CourseSpecifications
Valid as from the academic year 2024-2025

Spatiotemporal Analysis and Modelling (C004177)

Course size
Credits 5.0(nominal values; actual values may depend on programme)
Study time 150 h

Course offerings and teaching methods in academic year 2024-2025
A (semester 1)
EnglishGent

Lecturers in academic year 2024-2025
Van de Weghe, Nicogroup work
peer teachinglectureindependent work

WE12

Offered in the following programmes in 2024-2025
Master of Science in Teaching in Science and Technology(main subject Geography andGeomatics)
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research(main subject
Transport and Mobility Engineering)
Master of Science in Bioscience Engineering: Land, Water and Climate
Master of Science in Geography and Geomatics
Exchange programme in Geography and Geomatics (master's level)

lecturer-in-charge
crdts
5offering
A5A

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Teaching languages
EnglishKeywords
Geographical information science, GITechnology, spatiotemporal analysis, spatiotemporal datamining, spatiotemporal modelling, moving objects
Position of the course
Today, there are many methods and techniques that are used to build, manage, process,present, integrate and/or communicate spatiotemporal data.
In this course, these methods are studied from the research field of geographical information
science. GIScience can be described as that part of information science that studies
geographical information.
Specific attention goes to the research of moving objects (cars, bikes, pedestrians, visitors ofevents, animals, sporters, ...).
Contents
Theory and practical exercises about:*Acquisition (Tracking)-privacy and ethics-positioning technologies-positioning methods-active versus passive tracking*Data mining (Analysis)-the KDD process-taxonomy of basic data mining methods (clustering, association rule learning, sequentialpattern discovery, outlier detection, visualization, classification)-spatiotemporal data mining*Modeling-cellular automata-multi-agent systems-time geography(Approved)

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-QTC (Qualitative Trajectory Calculus)-invers + PDP (Point Descriptor Precedence)-invers
Initial competences-Familiar with programming, preferably in Python.
-Successfully finished the course Geographic Information Systems or acquired thecompetences of this course in another way.
Final competences
1 Apply methods of GIScience.
2 Have a critical overview of international research in GIScience.
3 Know the recent developments in GIScience.
4 Analyse complex space(-time) phenomena.
5 Have a command of advanced concepts and knowledge of GIScience.
6 Contribute to the research of applications in geo-information science.
7 Individually formulate and analyse research questions concerning a research theme in
1 GIScience.
8 Describe and use models and calculi in GIScience.
9 Critically reflect on one's own thinking within GIScience and related disciplines.
10 Represent a written report.
11 Orally present and defend research results.
12 Describe and reason about the interaction between GIScience and society.
13 independently perform scientific studies.
Conditions for credit contract
Access to this course unit via a credit contract is determined after successful competences assessment
Conditions for exam contract
This course unit cannot be taken via an exam contract
Teaching methods
Group work, Lecture, Independent work, Peer teaching
Extra information on the teaching methods• Lectures (25 hours)• Independent work (10 hours)• Group work (10 hours)• Microteaching (2 hours)• This course assumes the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). During• the lessons, what this means will be explained.
Study material
Type: Syllabus
Name: Self-written syllabus
Indicative price: Free or paid by faculty
Optional: noLanguage : English
Number of Pages : 100
Oldest Usable Edition : AY2425
Available on Ufora : Yes
Online Available : No
Available in the Library : No
Available through Student Association : No
Type: Slides
Name: Self-created sildes
Indicative price: Free or paid by faculty
Optional: noLanguage : English
Number of Slides : 500
Oldest Usable Edition : AY2425
Available on Ufora : Yes
Online Available : No
Available in the Library : No
Available through Student Association : NoReferences(Approved)2

Course content-related study coaching-By the practical assistants-Interactive support using Ufora
Assessment moments
end-of-term and continuous assessment
Examination methods in case of periodic assessment during the first examination period
Oral assessment
Examination methods in case of periodic assessment during the second examination period
Oral assessment
Examination methods in case of permanent assessment
Assignment
Possibilities of retake in case of permanent assessment
examination during the second examination period is possible
Calculation of the examination mark• Non-periodical: 30%.
• Periodical: 70%.

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