Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems provides an overview of the fundamental concepts, principles, and applications of GIS technology. The course explores how spatial data is collected, managed, analyzed, and visualized to address real-world problems in diverse fields such as environmental science, urban planning, public health, and resource management. Students will learn about mapping basics, coordinate systems, data models, and geospatial analysis techniques, while gaining practical experience through hands-on exercises using industry-standard GIS software. By the end of the course, students will understand the role of GIS in decision-making and gain foundational skills necessary for further study or careers involving spatial data analysis.
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Introduction to Geospatial Technologies 2nd Edition by Bradley A. Shellito
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Chapter 1: How to Use Geospatial Data and Arcgis
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT an example of geospatial data?
A)The dimensions of a lake
B)The length of a piece of wood
C)The measurement made between two road intersections
D)The size and shape of the continent of North America
Answer: B
Q2) Environmental conditions for the planet Earth can be monitored by which of the following?
A)Remote sensing
B)Global Positioning Systems
C)Non-spatial data
D)Tabular data
Answer: A
Q3) Google Earth is an example of a
A)social map.
B)satellite map.
C)virtual globe.
D)GPS.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: How to Use Tables and Attributes in Arcgis
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Q1) What marks the difference between north and south latitude?
A)Compass Rose Line
B)Equator
C)Prime Meridian
D)International Date Line
Answer: B
Q2) What marks the change between east and west longitude?
A)Equator
B)Prime Meridian
C)Antimeridian
D)International Date Line
Answer: B
Q3) The origin point for 0 degrees longitude is
A)Greenwich,England.
B)Washington D.C. ,United States.
C)Paris,France.
D)San Salvador Island,the Bahamas.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: How to Create a Map Layout With Arcgis
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Q1) Calculating new locations and new pixel values for an image refers to A)skewing.
B)translation.
C)affining.
D)resampling.
Answer: D
Q2) Control points are best described as
A)areas on the map where the projection can easily change. B)points on the map that do not have spatial reference.
C)points in the data that share the same datum,no matter how the datasets are altered. D)common locations used in aligning two datasets are.
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following describes the use of a real-world coordinate system for identifying locations?
A)Spatial reference
B)Spatial analysis
C)Spatial scaling
D)Spatial projection
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: How to Create a Web Map and Share Data
Online With Arcgis
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Q1) The encrypted version of the P code is the A)C/A code.
B)Y code.
C)X code.
D)E code.
Q2) A geocoin does not have a GPS receiver in it.How are geocoins (or similar items)considered "trackable" by GPS?
Q3) The Chinese counterpart of GPS is A)Northstar.
B)Azimuth.
C)Qin.
D)Compass.
Q4) Use of WAAS can reduce position error to within A)30 meters.
B)15 meters.
C)3 meters.
D)1 meter.
Q5) Explain why a minimum of three satellites is necessary to determine a receiver's position using GPS.Also,describe why a fourth satellite is used in position determination.
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Chapter 5: How to Obtain and Use Online Data With Arcgis
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Q1) The digitized features from USGS topographic maps are
A)digital line graphs.
B)national land cover data.
C)connectivity graphs.
D)digital vector objects.
Q2) Which ArcGIS function is used to manage your available GIS data?
A)ArcMap
B)Catalog
C)ArcToolbox
D)Info
Q3) A chart showing the amount of money earned by each of the top 10 movies of the week would be an example of which type of data?
A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Interval
D)Ratio
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Chapter 6: How to Create Geospatial Data With Arcgis
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Q1) Which geoprocessing operation will select all areas from the first dataset and all areas from the second dataset,except those areas they have in common?
A)Symmetrical Difference
B)Identity
C)Union
D)Intersect
Q2) Which geoprocessing operation will select all areas that the first dataset and all areas that the second dataset have in common?
A)Union
B)Intersect
C)Identity
D)Symmetrical Difference
Q3) Which of the following boolean operators would be used to determine which parcels of land in a database have an assessed value of more than $100,000 or are also zoned as "residential" areas?
A)Negation
B)Union
C)Exclusive Or
D)Intersection
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Chapter 7: How to Edit Data With Arcgis
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Q1) A map template provides
A)a pre-arranged way of placing elements on a map.
B)a blank space that can be used to place items on a map.
C)a pre-made map that can immediately be printed.
D)previously created symbology already applied to the map's legend.
Q2) A graphical representation of the equivalent distances on a map can best be shown with a
A)scale bar.
B)north arrow.
C)type.
D)legend.
Q3) Having all count values of the data brought to the same level describes A)normalization.
B)graduated symbols.
C)cholopleth mapping.
D)reference mapping.
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Chapter 8: How to Perform Spatial Analysis in Arcgis
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Q1) In a GIS network,an "edge" represents
A)a link on the network.
B)an intersection on the network.
C)the side of the road on a network.
D)the boundary of a road on the network.
Q2) The number of units to travel along a link of a network is A)link speed.
B)transit cost.
C)travel vector.
D)via points.
Q3) Multiple addresses can be geocoded at once via A)address standardization.
B)batch geocoding.
C)Dijkstra's Algorithm.
D)standard geocoding.
Q4) Describe a real-world application of using geocoding in a business or service?
Q5) Describe two reasons why an address may be geocoded in an incorrect location?
Q6) What are two ways of finding a shortest path between stops in a GIS?
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Chapter 9: How to Perform Geoprocessing in Arcgis
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Q1) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)are flown
A)at more than 80,000 feet above the ground.
B)at the edge of the Earth's atmosphere.
C)via remote control from the ground.
D)by a robot system at the controls.
Q2) The first aerial photograph was taken in A)1826,from a kite.
B)1858,from a balloon.
C)1876,from a glider.
D)1903,from an aircraft.
Q3) The physical arrangement of items in an aerial image refers to A)pattern.
B)texture.
C)site.
D)tone.
Q4) Aerial photography was first obtained from an aircraft in A)1903,from the first flight at Kitty Hawk.
B)1908,from a Wright Brothers plane.
C)1914,from a German World War I reconnaissance plane.
D)1940,from a British reconnaissance mission.
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Chapter 10: How to Perform Geocoding in Arcgis
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Q1) Energy that is trapped and held by a surface has been A)transmitted.
B)absorbed.
C)reflected.
D)incidented.
Q2) A remote sensing device simultaneously measuring seven bands of energy wavelengths would be capable of producing which type of imagery?
A)Panchromatic
B)Multispectral
C)Hyperspectral
D)Ultraspectral
Q3) We see the sky as blue in the middle of the day because of A)nonselective scattering.
B)atmospheric transmittance.
C)Rayleigh scattering.
D)atmospheric absorption.
Q4) Describe the steps in the remote sensing process,starting with the sun as a source of energy and ending with the energy being received at a sensor (so it can be converted into an image).
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Chapter 11: How to Perform Network Analysis in Arcgis
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Q1) Satellites in near-polar orbit
A)follow a north-to-south orbital path.
B)follow an east-to-west orbital path.
C)are "locked" into a constant orbital fixed position near either the North or South Pole.
D)use the Equator as the orbital path being followed.
Q2) An early satellite remote sensing program that used film for taking images was
A)Pléiades.
B)SPOT.
C)Earlybird.
D)Corona.
Q3) A sensor that will be measuring only one wide band of wavelengths is which type of sensor?
A)Panchromatic sensor
B)Multispectral sensor
C)Hyperspectral sensor
D)Radiometric sensor
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Chapter 12: How to Use Raster Data in Arcgis
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Q1) Which of the Aqua instruments are frequently used together as a sounding system?
A)CERES,MODIS,and AMSR-E
B)AMSU-A,HSB,and AIRS
C)AIRS,CERES,and AMSR-E
D)HSB,MODIS,and AMSU-A
Q2) The purpose of Aqua is to
A)study Earth's water cycle.
B)monitor atmospheric chemistry.
C)monitor landforms on Earth's surface.
D)study fires and emerging thermal properties of the planet.
Q3) Which of the following NASA resources will allow you to download EOS imagery directly into Google Earth?
A)Visible Earth
B)NEO
C)Earth Observatory
D)Blue Marble
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Chapter 13: How to Use Remotely Sensed Imagery in Arcgis
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Q1) Only being able to show one elevation value for each x/y pair of coordinates is a conceptualization of a
A)two-dimensional model.
B)2.5-dimensional model.
C)three-dimensional model.
D)e-dimensional model.
Q2) A digital terrain model that consists of regularly sampled points of elevation is a A)DLG.
B)TIN.
C)DEM.
D)TEd.
Q3) The current generation of topographic maps produced by the USGS are A)printed 1:24000 topoquads.
B)GeoPDF versions of US Topos.
C)high-resolution DRG products.
D)3D contours available via a mobile app.
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Chapter 14: How to Perform Spatial Interpolation With Arcgis
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Q1) Viewing an image that is offset in both the color red and the color blue that enables a "3D" style effect is an example of A)anaglyph.
B)GeoWall.
C)stereovision.
D)CityEngine.
Q2) Describe the basics of how a GeoWall system enables the user to see images in stereoscopic 3D.
Q3) Graphics that can be applied to the faces of an object to provide a more realistic appearance are A)smartshapes. B)omni-objects.
C)textures.
D)links.
Q4) Describe the steps involved with designing a 3D structure in SketchUp and then placing it into its correct location in Google Earth.
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Chapter 15: How to Work With Digital Elevation Models in Arcgis
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Q1) Numerous types of geospatial datasets can be downloaded via the resources at A)National Map.
B)SATELLITES.
C)AAG.
D)Geospatial Unlimited Servers.
Q2) The national organization of the various "StateView" programs is A)WorldView.
B)NationalView.
C)USView.
D)AmericaView.
Q3) The first "StateView" program was
A)OhioVie
B)VirginiaVie
C)MassachusettsVie
D)WisconsinVie
Q4) Which of the following is NOT an example of a basemap?
A)Digital versions of topographic maps
B)TIGER/line files
C)High-resolution aerial imagery
D)A digital graphic of streets
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