UPDATED GISP Exam Questions 2024

The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered (choose best answer) A. Precise B. Accurate C. Legally correct D. Both A and B - ANSWER Both A and B A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate pairs to build curvature within a line? (best answer) A. Verticies B. Points C. Floating points D. Nodes - ANSWER A. Verticies GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introducing (best answer) A. Attribute description B. Spatial Analysis C. Location determination D. Temporal Information - ANSWER B. Spatial Analysis What is a datum? (best answer) A. mathematical model B. The mathematical model related to a real world feature C. Real world features projected with minimum distortion from a round earth to a flat map D. A system of coordinates - ANSWER B. The mathematical model related to a real world feature Which method is used to align an un-referenced dataset with one that has spatial reference information? (best answer) A. Scaling B. Reprojecting C. Georeferencing D. defining projections - ANSWER C. Georeferencing Control points are best described as (best answer) A. Areas on the map where projection can easily change B. Points on the map that do not have a spatial refernce 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 - ANSWER D. Common locations used in aligning two datasets In a map showing contours, the name of the darker contour lines is (best answer) A. index contours B. key contours C. Lines of deviation D. Lines of elevation - ANSWER A. index contours Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of constant elevation are (best answer) A. Bands B. Contours C. Digital line graphs D. Collars - ANSWER B. Contours What do thematic maps include? (best answer) A. Thematic content and spatial location B. USGS C. Elevation D. Spatial Attributes - ANSWER A. Thematic content and spatial location If you are making a web map of sampling locations, streams and watershed areas, in what order would you place the layers on the map? (best answer) A. Sampling locations, wetland areas, streams B. Streams, wetland areas, sampling locations C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas D. It doesn't matter what order they are in - ANSWER C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas A small scale map would show (best answer) A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale map C. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just as a smaller resolution D. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just at a larger resolution - ANSWER A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map When mapping sensitive data, what are some techniques that can be used to not reveal details of the data? (Select all that apply). A. Show the data as a heat map B. Show the data as a point layer C. Label the addresses that correspond to the data D. Aggregate the data into quantities using graduated colors, symbols or proportional symbols - ANSWER A. Show the data as a heat map D. Aggregate the data into quantities using graduated colors, symbols or proportional symbols How does using multiple attributes by category make a map more informative? (Choose the best response) A. It makes the map more colorful B. It provides the reader with multiple layers of information that are easily recognizable on the map C. It shows a high level of expertise has been obtained by the map creator D. Multiple attributes only clutter up a map - ANSWER B. It provides the reader with multiple layers of information that are easily recognizable on the map Which of the following data formats would most likely represent a file exported from AutoDesk-AutoCAD? (Choose the best response) A. .SHP B. .DXF C. .TXT D. .LAS - ANSWER B. .DXF Numerous employees in your organization need access to the streets data that your team is responsible for maintaining in an enterprise database. From the options given below, what is the best way to handle access to these data? (Choose the best response) 1. Set the streets layer's permissions to allow everyone in your enterprise full control 2. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full control only to your team 3. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full control only to your team and read-only access to the remainder of your enterprise 4. Set up a download site for everyone in your enterprise. Direct access to these data will be restricted to your team only. - ANSWER 3. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full control only to your team and read-only access to the remainder of your enterprise A third-party software system is being stored, distributed and maintained by a county agency that provides access based on a fee charged to each local jurisdiction. What would be the safest and most efficient ways to add a new user? (Select all that apply) A. Let anyone sign on as a user as long as they notify the county agency afterward B. Notify the county agency that you would like to add a user and have them do it C. Request that the county agency set up an administrator account for your jurisdiction and allow you to have oversight of your users D. Don't allow new users - ANSWER B. Notify the county agency that you would like to add a user and have C. Request that the county agency set up an administrator account for your jurisdiction and allow you to have oversight of your users The local county health department has provided data on EMS calls and ER calls in order for a county GIS