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You store 3D Data in DBMS through:

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A list of polygons & multipolygons

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What is one disadvantage for storing 3D data as a list of polygon and multipolygons?

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redundancy

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You need longitude, altitude, and latitude in that order to store 3D geographic coordinates in a KML file

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False

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Which of the following is not a common nested element in the KML file structure?

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Height

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You can store 3D model data in a KML file structure

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False

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Atmospheric scientists want to use GIS because they like making maps

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False

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What array of dimensions would you use to represent humidity varying with time over an area?

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3d

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NetCDF allows only one unlimited dimension?

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True

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Atmospheric profiles require _______________ and ______________ data

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dynamic and static

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What is NetCDF short for?

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d) Network Common Data Form

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Which of the following is not a likely use of Bathymetric LiDAR?

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Mapping deep sea shipwrecks

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The near-infrared wavelength measures the distance to the surface of the water and the green wavelength measures the distance to the seabed

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True

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Which of the following is the ‘best’ algorithm to use when trying to integrate topographic and bathymetric LiDAR?

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Least Squares Collocation (LSC)

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The main difference between Least Squares Collocation and the other 3 integration methods discussed is that LSC uses the raw data and the other methods use the DEM data

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False

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What is the most significant limitation in bathymetric LiDAR systems?

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Water Clarity

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Which one of the following is a true issue regarding implementation of HTML5

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JS programmers hesitant to switch over

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Which of the following are false regarding the Canvas element?

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It is vector-based

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The new Google Maps uses WebGL and is based on the HTML5 canvas element

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True

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Which of the following is not an improvement on GoogleMaps via MapsGL

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Measure distances on the canvas

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The Geolocation API uses location information from:

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GPS and IP Address and RFID and MAC Address

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The Fowler and Little algorithm make use of the local interpolator and they proposed that positive points should be connected to negative points.

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False

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The Distance Ordering method to triangulate a TIN model produces thin triangles

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True

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Which option is true about the Delaunay Triangulation?

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It partitions the map by assigning all locations to the nearest vertex

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Why does the GIS community use TIN?

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a) it is accurate in drawing linear geographic features such as streams and ridges and Less points are needed to represent therefore less hard disk space needed and You can perform mathematical analysis

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What are 3 methods to select points for a TIN model?

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Fowler/Little Algorithm, Drop heuristic, very important points algorithm

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A complex temporal event is made up of which two components

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Object and Observation

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The Time slider is new to ArcGIS 10.0

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True

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The date data type is the recommended format for storing temporal data in GIS

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True

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To get time stored in a record format when it is stored in columns, you use what tool?

answer

Transpose field tool

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If you have your data in MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss what tool would you use to put it into the required format?

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convert time field tool

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ESRI’s Web Application Developer Framework uses Java

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True

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For each of the discussion topics, which is the correct chronological order (first to last)?

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ADF, API, Feature Service

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Which of these is NOT an intended use of the Feature Service?

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Digitizing road centerlines

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API for Javascript relies on SOAP to communicate with ArcGIS Server

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False

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Which of the following is a reason for using API for JavaScript

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Compatible with most browsers and no plug-ins needed

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All inputs in our CEM model have a time component as a parameter

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false

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How many wave-cut notches would you expect to see in a bedrock profile over time when erosion is only due to general wave action?

answer

1

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Generally, which of the following model input has direct human interference?

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Watershed and erosion transport

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What is a component of a littoral cell?

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Farfield Grid, Control Cells
and Littoral sub-cells

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CEM can be applied to coastlines with beaches and sea cliffs

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True

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Which of the following is not a Location-Allocation Problem type?

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Maximize location

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When Performing Location-Allocation analysis, the best location is the same for all types of facilities

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False

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In location-allocation, the algorithms assign the demand points to only one specific facility

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False

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Which of these is not a location-allocation complexity factor

answer

different type of surfaces

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Which of these should be executed in your preliminary process?

answer

suitability

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In order to solve Fire Response Zones, which service (solver/tool) should be used?

answer

Service Area

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A simple network consist of Edges, Junctions and Turns

answer

False

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A transportation network is uni-directional

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False

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For emergency vehicle dispatch which service (solver/tool) should be used?

answer

closest facility

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Who introduced and defined the term REST?

answer

Roy Thomas Fielding

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Stateless in REST refers to the fact that all information are carried with the transfer

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true

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What does REST stand for?

answer

Representational State Transfer

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What is the default output format when using ArcGIS Server REST API?

answer

HTML

question

What is an R-Tree used for?

answer

Indexing

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When was the R-tree proposed?

answer

1984

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R-Trees are optimum for data sets with heavy updating

answer

False

question

Objects are bound at what level of the R-Tree

answer

Leaf

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Which of these is not a disadvantage of using an R-Tree when editing data?

answer

Loss of detail

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Threshold value is important when using Supervised Techniques?

answer

false

question

Which techniques did we cover?

answer

Image differencing, Change vector analysis and Post classification comp.

question

One of the most important factors in determining which method to use is?

answer

data quality

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The Vector Change Analysis is primarily measuring the Euclidean Distance between the location of the pixels

answer

True

question

Which of the following is NOT an algorithm belonging to the Supervised Technique category?

answer

Image Regression

question

The advantages of Cloud computing are so glaringly obvious that all businesses should adopt cloud systems immediately!

answer

False

question

One of the following options is NOT an advantage of IaaS… which one?

answer

Multi-tenant development

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Which of the following is not a cloud service supported by ESRI?

answer

ArcGIS Server on Microsoft Azure

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It is the client’s responsibility to understand public and private keys in conjunction with encryption when using cloud services

answer

True

question

Which of the following is a disadvantage for cloud computing in small to medium businesses?

answer

data ownership

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Systematic errors are caused because of:

answer

imperfect recordings

question

It is not an error when maps are generalized for display

answer

false

question

In cadastral surveying, parcel fabrics are made up of:

answer

line points and control points and parcel polygons

question

Control point data in GIS software are used to correct for error

answer

true

question

When is multi-beam sonar most effective for collecting bathymetry data?

answer

deep water

question

The initial ESRI model for hydrology data storage was a raster based model

answer

false

question

What issues have prevented Hydrological modeling from being implemented in Large River Systems/basins

answer

data storage, complexity and data collection

question

In the raster series data model the catalog table stores a typeID attribute

answer

True

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The three methods that are used to collect high resolution bath data are:

answer

Interferometric sonar, LiDAR, multibeam sonar

question

A web application requires a separate version for each different device/platform

answer

False

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Which of the following is not an advantage of a native application?

answer

users don’t have to download your app

question

Native Apps have full access to the operating system API

answer

true

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Which apps require the use of a bridge technology

answer

hybrid apps

question

What type of app is best for collecting data in a remote location without network access

answer

native apps

question

A modified version of an SQL statement must be used to access PostgreSQL data from R

answer

false

question

Which of the following is a PostGIS function?

answer

ST_Buffer

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Running stats is often a cumbersome process and requires manual effort?

answer

true

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Which of the following input model parameters are considered to be dynamic

answer

temperature

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Which of the following does not directly access data through GeoServer

answer

R statistical software

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