GISP Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
Certification
Answer: a process, often voluntary, by which individuals who have demonstrated a
level of expertise in the profession are identified to the public and other stakeholders
by a third party
Q2
What did URISA explore in 1999?
Answer: Formed a committee to explore GIS certification and this work lead to the
creation to the GIS Certification Institute
Q3
Surveyors
Answer: determine exact position of features and the angles and distances between
them. Surveyors may collect attributes as they collect locations such as x,y,z values,
time, and other attributes
Q4
Mappers
Answer: create visual representations of real world locations and use thematic
mapping to show locations and attributes
Q5
Photogrammetrists
Answer: Find positions of features and the angles and distances between them by
measuring from photographs and analyze data to determine landcover
Q6
CAD (Computer Aided Drafting)
Answer: Use AutoCad and Microstation to create detailed plans for structures and
collect some attributes
, Q7
How is GIS different than CAD, Photogrammetrists, & Cartographers?
Answer: GIS introduces spatial and temporal analysis
Q8
What are the GISCI code of ethics?
Answer: Read definition online (www.gisci.org/ethics/codeofethics.aprx) likely a
question about conflict resolution
Q9
What are the 4 obligations of a GISCI professional?
Answer: Society, Employers and Funders, Colleagues and Profession, Individuals in
Society
Q10
What does HIPPA stand for? What is it for?
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPPA laws
protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information.
Q11
How would you comply with HIPPA laws if asked to map medical data?
Answer: Data anonymization, hex map, heat map, etc
Q12
What is does OGC stand for?
Answer: Open Geospatial Consortium
Q13
What does FGDC stand for?
Answer: Federal Geographic Data Committee
Q1
Certification
Answer: a process, often voluntary, by which individuals who have demonstrated a
level of expertise in the profession are identified to the public and other stakeholders
by a third party
Q2
What did URISA explore in 1999?
Answer: Formed a committee to explore GIS certification and this work lead to the
creation to the GIS Certification Institute
Q3
Surveyors
Answer: determine exact position of features and the angles and distances between
them. Surveyors may collect attributes as they collect locations such as x,y,z values,
time, and other attributes
Q4
Mappers
Answer: create visual representations of real world locations and use thematic
mapping to show locations and attributes
Q5
Photogrammetrists
Answer: Find positions of features and the angles and distances between them by
measuring from photographs and analyze data to determine landcover
Q6
CAD (Computer Aided Drafting)
Answer: Use AutoCad and Microstation to create detailed plans for structures and
collect some attributes
, Q7
How is GIS different than CAD, Photogrammetrists, & Cartographers?
Answer: GIS introduces spatial and temporal analysis
Q8
What are the GISCI code of ethics?
Answer: Read definition online (www.gisci.org/ethics/codeofethics.aprx) likely a
question about conflict resolution
Q9
What are the 4 obligations of a GISCI professional?
Answer: Society, Employers and Funders, Colleagues and Profession, Individuals in
Society
Q10
What does HIPPA stand for? What is it for?
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPPA laws
protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information.
Q11
How would you comply with HIPPA laws if asked to map medical data?
Answer: Data anonymization, hex map, heat map, etc
Q12
What is does OGC stand for?
Answer: Open Geospatial Consortium
Q13
What does FGDC stand for?
Answer: Federal Geographic Data Committee
