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ArcSDE geodatabase Answer A geodatabase stored in an RDBMS served to client applications using ArcSDE technology. This geodatabase can support long transactions and versioned workflows, be used as a workspace for geoprocessing tasks, and provide the benefits of a relational database such as security, scalability, backup and recovery, and SQL access. Geoprocessing tool Answer An ArcGIS tool that can create or modify spatial data, including analysis functions (overlay, buffer, slope), data mana...

GISP 9: Systems Design & Management questions with correct answers What are some basic trends in geospatial technology? -Real-time Data -Miniaturization of Technology -Mobile Geospatial Sensor Platforms -Expanding Wireless and Web Networks -Computing Capacity for Geospatial Research, Apps What are some ways to be aware of where GIS is heading? -Blogs -Conferences -Webinars -Local and online GIS groups -Review job postings for skills required -LinkedIn profiles of similar GIS pro...

What property of a shapefile should an analyst be aware of when creating statistics from numeric fields? - Answer- Shapefiles CANNOT store currency values. A GIS analyst is editing several feature classes associated with city utilities. The analyst selects a line feature class that represents the city's gas main, and opens Create Features. By default, which type of features are created? - Answer- Polylines An ArcMap user needs to inspect the geometry and attribute schema properties of a ...

Which two spatial query operators will select point features that are surrounded by polygon features? (Select two) A. Completely Contain B. Are Completely Within C. Share a Line Segment With D. Intersect E. Touch the Boundary Of - correct answer a,d Which limit is set for file geodatabase name length for ArcGIS Desktop? A. no limit B. limited to 32 characters C. limited to 255 characters D. limited to the number of characters the operating system allows in a folder name ...

Advanced GIS Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024 Update The coordinate system is a property of the geodatabase, so all feature classes and feature datasets within the geodatabase must share the same coordinate system ToF - Answer ️️ -F You have two feature classes: Parcels and Roads. If you want to use a geodatabase topology to help protect spatial relationships between them, you must store them in a feature dataset in the geodatabase. torf - Answer ️️ -t Schema refers to the structu...

An ArcGIS user is working in the field collecting elevation values along a hiking trail. What must be done when creating the trail feature class to store the elevation values? A. set the tolerance to greater than .001 B. add a field called Elevation and make the geometry type Double C. assign the feature class a projected coordinate system in units of meters D. make the feature class z-enabled - D. make the feature class z-enabled When is a transformation required while projecting data? A...

What property of a shapefile should an analyst be aware of when creating statistics from numeric fields? Answer Shapefiles CANNOT store currency values. A GIS analyst is editing several feature classes associated with city utilities. The analyst selects a line feature class that represents the city's gas main, and opens Create Features. By default, which type of features are created? Answer Polylines An ArcMap user needs to inspect the geometry and attribute schema properties of a file g...

GIS stands for - Geographic Information System RDBMS stands for - Relational Database Manipulation Systems GPS stands for - Global Positioning System What is a table? - A set of objects all the same type What is a row? - a record or a tuple What is a column? - contains different variables What is a query? - A request for information from a database What is a key field? - Field whose values are unique. Every row in the table has its own unique value for the key field. What is a null valu...

Components of GIS Questions and Answers Already Graded A What are the components of GIS? Depends on source, but in general: hardware (capabilities that affect the processing speed, ease of use, etc.), software (tools that provide the functions required to store, analyze, and display spatial data), data (core of any GIS - can be spatial or tabular), people (responsible for day-to-day operations of GIS), methods/procedures (used to analyze the data and produce accurate results) What are the main ...

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