Mesures de terrain en géographie
[GEO2250]
[30h + 30h] 5 credits
Teacher(s): Bas van Wesemael
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
Preparing the students for the acquisition of data for their thesi projects
Main themes
Practical work : Non residential fieldwork
Exercises in data treatment
Outline
1 Techniques in cartography : surveying, the use of a GPS, construction of Digital Terrain Models
2 Application of cartography for representing the state of natural resources (intensity of soil erosion, spatial varion of organic matter)
3 Continuous measurement of environmental parameters using dataloggers
4 Field validation of classification of satellite images
5 Questionnaire design and testing