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GISP Exam – New Version with Complete 500 Questions and Correct Detailed Solutions (Latest Updated Version) is a comprehensive study guide designed to help GIS professionals prepare confidently for the GIS Professional (GISP) certification exam, aligned with the most recent updates released this year. It covers the full range of competencies assessed on the exam, including GIS fundamentals, spatial data models, coordinate systems and projections, data acquisition and management, cartography and visualization, spatial analysis, geoprocessing workflows, database concepts, metadata and data quality, ethics, and professional practice standards. The exam-style questions closely reflect real GISP exam expectations, while the detailed solutions explain both the correct answers and the reasoning behind them to strengthen practical understanding and application. Whether you are preparing for initial certification or refining your professional knowledge, this guide supports focused study and helps build confidence for success on the GISP exam.

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GISP Exam NEW VERSION ALL 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED
VERSION JUST RELEASED

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


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


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

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C. Lines of deviation

D. Lines of elevation


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


B. Contours


What do thematic maps include? (best answer)

A. Thematic content and spatial location

B. USGS

C. Elevation

D. Spatial Attributes


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

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C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas

D. It doesn't matter what order they are in


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


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


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

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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


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


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

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