GISP EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2026/
ALREADY GRADED A+| GISP EXAM PREP 2026
(BRAND NEW!!)
"# 1 101 The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered
(Choose the best answer)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both a and b above
" - ANSWER -D
"# 2 102 A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate
pair types to build curvature within a line?
(Choose the best answer)
A. Vertices
B. Points
C. Floating Points
D. Nodes
" - ANSWER -A
"# 3 103 GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introducing (Choose
the best answer)
,A. Attribute descriptions
B. Spatial analysis
C. Location determination
D. Temporal information" - ANSWER -B
"# 4 104 What is a datum? (Choose the best answer)
A. A mathematical model
B. The mathematical model related to real world features
C. Real world features projected with minimum distortion from a round
earth to flat map.
D. A system of coordinates." - ANSWER -B
"# 5 105 Which method is used to align an unreferenced dataset with
one that has spatial reference information?
(Choose the best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojecting
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projections" - ANSWER -C
"# 6 105 Control points are best described as (Choose the best answer)
A. Areas on the map where projection can easily change
B. Points on the map that do not have a spatial reference
,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
"# 7 206 In a map showing contours, the name of the darker contour
lines is (Choose the best answer)
A. Index contours
B. Key contours
C. Lines of deviation
D. Lines of Elevations" - ANSWER -A
"# 9 209 What do thematic maps include? (Choose the best answer)
A. Thematic content and spatial location
B. USGS
C. Elevation
D. Spatial Attributes" - ANSWER -A
"# 12 211 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 -AD
"# 13 211 How does using multiple attributes by category make a map
more informative? (Choose the best answer)
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
"# 15 313 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 answer)
A. Set the streets layer's permissions to allow everyone in your
enterprise full control
B. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full control only to your
team
C. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full control only to your
team and read-only access to the remainder of your enterprise
D. Set up a download site for everyone in your enterprise. Direct access
to these data will be restricted to your team only." - ANSWER -C
ALREADY GRADED A+| GISP EXAM PREP 2026
(BRAND NEW!!)
"# 1 101 The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered
(Choose the best answer)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both a and b above
" - ANSWER -D
"# 2 102 A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate
pair types to build curvature within a line?
(Choose the best answer)
A. Vertices
B. Points
C. Floating Points
D. Nodes
" - ANSWER -A
"# 3 103 GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introducing (Choose
the best answer)
,A. Attribute descriptions
B. Spatial analysis
C. Location determination
D. Temporal information" - ANSWER -B
"# 4 104 What is a datum? (Choose the best answer)
A. A mathematical model
B. The mathematical model related to real world features
C. Real world features projected with minimum distortion from a round
earth to flat map.
D. A system of coordinates." - ANSWER -B
"# 5 105 Which method is used to align an unreferenced dataset with
one that has spatial reference information?
(Choose the best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojecting
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projections" - ANSWER -C
"# 6 105 Control points are best described as (Choose the best answer)
A. Areas on the map where projection can easily change
B. Points on the map that do not have a spatial reference
,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
"# 7 206 In a map showing contours, the name of the darker contour
lines is (Choose the best answer)
A. Index contours
B. Key contours
C. Lines of deviation
D. Lines of Elevations" - ANSWER -A
"# 9 209 What do thematic maps include? (Choose the best answer)
A. Thematic content and spatial location
B. USGS
C. Elevation
D. Spatial Attributes" - ANSWER -A
"# 12 211 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 -AD
"# 13 211 How does using multiple attributes by category make a map
more informative? (Choose the best answer)
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
"# 15 313 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 answer)
A. Set the streets layer's permissions to allow everyone in your
enterprise full control
B. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full control only to your
team
C. Set the streets layer's permission to allow full control only to your
team and read-only access to the remainder of your enterprise
D. Set up a download site for everyone in your enterprise. Direct access
to these data will be restricted to your team only." - ANSWER -C
