Acronyms
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
The smallest country by area
Vatican City
This term refers to the design and production of maps
Cartography
GPS
Global Positioning System
An imaginary line drawn around the earth forming the parallel of latitude 0°
The Equator
This many satellites are needed to locate your GPS position and time?
4
SQL
Structured Query Language
This famous athlete graduated with a degree in Geography.
Hint: Basketball
Michael Jordan
Which of the following geospatial layers does the GIS Team not maintain?
Easements
Land Use
Security Cameras
Sewer Siphons
Land Use (MassGIS)
CAD
Computer Assisted (Aided) Design
This mountain is the tallest in Massachusetts
Mount Greylock
!! DOUBLE JEOPARDY !!
In this country the first operational GIS was invented.
LiDAR
Light Detection and Ranging
How many acres of land does SWSC own and/or manage?
Guess within 1,000 acres of the correct answer
18,791 acres
16,186 acres for Little River Watershed Protection/Water Supply
2,225 acres in Ludlow/Belchertown for Emergency Watershed Protection
380 acres for facilities and distribution
Which one of the following is not a main component of GIS
Hardware
Software
Data
People
Design
Methods
Design