Unit 1 CIS158 Review

Numerous types of geospatial datasets can be downloaded using the resources at...

• The National Map

• Emergency Preparedness Online

• National Geospatial Program

• Geospatial Unlimited Servers

What do Foursquare, Swarm, Tinder, Yelp, and other popular apps rely on to know the position of the user?

• Google Earth Pro

• crowdsourcing

• GLOBE

• geolocation

The concept of individuals contributing spatial data and knowledge to a database best describes ...

• wiki spatial data

• volunteered geographic information

• geo-sponsored information

• open geospatial consortiums

Computer-based mapping and analysis of location-based data best describes...

• global positioning system

• remote sensing

• aerial photography

• geographic information systems

Environmental conditions for the planet Earth can be monitored by which of these?

• tabular databases

• global positioning systems

• global satellite program

• remote sensing

Which job field uses geospatial technology for national security and defense applications?

• geospatial intelligence

• health and human services

• environmental monitoring

• city planning

A KML or KMZ file contains user-created content for use in...

• Google Earth

• View Ranger

• Yelp

• OpenStreetMap

Which of these is NOT an example of VGI?

• updating an online road map with information about a closed road

• geotagging a photo and adding it to Google Earth

• adding information about the location of dead birds to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention online map

• obtaining a satellite image provided from a commercial provider

Google Earth is an example of a...

• virtual globe

• GPS

• social map

• satellite map

In what format must user content be in order to work with it in Google Earth?

• W3C or Geotag

• VGI or Wiki

• API or AML

• KML or KMZ