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Geoinformatics Interview Questions and Answers

Geoinformatics Interview Questions and Answers

Question - 31 : - Discuss Briefly The History Of Gis Between 1960 To 2000

Answer - 31 : -

  • 1963:  Computing comes of age (Establishment of the Urban and Regional Information System Association URISA and  the first GIS Conference in Ottowa, Canada in 1963).   
  • 1964: Canada GIS-Roger Tomlinson “Father of GIS”   
  • 1964: Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis   
  •  1970s GIS software evolves rapidly (more GIS companies appeared e.g. Intergraph, ESRI, Governmental departments introduced GIS e.g. The US Bureau of the Census)   
  • 1980s GIS software advances significantly (more budget and human resources allocated for GIS, by the end of 1980s more than 4000 GIS/CAD software are introduced)   
  • Digital data becomes available (TIGER, World Data Bank, DIME)   
  • 1990s (integration of Raster and Vector based systems, Multi-media GIS, software become more user friendly)   
  • 2000:   Web-based GIS

Question - 32 : - List The Main Components Of Gis

Answer - 32 : -

  • People
  • Data
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Methods

Question - 33 : - Discuss Briefly The Impact Of The Internet On Gis

Answer - 33 : -

  • Exchange and Sharing of ideas via- electronic mail (e-mail) and online lists.
  • Online forum (video conferencing).
  • Data transfer (File Transfer Protocol- FTP).
  • Browsing (web sites).

Question - 34 : - Discuss Briefly The Gis Functions

Answer - 34 : -

  • Data acquisition (spatial and non-spatial).
  • Data processing (data management).
  • Data analysis (Spatial & statistical analysis).
  • Data storage  (Store  data more efficiently).
  • Data output   (Maps,  graphs, tables, reports).


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