Answer GIS

What does GIS stand for?

• Geospatial Infographic System

• Geological Intel Standard

• Geographic Information System

• Giraffe Intelligence Spray

Who is the father of GIS?

• Roger Tomlinson

• Winsor McCay

• Walt Disney

• Ivan Sutherland

What is NOT an example of a GIS map?

• GPS

• Weather Radar

• Elevation Map

• Pollution Map

• A 3D printer

Which tables give data unique characteristics?

• Data

• Attributes

• Raster

• Excel

What are the two general data formats used in GIS?

• Vector and Raster

• Points and Lines

• Features and Attributes

• Digital and Paper Maps

What are the three type groups of vector data?

• Points, lines, and imagery

• Points, Lines, and Polygons

• Points, Polygons, and Imagery

• Points, Lines, Polygons, and Imagery

What do we call the ratio of the size of an image to the number of grids per unit?

• Resolution

• Image Size

• Dots per inch. (DPI)

• Pixels per meter.

Which of the four files that make up a shapefile contains the coordinate system?

• .prj

• .shs

• .shp

• .dbf

We group grids together by creating "samples" at larger scales by the way of-

• Cylinders

• Pyramids

• Polygons

• Diamonds

What three input fields do we specify when using the "Create Feature Class from XY Table" tool?

• Field 1, Field 2, and Field 3

• Northing, Easting, and Elevation

• X Field, Y Field, and Z Field

• Point number, point code, and point type.