general (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in geography: geomatics (120 ECTS) | 5 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
The geovisualization course covers the following concepts:
Basics :
-Understand the principles of cartographic symbolization
-Visual variables / Representation objective
-Basic principles of DataViz
-Perform data representations outside of a geographical context to convey a chosen message
-Combination of cartographic and statistical representations
Visualization :
-Interactive visualization of static data - 2D-3D
-Viewing time data (date differences)
-Viewing dynamic data
-Animations
Supports :
-Representation on map
-Mapping
-Interactive representation
-Representation on new media (smartphone, watch, car...)
-Representation VR-Xr of geographical information
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- Propose a scientifically correct cartographic representation for a spatial variable.
- Propose a cartographic representation that maximizes communication for a spatial variable.
- Use quantitative method tools to adequately classify a spatial variable.
- Develop an interface for interactive visualization of spatial data.
- Understand/Critique interactive data interfaces.
- Provide an adequate representation for temporal data (real time or diachronic).
- Understand how the tools for representing spatial information in xReallity.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- Basic GIS
- Thematic Mapping Concepts (reviewed quickly at the beginning of the course).
- Handling of GIS software such as QGIS.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mixed teaching between classroom, personal work, reference readings.
Part of the course is given in ex-cathedra classroom.
Some sessions are replaced by reading books that are an integral part of the subject.
Some sessions are dedicated to personal practical work in order to implement the concepts learned during the theoretical courses.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face - Readings at home - Practicals
Recommended or required readings
Mandatory reading (part of the theoritical content) :
Sosulski, Kristen. Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights Into Becoming Visual. Routledge, 2018.
Final evaluation as an oral exam.
Questions prepared in writing.
The final grade is generated as:
Final exercice : 40%
Oral exam : 60%
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Teacher :
Pierre Hallot
Professeur
DIVA | Documentation, Interprétation, VAlorisation des Patrimoines
UR AAP | Unité de Recherche Art Archéologie et Patrimoine
Faculté d'Architecture
https://www.diva.uliege.be/
41, Boulevard de la Constitution
4020 Liège, Belgique
T. +32 (0) 4 366 5633 | M. +32 (0) 499 298768
p.hallot@uliege.be