GPC-F EXAM 207 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Geographic Information System (GIS) Correct Answer: - orderly compilation of info about a specific geographic area - includes AOI, hardware, software, manipulate, analyze, manage data - operations = agriculture, transportation, infrastructure, commercial, and government GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) Correct Answer: - Exploitation and ANALYSIS OF IMAGERY AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth - Legal definition only includes EXPLOITATION and ANALYSIS, but many key areas are integral part of GEOINT function Imagery Correct Answer: - Likeness or presentation of any natural or man-made feature or related object or activity and the positional data acquired at the same time the likeness or representation was acquired - Includes spaceborne and airborne platforms, UAVs, handheld photography, or other similar means - Does NOT include handheld photography taken by human intelligence collection organizations Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) Correct Answer: - Technical, geographic, and intelligence information derived through the interpretation or analysis of imagery and collateral materials Geospatial Information Correct Answer: - Identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features and boundaries on the Earth - Includes statistical data; info derived from remote sensing, mapping, surveying, etc.; mapping, charting, geodetic data, and related products Title 10 U.S. Code, Section 442 Correct Answer: - Missions - Codifies NGA's national mission and addresses systems and tasking of GEOINT - "Shall develop system to facilitate analysis, dissemination, and incorporation of likenesses, videos, and presentations produced by ground-based platforms into the NSG" - "Does not include authority for NGA to manage tasking of handheld or clandestine photography taken by human intelligence collection organizations" Elements of GEOINT Correct Answer: 1. Imagery 2. Imagery Intelligence 3. Geospatial Information - Foundational, what you need for GEOINT - Any one or a combination of the 3 elements may be considered GEOINT Imagery Data Correct Answer: - Collected by a system of sensors and platforms - Sensors collect the data & platforms are the vehicle