UNIT 1

Question 1

Computer-based system for collection, maintenance, storage, analysis, output, & distribution of spatial data & information (output is often in the form of maps)

Answer 1

Geographic Information Systems

Question 2

What type of data do we use?

Answer 2

Addresses, xy coordinates (map & spatial data)

Question 3

Combining several themes into one composite map (overlaying maps & map data on top of one another)

Answer 3

Overlay

Question 4

Site suitability/determining appropriate area for land use. Public transportation, where to go on trips, navigating trails, locating crisis areas, where your food comes from, business application/marketing, many more.

Answer 4

What kinds of questions can we answer using GIS?

Question 5

6 general categories of application

Answer 5

1. location (what is it? where?) 2. pattern (what spatial patterns exist? 3. Condition (where & how is it?) 4. Trend (what has changed since? When?) 5. Modeling (what if..process occurred? 6. Tell the story (map or other such output)

Question 6

Map that shoes info about a specific subject or theme?

Answer 6

Thematic map

Question 7

Ways of thinking about geographic data: GIS, Remote Sensing, Cartography, Computer science, computer engineering, surveying, GPS

Answer 7

GISceince

Question 8

4 components of GIS

Answer 8

Spatial data/database, software, person & methods/procedures, computer (hardware) - GPS, Digitizing tablet, etc.

Question 9

5 key ingredients of GIS software

Answer 9

Data entry, data management, data exploration &/or visualization, data analysis, output

Question 10

Parts of ArcGIS

Answer 10

ArcMap, ArcCatolog (like finder or explorer for data), ArcToolbox (analysis, conversions, projections, etc.)