fact: GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analizing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information
True
T/F Personnell are also part of the system
True
T/F GPS is the same as GIS
FALSE
T/F: GPS is used to collect data in field
True
T/F GIS is used to analyze, manage and display data
True
Over ___ % of all data have a spatial component
80 %
Spacial data example
west nile virus, How does McDonald's figure out where to put a new restaurant.
T/F The scale of data can only be local
FALSE, it can be local to global
T/F Presentation can be words, charts, tables, graphs, and maps in GIS
True
Fact: Data are managed with a data base with rows and columns of data
true
T/F: Information is linked to a geographic location- mathematical location
True
Five ways to utilize a GIS
M
V
M
A
D
Manage data
visualize data
manipulate data
analyze data
display data
T/F Databases can only be simple
FALSE_ they can be complex
Name two types of Data for GIS
Rasta Data
Vector Data
Raster Data or Vector Data includes:
Grid of pixels
each pixel has a value
often maps, satellite images, aerial photos
Raster Data
Raster Data or Vector Data includes:
points
lines
areas/polygons
attribues possible
Vector Data features: points, lines, and areas
ie: fire hydrants, roads, interstate 80
T/F: Data are managed in Layers
True
D: census tracts:
# of people
Fact: Data can be combined
legal
environmental
public safety
transportation
weather business
public hearth
true
Which one of these is not a source of data for GIS:
Databases
digitized and scanned maps
word of mouth
GPS data capture
field sampling
remote sensing
word of mouth
d: remote sensing
ariel photos
T/F: GIS analysis allows us to ask questions
True- example locations for elk in March
Can databases be linked?
yes
Fact: Uses for GIS
emergency services
environmental management
business
industry
government
education
