GIS at HBK
Even though he is not on the GIS Team, who was one of the founders of HBK?
Ron Kaminski
What are the 4 states in the 4 Corners?
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information Systems
Imagery is an example of what data type?
Raster
Where is the large annual ESRI User Conference held each year?
San Diego, CA
Who has been on the GIS Team the longest at HBK?
Paige Marshall (Eric Bergstrom is also an acceptable answer)
Where is the largest Airport in the United States located?
Denver
Drone data capture is considered what type of GIS function?
Remote Sensing
Name at least 2 ESRI Apps that can be used for field collection.
Field Maps - Survey 123 - Quick Capture - Dashboards - Workforce
How many times in a year is the GISP Exam offered?
How many office locations are currently identified on the HBK Website (May 2023)?
17
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
How many satellites are currently in the GPS Network?
31
What is the difference between a Static Map and a Dynamic Map
Time
When did Tobie first start up the GIS Round Table?
2017
+100 pts for Month
What is the Geocortex map called here at HBK?
HBKMap
What US State is home to NO documented poisonous snakes?
Alaska
What are 3 different industries that can benefit from GIS?
+100 Pts if 5 are named.
- Education - Real Estate - Natural Resources - Transportation - Petroleum - Water - Planning - Manufacturing - Insurance - Telecommunications - Electric & Gas - Government - Sustainability -- Public Safety & Health - Retail
When adding additional data to a layer, that geoprocessing function is called ____.
Append
What are the 3 different categories of points needed for a GISP?
Education, Work Experience, Contributions to Society
What Project/Program first introduced GIS here at HBK?
EIMA Program
What city are the Spanish Steps located in?
Rome, Italy
Sam Scovill, a GIS Technician from Oklahoma City, OK, competed on Jeopardy. When did Sam compete?
December 2016
+100pts - How many days was Sam a champion?
What is the numeric range of a short integer?
-32768 to 32767
What GIS Conference did HBK Employees first get approved to attend?
ILGISA
+100 pts to name each person who went