GISP Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
1005 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
1005 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
402 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
1004 Mappers
Answer: create visual representations of real world locations and use thematic
mapping to show locations and attributes
Q5
404 Photogrammetrists
Answer: Find positions of features and the angles and distances between them by
measuring from photographs and analyze data to determine landcover
Q6
503 CAD (Computer Aided Drafting)
Answer: Use AutoCad and Microstation to create detailed plans for structures and
collect some attributes
, Q7
1004 How is GIS different than CAD, Photogrammetrists, & Cartographers?
Answer: GIS introduces spatial and temporal analysis
Q8
1002 What are the GISCI code of ethics?
Answer: Read definition online (www.gisci.org/ethics/codeofethics.aprx) likely a
question about conflict resolution
Q9
1002 What are the 4 obligations of a GISCI professional?
Answer: Society, Employers and Funders, Colleagues and Profession, Individuals in
Society
Q10
1002 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
1002 How would you comply with HIPPA laws if asked to map medical data?
Answer: Data anonymization, hex map, heat map, etc
Q12
208 What is does OGC stand for?
Answer: Open Geospatial Consortium non-profit, international, voluntary consensus
standards organization - created GML or Geography Markup Language - XML based
encoding standard Has standards or almost any type of GIS data out there
Q13
208 What does FGDC stand for?
Answer: Federal Geographic Data Committee
Q1
1005 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
1005 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
402 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
1004 Mappers
Answer: create visual representations of real world locations and use thematic
mapping to show locations and attributes
Q5
404 Photogrammetrists
Answer: Find positions of features and the angles and distances between them by
measuring from photographs and analyze data to determine landcover
Q6
503 CAD (Computer Aided Drafting)
Answer: Use AutoCad and Microstation to create detailed plans for structures and
collect some attributes
, Q7
1004 How is GIS different than CAD, Photogrammetrists, & Cartographers?
Answer: GIS introduces spatial and temporal analysis
Q8
1002 What are the GISCI code of ethics?
Answer: Read definition online (www.gisci.org/ethics/codeofethics.aprx) likely a
question about conflict resolution
Q9
1002 What are the 4 obligations of a GISCI professional?
Answer: Society, Employers and Funders, Colleagues and Profession, Individuals in
Society
Q10
1002 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
1002 How would you comply with HIPPA laws if asked to map medical data?
Answer: Data anonymization, hex map, heat map, etc
Q12
208 What is does OGC stand for?
Answer: Open Geospatial Consortium non-profit, international, voluntary consensus
standards organization - created GML or Geography Markup Language - XML based
encoding standard Has standards or almost any type of GIS data out there
Q13
208 What does FGDC stand for?
Answer: Federal Geographic Data Committee
