Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geography : general | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course studies the main concepts and measurement techniques used in geodesy and in Geodetic astronomy.
It is organized in 5 chapters :
1. Basics of Geodesy : history, geoid and reference ellipsoid, deflection of vertical, different types of reference systems used in Geodesy.
2. Geodetic astronomy : celestial sphere, astronomical coordinates and their determination, precession and nutations, time scales (sidereal time, solar time, atomic time).
3. Classical Geodesy : reference systems in planimetry (triangulation and its verification, definition of a local datum), reference systems in altimetry (different types of heights, leveling, orthometric correction).
4. Space Geodesy : basics, reference systems and frames.
5. GNSS : Basics of Global Navigation Satellite Systems.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course gives an introduction to the main concepts used in Positional Astronomy and in Geodesy. The student will be able to define correctly these concepts, to explain the links between these concepts and to apply them to problems encountered in Geomatics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Physics (PHYS0985-1 and PHYS0986-1) and Mathematics (MATH0509-1) courses.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face learning.
Recommended or required readings
Lectures notes are available (in French).
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
The evaluation is carried out in the form of an oral exam with written preparation covering the theoretical material covered during the course as well as the exercise resolutions carried out during the practical sessions.
The preparation sheets only serve as support to help the student during his oral presentation (presentation plan, equations, figures, etc.). Indeed, it is essentially the oral presentation that is evaluated: the student must demonstrate that he has understood the different concepts on which he is questioned.
On the day of the exam, students must be present at least 10 minutes before the scheduled time. Students arriving later than the scheduled time will not be accepted for the exam and will receive a grade of 0/20.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is organized in 3 hour lectures given each week during the first semester.
Contacts
René Warnant (Professeur), Rene.Warnant@uliege.be
Caneren Gül (Assistant), Caneren.Gul@uliege.be