GPS AND GIS

Create an image depicting a GPS satellite in space orbiting the Earth, surrounded by various maps and digital data representing GIS technology, with a blue sky and a futuristic landscape in the background.

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Test your understanding of GPS and GIS concepts with our engaging quiz! Whether you're a beginner or an expert, this quiz will help you learn important information about geographic positioning systems and their applications.

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What does GPS stands for?

Global Positioning System

Global Placement System

Global Positioning Satellite

What do GPS devices use to Pin Point location?

Satellite

Lasers

Radioactive waves

What is the short term for satellite navigation system?

Sate nav

Sat nav

Sat navis

How many satellite distance must a GPS receiver know in order to track its location?

How does a GPS device determine the distance between itself and the satellite?

By seeing how long it takes for the signal to reach the GPS from the Satellite

By reading the information from the signal which is from the satellite

By using an mobile phone app to check

What do cars usually refer GPS to ?

Exact location system

Sat nav

Mapping device

What does GIS stands for?

Global Information system

Geographical intelligence system

Geographic information system

GIS is a computer system which....

Collect geographical information and pass it to a computer

Allows us to query and analyse large amount of data according to the location

Are placed at different places geographically

Which is NOT the application of GIS?

Weather forecasting

Planning business for site selection

Military operations such as solider deployments

What was the GIS example given in the lesson last time?

Google map

Google earth

Google drive

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