Spatial technology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NGA GPC Latest 2024 Already Passed Broadcast-Request Imagery Technology Environment (BRITE) An NSG program that disseminates NGA GEOINT data via Military Satellite/SIPRNET to communications-limited tactical users worldwide. The Combatant Commands (COCOMs) Promote and enhance security to achieve U.S. stategic objectives and plan and conduct military operations. They analyze, produce, and disseminate all-source intelligence and GEOINT to support operations. Datum A mathmatical model o...

AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Test Review What map scale would a cartographer choose if one inch of road on a map represents 54,000 inches on the ground? A. 54,000:1 B. 1:54,000 C. 24,000: 1 D. 1:24,000 ️️B. 1:54,000 What is "cultural landscape," and how does it reflect human activity? Cultural landscape is the visible imprint of human activity on the natural landscape, reflecting cultural beliefs, values, and social structures, such as architecture, roads, and agric...

MCIA PED GPC-F Study Material (All Lessons) Latest Version Graded A+ Visual clue categories of image analysis Size, shape, shadow, tone, texture, pattern, location, and association Imagery analysis processes Detection, identification, and evaluation Geodesy (definition) The science of mathematically determining the size, shape, and orientation of the Earth, and the nature of its gravity field in four dimensions (in space over time). Seven categories of GEOINT products (both stand...

Geospatial Technology  Geospatial technology is a collective term used to describe the integrated use of geographic information systems,remote sensing, global navigation satellite systems, digital cartography and Internet mapping. What is GIS?  -definition: A geographic information system is a computer system* designed to manage and analyze spatial data, where spatial data can be any data that are tied to places or geographic coordinates. *the five components of a computer syste...

GIS Test 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass The images provided by remote sensing tend to be "snapshots" of a particular place at a particular time - True Google Earth presents a 3d representation of Earth - True The type of geospatial content created by people who are not necessarily professional geographers is sometimes called - FBOD, CGD A geotag assigns location information to non-geospatial media, such a photograph - True Aerial photography entails the acquisition of data and ...

GIS PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT What makes GIS different from all other software? - Answer-the ability to perform a spatial analysis; connectivity, containment, contiguity, topology, proximity and direction What is TIGER data and where did it come from? - Answer-Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing; used in the 1990's for US Census data, created by merging DIME files and DLG's; includes roads, street names, and address ranges What type...

CMN 170V Finalspace of flows -network space: space defined by where you are in the network and who you communicate with A new spatial arrangement in which distant places -or nodes are integrated around shared functions and meanings enabled by the movement -or flows- of people, products, information, and money via rapidly innovating communication and transportation technologies. What are the 5 characteristics of Big Data? (Hint: DNDIM) -Digital footprint (Produced anyways for free) -...

GISP Study Already Graded A+ Georeferencing and Control Points - Georeferencing: The process of associating a map or image with spatial coordinates to accurately represent its geographic location. - Control Points: Specific points that correspond in pairs, matching known spatial locations to points on an unreferenced image or map. Spatial Reference Systems - Spatial Reference System (SRS): A coordinate-based system—local, regional, or global—used to locate geographical entities, al...

What 3 things may high stakes testing influence? - - the evaluation of teachers - whether a student is to continue in the next level - what content is taught withing the classroom A math teacher wants to find out why her students are having trouble understanding fractions. She reviews their homework, analyzes their quiz scores, and even speaks to some students about the topic. She decides to try a new strategy for teaching fractions that she learned at a conference for math teachers. She ...

How does mental imagery compare with perception? a. Perception relies exclusively on bottom-up processing. b. Perception relies exclusively on top-down processing. c. Mental imagery relies exclusively on bottom-up processing. d. Mental imagery relies exclusively on top-down processing. - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: d According to the introduction of the chapter on imagery, a. people often create mental images, but they seldom use these images in problem solving or other higher menta...