GISP Exam Latest Update 2024 -2025 Actual Exam Questions and
100% Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
1. The property of area for a parcel polygon may be Both A and B
considered (choose best answer)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both A and B
2. A vector data model uses which of the following co- A. Verticies
ordinate pairs to build curvature within a line? (best
answer)
A. Verticies
B. Points
C. Floating points
D. Nodes
3. GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introduc- B. Spatial Analysis
ing (best answer)
A. Attribute description
B. Spatial Analysis
C. Location determination
D. Temporal Information
4. What is a datum? (best answer) B. The mathemat-
A. mathematical model ical model related
B. The mathematical model related to a real world to a real world fea-
feature ture
C. Real world features projected with minimum distor-
tion from a round earth to a flat map
D. A system of coordinates
5. Which method is used to align an un-referenced C. Georeferencing
dataset with one that has spatial reference informa-
tion? (best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojecting
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projections
6.
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Control points are best described as (best answer) D. Common loca-
A. Areas on the map where projection can easily tions used in align-
change ing two datasets
B. Points on the map that do not have a spatial refer-
nce
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
7. In a map showing contours, the name of the darker A. index contours
contour lines is (best answer)
A. index contours
B. key contours
C. Lines of deviation
D. Lines of elevation
8. Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of con- B. Contours
stant elevation are (best answer)
A. Bands
B. Contours
C. Digital line graphs
D. Collars
9. What do thematic maps include? (best answer) A. Thematic con-
A. Thematic content and spatial location tent and spatial lo-
B. USGS cation
C. Elevation
D. Spatial Attributes
10. If you are making a web map of sampling locations, C. Sampling lo-
streams and watershed areas, in what order would you cations, streams,
place the layers on the map? (best answer) wetland areas
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
11. A small scale map would show (best answer) A. A larger geo-
A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map graphic area than
B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale map a large scale map
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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
12. When mapping sensitive data, what are some tech- A. Show the data
niques that can be used to not reveal details of the as a heat map
data? (Select all that apply). D. Aggregate the
A. Show the data as a heat map data into quanti-
B. Show the data as a point layer ties using gradu-
C. Label the addresses that correspond to the data ated colors, sym-
D. Aggregate the data into quantities using graduated bols or proportion-
colors, symbols or proportional symbols al symbols
13. How does using multiple attributes by category make B. It provides the
a map more informative? (Choose the best response) reader with multi-
A. It makes the map more colorful ple layers of in-
B. It provides the reader with multiple layers of infor- formation that are
mation that are easily recognizable on the map easily recogniz-
C. It shows a high level of expertise has been obtained able on the map
by the map creator
D. Multiple attributes only clutter up a map
14. Which of the following data formats would most likely B. .DXF
represent a file exported from AutoDesk-AutoCAD?
(Choose the best response)
A. .SHP
B. .DXF
C. .TXT
D. .LAS
15. Numerous employees in your organization need ac- 3. Set the streets
cess to the streets data that your team is responsible layer's permission
for to allow full control
maintaining in an enterprise database. From the op- only to your team
tions given below, what is the best way to handle and read-only ac-
access to these data? (Choose the best response) cess to the re-
1. Set the streets layer's permissions to allow every- mainder of your
one in your enterprise full control enterprise
2. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full con-
100% Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
1. The property of area for a parcel polygon may be Both A and B
considered (choose best answer)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both A and B
2. A vector data model uses which of the following co- A. Verticies
ordinate pairs to build curvature within a line? (best
answer)
A. Verticies
B. Points
C. Floating points
D. Nodes
3. GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introduc- B. Spatial Analysis
ing (best answer)
A. Attribute description
B. Spatial Analysis
C. Location determination
D. Temporal Information
4. What is a datum? (best answer) B. The mathemat-
A. mathematical model ical model related
B. The mathematical model related to a real world to a real world fea-
feature ture
C. Real world features projected with minimum distor-
tion from a round earth to a flat map
D. A system of coordinates
5. Which method is used to align an un-referenced C. Georeferencing
dataset with one that has spatial reference informa-
tion? (best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojecting
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projections
6.
, GISP Exam Latest 2024 -2025
Control points are best described as (best answer) D. Common loca-
A. Areas on the map where projection can easily tions used in align-
change ing two datasets
B. Points on the map that do not have a spatial refer-
nce
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
7. In a map showing contours, the name of the darker A. index contours
contour lines is (best answer)
A. index contours
B. key contours
C. Lines of deviation
D. Lines of elevation
8. Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of con- B. Contours
stant elevation are (best answer)
A. Bands
B. Contours
C. Digital line graphs
D. Collars
9. What do thematic maps include? (best answer) A. Thematic con-
A. Thematic content and spatial location tent and spatial lo-
B. USGS cation
C. Elevation
D. Spatial Attributes
10. If you are making a web map of sampling locations, C. Sampling lo-
streams and watershed areas, in what order would you cations, streams,
place the layers on the map? (best answer) wetland areas
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
11. A small scale map would show (best answer) A. A larger geo-
A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map graphic area than
B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale map a large scale map
, GISP Exam Latest 2024 -2025
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
12. When mapping sensitive data, what are some tech- A. Show the data
niques that can be used to not reveal details of the as a heat map
data? (Select all that apply). D. Aggregate the
A. Show the data as a heat map data into quanti-
B. Show the data as a point layer ties using gradu-
C. Label the addresses that correspond to the data ated colors, sym-
D. Aggregate the data into quantities using graduated bols or proportion-
colors, symbols or proportional symbols al symbols
13. How does using multiple attributes by category make B. It provides the
a map more informative? (Choose the best response) reader with multi-
A. It makes the map more colorful ple layers of in-
B. It provides the reader with multiple layers of infor- formation that are
mation that are easily recognizable on the map easily recogniz-
C. It shows a high level of expertise has been obtained able on the map
by the map creator
D. Multiple attributes only clutter up a map
14. Which of the following data formats would most likely B. .DXF
represent a file exported from AutoDesk-AutoCAD?
(Choose the best response)
A. .SHP
B. .DXF
C. .TXT
D. .LAS
15. Numerous employees in your organization need ac- 3. Set the streets
cess to the streets data that your team is responsible layer's permission
for to allow full control
maintaining in an enterprise database. From the op- only to your team
tions given below, what is the best way to handle and read-only ac-
access to these data? (Choose the best response) cess to the re-
1. Set the streets layer's permissions to allow every- mainder of your
one in your enterprise full control enterprise
2. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full con-
