Intro to GIS Exam #1
Software, data, hardware, procedures, people, network - answer six components of a
GIS System
GISci - answer the procedures of users, and the functions of a GIS software in
conjunction with the data stored in tabular databases
epistemology - answer “theories of knowledge" or "ways of knowing"
nomothetic - answer concerned with the 'universal' and the general
-usually quantitative (mass, measurements, area)
idiographic - answer concerned with the 'unique' and the particular
-usually qualitative (location)
GISci - answera system of integrated, computer-based tools for end-to-end processing
(capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, display) of data using location on the earth's
surface for integration in support of integrated decision making
GISci - answer-set of integrated tools for spatial analysis
-encompasses end-to-end processing of data
-capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, display
-uses explicit location on earth's surface to relate data
-aimed at decision support (and on-going operations)
GIS - answerspatial geographic databases that support a myriad of organizations and
activities
-relies on user to interpret data
-organizes data; does not make decision- that is the job of the user
GIS - answer-a container of maps in digital form
-a computerized tool for solving geographic problems
-a spatial decision support system
-a mechanized inventory of geographically distributed features
-a tool for revealing what is otherwise invisible in geographic information
GIS - answerThe purpose of a _____:
-digitally represents geographical information
-can be manipulated to address some problem
-digital representation of the real world for use in operational management, decision
making, and science
, Applications - answerWhat GIS ________ do:
-automation (calculations, measurements)
-integration (combining of data)
-communication of complex spatial patterns (environmental sensitivity)
-provides answers to spatial queries (# of elderly people in Pittsburgh that live further
than 10 mins at rush hour from ambulances)
-perform complex spatial modeling (what if scenarios)
GIS 1 - answerContributors to _____:
1. Geography
2. Cartography
3. Remote
4. Photogrammetry
GIS 2 - answerContributors to ____:
1. Geodesy
2. Statistics
3. Computer Science
Mapping - answerFive "M's" of GIS Application
*Theory*
-traditional output- perhaps the least powerful output
-source of input data too (data capture)
Measurement - answerFive "M's" of GIS Application
*Theory*
-extracting distance information from data
-ex.) stream length from A location to B location
Monitoring - answerFive "M's" of GIS Application
*Theory*
-assembling the data housed in the hardware in an organized and analytical manner in
the for software for 'knowledge' extraction
Management - answerFive "M's" of GIS Application
*Theory*
-the creation, deletion, deletion, storage, organization, updating, and archiving data
Data Acquisition - answerFunctional Elements of GIS
*Practice*
(never underestimate the cost)
-paper maps
-digital files
-remote sensing/satellite
-fieldwork
Software, data, hardware, procedures, people, network - answer six components of a
GIS System
GISci - answer the procedures of users, and the functions of a GIS software in
conjunction with the data stored in tabular databases
epistemology - answer “theories of knowledge" or "ways of knowing"
nomothetic - answer concerned with the 'universal' and the general
-usually quantitative (mass, measurements, area)
idiographic - answer concerned with the 'unique' and the particular
-usually qualitative (location)
GISci - answera system of integrated, computer-based tools for end-to-end processing
(capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, display) of data using location on the earth's
surface for integration in support of integrated decision making
GISci - answer-set of integrated tools for spatial analysis
-encompasses end-to-end processing of data
-capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, display
-uses explicit location on earth's surface to relate data
-aimed at decision support (and on-going operations)
GIS - answerspatial geographic databases that support a myriad of organizations and
activities
-relies on user to interpret data
-organizes data; does not make decision- that is the job of the user
GIS - answer-a container of maps in digital form
-a computerized tool for solving geographic problems
-a spatial decision support system
-a mechanized inventory of geographically distributed features
-a tool for revealing what is otherwise invisible in geographic information
GIS - answerThe purpose of a _____:
-digitally represents geographical information
-can be manipulated to address some problem
-digital representation of the real world for use in operational management, decision
making, and science
, Applications - answerWhat GIS ________ do:
-automation (calculations, measurements)
-integration (combining of data)
-communication of complex spatial patterns (environmental sensitivity)
-provides answers to spatial queries (# of elderly people in Pittsburgh that live further
than 10 mins at rush hour from ambulances)
-perform complex spatial modeling (what if scenarios)
GIS 1 - answerContributors to _____:
1. Geography
2. Cartography
3. Remote
4. Photogrammetry
GIS 2 - answerContributors to ____:
1. Geodesy
2. Statistics
3. Computer Science
Mapping - answerFive "M's" of GIS Application
*Theory*
-traditional output- perhaps the least powerful output
-source of input data too (data capture)
Measurement - answerFive "M's" of GIS Application
*Theory*
-extracting distance information from data
-ex.) stream length from A location to B location
Monitoring - answerFive "M's" of GIS Application
*Theory*
-assembling the data housed in the hardware in an organized and analytical manner in
the for software for 'knowledge' extraction
Management - answerFive "M's" of GIS Application
*Theory*
-the creation, deletion, deletion, storage, organization, updating, and archiving data
Data Acquisition - answerFunctional Elements of GIS
*Practice*
(never underestimate the cost)
-paper maps
-digital files
-remote sensing/satellite
-fieldwork
