GISP (Geographic Information Systems Professional) Q&A Bundle

Quantitative revolution a paradigm shift that sought to develop a more rigorous and systematic methodology for the discipline of geography. ... The main claim for the _________ _________ is that it led to a shift from a descriptive (idiographic) geography to an empirical law-making (nomothetic) geog...

What is a thematic map? A type of map or chart specifically designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area. Can include dot, choropleth, dasymetric, isorhythmic, ect.. Chloropleth a thematic map in which ranked classes of some variable are depicted with shading patter...

Analytical method: 0verlay analysis Define problem; Break problem into submodels; Determine significant layers (some of these layers may need to be created); Reclassify or transform data within a layer Analytical method: Spatial overlay process of superimposing layers of geographic data that cover ...

Zonal Statistics (Raster Overlay Tool) Summarizes values in a raster layer by zones (categories) in another layer—for example, calculate the mean elevation for each vegetation category Combine (Raster Overlay Tool) Assigns a value to each cell in the output layer based on unique combinations of v...

"# 1 101 The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered (Choose the best answer) A. Precise B. Accurate C. Legally correct D. Both a and b above " D "# 2 102 A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate pair types to build curvature within a line? (Choose the bes...

Append dataset A merges with B, C, & D to make a new dataset E, PL or P NAIP Acquires aerial imagery during the agricultural growing seasons in the U.S.; administered by the USDA's Farm Service Agency Digital Terrain Model (DTM) Represents the bare ground surface without any objects like plants...

Geodatabase object oriented spatial model, native data structure for ArcGIS, and is the primary data format used for storing, editing, and managing geographic data. Types of Geodatabases Personal, File, Enterprise, workgroup Types of Geodatabase datasets Geometric network, network dataset, parcel ...

Georeferencing Associating a map (such as a pdf without spatial information) or image (such as an aerial image without spatial information) with spatial locations. Control Points Consisting of multiple points, points come in pairs that match the spatial location with a point on an unreferenced imag...

25 322 When a GIS dataset for a given project is constantly revised, accessed, and manipulated by multiple users the best practice approach for storing the data is (Choose the best answer) A. Shapefiles B. Personal Geodatabase C. KML files D. Enterprise Geodatabase D # 26 323 What technology allows...

Scanning a map document to JPG format An example of analog-to-digital conversion Curve, point, surface Components of the OGC geometry object model Topology Most effective method for maintaining data quality to ensure that no line features of a stream center line layer intersect the polygon feature...

Precise and accurate The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered this: Points A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate pair types to build curvature within a line? Spatial analysis GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introducing this: Datum The mathematical...

Data exploration Data-centered query and analysis Dynamic Segmentations A data model that allows the use of linearly measured data on a coordinate system Georelational data model A vector data model that uses a split system to store geometries and attributes GeoSpatial data Data that descri...