Web and Mobile GIS

When did the field of geographic information systems (GIS) start?

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s

Who initiated the first computerized GIS in the world?

• Roger Tomlinson

• Jack Dangermond

• Howard Fisher

• Michael Goodchild

Which organization founded Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)?

• Harvard Laboratory

• National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

• Canada Geographic Information System

• Northwestern University

What is the difference between internet and web?

• Internet is the network infrastructure, while web is a networking application

• Internet is a networking application, while web is the network infrastructure

• Internet and web are the same thing

• Internet and web are unrelated

What are the characteristics of Internet GIS?

• Dynamic client/server concept, web-based interactive, distributed and dynamic, cross-platform and interoperable

• Static client/server concept, web-based interactive, centralized and static, cross-platform and interoperable

• Dynamic client/server concept, web-based interactive, centralized and static, cross-platform and interoperable

• Dynamic client/server concept, web-based interactive, distributed and dynamic, centralized and static

What are the major challenges for geographic information on the internet?

• Integration of heterogenous data formats, lack of appropriate mechanism for exchanging GIS apps to servers

• Integration of heterogenous data formats, lack of interoperability in GIS programs

• Lack of appropriate mechanism for exchanging GIS apps to servers, lack of interoperability in GIS programs

• Integration of heterogenous data formats, lack of interoperability in GIS programs, lack of appropriate mechanism for exchanging GIS apps to servers

What is the purpose of a GIS portal?

• To provide a framework for sharing and using maps, apps, and data

• To provide a framework for sharing and using maps only

• To provide a framework for sharing and using apps only

• To provide a framework for sharing and using data only

What is the purpose of ArcGIS Online?

• To provide cloud-hosted storage, management, mapping, publishing, and analytic capabilities

• To provide cloud-hosted storage and management only

• To provide mapping and publishing capabilities only

• To provide analytic capabilities only

What technologies are integrated in mobile GIS?

• Mobile devices, GIS software, GPS, wireless communications

• Mobile devices, GIS software, GPS

• Mobile devices, GIS software, wireless communications

• Mobile devices, GPS, wireless communications

What are the characteristics of effective mobile GIS?

• Intuitive GIS visualization, simple yet powerful data collection, a connected technology ecosystem, independence from your system of record

• Intuitive GIS visualization, simple yet powerful data collection, a connected technology ecosystem, dependence on your system of record

• Complex GIS visualization, simple data collection, a disconnected technology ecosystem, independence from your system of record

• Complex GIS visualization, simple data collection, a disconnected technology ecosystem, dependence on your system of record