Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

main objectives

To know what a geographic information system is and discover GIS software,To understand the interest of these tools in various applications,To be aware of the diversity of data available and usable in a GIS project,To know some basic mapping rules,

general content

Definition of what a GIS is and an introduction to the use of free software,Two different data formats (Raster/vector),Georeferencing and coordinate reference systems,The organization of data files in a GIS project and in the file tree of the computer,The reference data available in France and their accessibility,The difference between a geographic image and a map,Examples of mobilization of GIS tools" in several fields of application,"

pedagogy

2 CM,1 lab on the free software QGis,1 individual work (documentary research on a GIS application in a field of his choice),

evaluation

A written exam on both the notions seen in class and the required work

Bibliography

Websites :,“SIG pour l’enseignement Agricole” : https://sigea.educagri.fr/,QGis software project : https://www.qgis.org/fr/site,,Book :,Lambert N., Zanin C. (2016). Manuel de cartographie. Principes, méthodes, applications. Armand Colin. 224p. ISBN : 978-2-200-61285-6.,