Intro to GIS chapter 1
The national map refers to
A large geospatial data distribution program maintained and operated by the USGS
What entails using the activities of untrained volunteers to create content and resources that can be used by others
Crowdsourcing
The original source of google earth was a program called
Earth viewer
True or false. Aerial photography entails the acquisition of data and imagery from the use of satellites
False
True or false. All data have a geospatial aspect
False
True or false. Although historically of interest, privacy is no longer an concern when dealing with geospatial data.
False
True or false. Geospatial technology is often used for environmental monitoring but rarely used for people centric activities like law enforcement or health and human services
False
True or false. In general geospatial data and non geospatial data can not be linked in useful ways.
False
True or false. The images pulled from google earth tend to be continuous that is composed of streaming live data that is constantly updated.
False
Computer based mapping and analysis of location based data best describes
GIS
Acquiring real-time location information from a series of satellites in Earth's orbit is the goal of _______
GPS
GIS applications that look at emergency evacuation plans, smoke plume modeling, and disaster mitigation and recovery efforts are often used in which field?
Homeland Security
Geospatial data is:
Location based
Environmental conditions for the planet can be monitored by what
Remote sensing
Which of the following is not a form of geospatial data?
The assessed value of a particular house
Geography is the study of
The spatial characteristics of earth, and the relationships between people and these spatial characteristics.
True or false. A geotag assigns location information to non geospatial media such as photographs.
True
True or false. Geospatial technologies range from multi billion dollar satellite networks to free smartphone apps
True
True or false. Google earth presents a 3D representation of earth
True
True or false. The U.S. department of labor believes that geospatial technology is an enormous growth area that is likely to generate many new jobs
True
True or false. The first version of google earth was released in 2005
True
True or false. The images provided by remote sensing tend to be "snapshots" of a particular place at a particular time
True
True or false. Urban planners typically deal with issues related to wastewater, green space, traffic, roads, zoning, and housing.
True
The type of geospatial content created by people who are not necessarily professional geographers is sometimes called.
VGI (volunteered geographic information)
Which of the following applications is best used to examine real estate values?
Zillow
