Geospatial Technologies
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Course Introduction
Geospatial Technologies explores the principles and applications of technology used to collect, analyze, and visualize spatial data. The course covers foundational concepts in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and global positioning systems (GPS), highlighting how these tools are employed in mapping, environmental management, urban planning, and resource analysis. Through hands-on projects and practical case studies, students gain proficiency in data acquisition, spatial analysis, and geospatial software, preparing them to tackle real-world challenges leveraging the power of location-based information.
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Introduction to Geospatial Technologies 1st Edition by Bradley Shellito
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Chapter 1: Its A Geospatial World Out There
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Q1) Describe three fields in the public sector that utilize geospatial technology.
Answer: There are many possible answers to this question,as geospatial technologies are used in such a large variety of fields.From information presented in the chapter,geospatial technologies can be used for the following three fields;1)homeland security,2)law enforcement,and 3)public health and human services.
Q2) What makes geospatial data unique?
A)It does not contain any location information.
B)It contains descriptive information for all locations.
C)It contains a unique name for every potential location.
D)It is connected to a real-world location.
Answer: D
Q3) Google Earth is an example of a A)social map.
B)satellite map.
C)virtual globe.
D)GPS.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Where in the Geospatial World Are You
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Q1) If it is 10pm Sunday night in London,England,what day and time is it in New York City,New York?
A)3am Sunday
B)5pm Sunday
C)3am Monday
D)10pm Monday
Answer: B
Q2) The shortest distance between two points on a sphere is the A)great-circle distance.
B)longitude distance.
C)equatorial distance.
D)datum distance.
Answer: A
Q3) Where is the WGS84 datum used for measurements?
A)The whole world,except for the north and south poles
B)Only the entire northern hemisphere
C)At all points across the world
D)Only in North America
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Getting Your Data to Match the Map
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Q1) Why would georeferencing be with real-world data (and give an example of this)?
Answer: Georeferencing can be used to take datasets that do not have spatial reference and apply this spatial reference to them by aligning the data with referenced datasets.If data does not have a spatial reference (such as a set of plans or a hand-drawn scale diagram),it cannot be used in conjunction with other data layers in other forms of geospatial technology (for instance,it will not match with other data in a GIS,or will not properly align with a remotely sensed image).An example of this would be to take historic maps of an area and georeference them with current maps to see how areas have altered or changed over time.
Q2) Which method is used to change data from one map projection to another?
A)Georeferencing
B)Scaling
C)Defining projections
D)Reprojecting
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Finding Your Location With the Global Positioning System
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Q1) Which of the following receivers can pick up the military P-code?
A)Dual frequency
B)Single frequency
C)Covert frequency
D)Biaxial frequency
Q2) Explain why a minimum of three satellites is necessary to determine a receiver's position using GPS.Also,describe why a fourth satellite is used in position determination.
Q3) When the GPS signals bounce off objects to arrive later than anticipated,which of the following types of errors is occurring?
A)Almanac
B)PDOP
C)Multipath
D)Tropospheric
Q4) Which of the following systems is designed to operate in Japan?
A)Gagan
B)Beidou
C)IRNSS
D)QZSS
Q5) Describe the basic operation of an SBAS in increasing the accuracy of GPS.
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Chapter 5: Working With Digital Spatial Data and GIS
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Q1) A chart showing the amount of money earned by each of the top 10 movies of the week would be an example of which type of data?
A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Interval
D)Ratio
Q2) A map showing the locations of the top tourist destinations in Florida,ranked by the number of tourists that came to them in 2011,is showing what type of data?
A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Interval
D)Ratio
Q3) The term "GIS" first started being used in
A)the 1950s with Harvard's GIS Labs (SYGIS).
B)the 1960s with Canada's CGIS.
C)the 1970s with the CIA's Automap GIS.
D)the 1980s with the development of Esri's ArcGIS.
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Q1) Geoprocessing describes
A)applying an action to one dataset that results in a new dataset being creating.
B)querying a database to determine which records match a criteria.
C)visually matching two GIS layers together.
D)performing an "Exclusive Or" operation in an SQL query.
Q2) Which geoprocessing operation will select all areas from the first dataset and also the areas that a second dataset has in common with them?
A)Union
B)Identity
C)Symmetrical difference
D)Intersect
Q3) Which of the following boolean operators would be used to determine which parcels of land in a database have an assessed value of more than $100,000 or are also zoned as "residential" areas?
A)Negation
B)Union
C)Exclusive Or
D)Intersection
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Chapter 7: Using GIS to Make a Map
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of a thematic map?
A)A trail map of a local municipal park
B)A map of a new subdivision,showing the locations of new roads and houses
C)A map of a neighborhood showing which houses are rentals and which are not
D)A map showing the locations of all casinos in Pennsylvania
Q2) Which of the following representative fractions would indicate the largest scale map?
A)1:1
B)1:0
C)1:1000000
D)1:24000
Q3) The art and science of making maps describes A)GIS.
B)thematic design.
C)cartography.
D)map intuition.
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Chapter 8: Getting There Quicker With Geospatial Technology
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Q1) Setting up the components of an address in a regular format describes A)parsing.
B)standardization.
C)linear interpolation.
D)connectivity.
Q2) In a GIS network,an "edge" represents A)a link on the network.
B)an intersection on the network.
C)the side of the road on a network.
D)the boundary of a road on the network.
Q3) In a TIGER file,the FEDIRP field refers to A)the name of the street.
B)the direction of the prefix of a street.
C)the direction of the suffix of a street.
D)the type of road.
Q4) The number of units to travel along a link of a network is A)link speed.
B)transit cost.
C)travel vector.
D)via points.
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Chapter 9: Remotely Sensed Images From Above
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Q1) Explain how the height of a flagpole (falling on level terrain)can be calculated by measuring the length of its shadow in an aerial photo.
Q2) The first aerial photograph was taken in
A)1826,from a kite.
B)1858,from a balloon.
C)1903,from the Wright Brothers glider.
D)1914,from a German plane in WWI.
Q3) A digital orthophoto quad (DOQ)
A)covers 3.75 minutes of latitude by 3.75 minutes of longitude of distance.
B)covers the size of one-quarter of the distance shown on a DOQQ.
C)covers 15 minutes of latitude by 15 minutes of longitude of distance.
D)covers the size of four times the distance shown on a DOQQ.
Q4) The physical arrangement of items in an aerial image refers to A)pattern.
B)texture.
C)site.
D)tone.
Q5) What is the difference between an orthophoto and a regular aerial photo?
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Chapter 10: How Remote Sensing Works
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Q1) A charted identifier for an feature based on its reflectance of different wavelengths of energy is a
A)spectral reflectance.
B)spectral signature.
C)spectral incidence.
D)spectral scattering.
Q2) The energy range of 0.7 to 1.3 micrometers defines which of the following types of energy?
A)Red
B)Near infrared
C)Middle infrared
D)Thermal infrared
Q3) An 8-bit sensor can produce what range of brightness values?
A)0-7
B)0-8
C)0-64
D)0-255
Q4) Describe the steps in the remote sensing process,starting with the sun as a source of energy and ending with the energy being received at a sensor (so it can be converted into an image).
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Chapter 11: Images From Space
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Q1) Which of the following satellites' multispectral sensors has the finest spectral resolution?
A)IKONOS
B)Quickbird
C)GeoEye-1
D)WorldView-2
Q2) A sensor that will be measuring only one wide band of wavelengths is which type of sensor?
A)Panchromatic sensor
B)Multispectral sensor
C)Hyperspectral sensor
D)Radiometric sensor
Q3) Landsat 7 carries which of the following sensors?
A)HRG
B)MSS
C)TM
D)ETM+
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Chapter 12: Studying the Environment From Space
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Q1) The purpose of Aqua is
A)to study the Earth's water cycle.
B)to monitor atmospheric chemistry.
C)to monitor landforms on the Earth's surface.
D)to study fires and emerging thermal properties of the planet.
Q2) The current version of the "A-Train" consists of
A)Aqua, Aura, Calipso, and Cloudsat.
B)Terra,Aqua,and Aura.
C)Aqua,Aura,Astra-1,Aurora,and Aquarius.
D)Terra,Landsat 7,EO-1,and SAC-C.
Q3) Which instrument measures pollution levels in the lower atmosphere?
A)MOPITT
B)ASTER
C)MISR
D)CERES
Q4) Which of the Aqua instruments are frequently used together as a sounding system?
A)CERES,MODIS,and AMSR-E
B)AMSU-A,HSB,and AIRS
C)AIRS,CERES,and AMSR-E
D)HSB,MODIS,and AMSU-A
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Chapter 13: Digital Landscaping
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Q1) By applying vertical exaggeration to a model,which of the following will occur?
A)The elevation values are adjusted to fit with the different elevation values of the NED.
B)The horizontal scale of the model is altered to accommodate the scale of related satellite imagery.
C)A satellite image is draped over the terrain,making it appear more realistic.
D)The vertical scale is made larger than the horizontal scale.
Q2) Only being able to show one elevation value for each x/y pair of coordinates is a conceptualization of a(n)
A)2-dimensional model.
B)2.5-dimensional model.
C)3-dimensional model.
D)E-dimensional model.
Q3) LIDAR uses which of the following to create a digital terrain model?
A)Satellite imagery
B)Radar waves
C)GPS
D)Laser beams
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Chapter 14: See the World in 3D
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Q1) Describe the steps involved with designing a 3D structure in Google SketchUp and then placing it into its correct location in Google Earth.
Q2) Many 3D models are available to use in Google Earth and Google SketchUp via the
A)3D Hawaii.
B)3D Warehouse.
C)3D Buildings Layer.
D)3D Thematic Mapper.
Q3) KMZ files are the native file format used to work with 3D objects in A)Google SketchUp.
B)Google Earth.
C)ArcScene.
D)ArcGlobe.
Q4) Which of the following operations would best allow you to model a feature such as creating a footprint of your house and showing the house at the proper height in ArcScene?
A)Extrusion
B)Offsetting
C)Applying base heights
D)Vertical exaggeration
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Chapter 15: Whats Next for Geospatial Technology
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Q1) Describe the basics of how a GeoWall system enables the user to see images in stereoscopic 3D.
Q2) A "neutral" file format used for geospatial data was
A)the Spatial Data Transfer Standard.
B)Geospatial One Stop.
C)Geodatabase.
D)Map Service.
Q3) Streaming a basemap (such as a topographic map or high-resolution imagery)from a server on the Internet to your own computer to use in geospatial analysis is an example of A)live user sites.
B)geospatial one stop.
C)SDTS.
D)cloud computing.
Q4) The first "StateView" program was
A)OhioView.
B)VirginiaView.
C)New YorkView.
D)WisconsinView.
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