1. Qualification and certification within the FEMA Qualification System (FQS) is established through:
A. Experience, training, and number of years on the job
B. Experience, training, and demonstrated performance
C. Seniority, number of years on the job, and position
D. Training, demonstrated performance, and seniority
2. Which of the following choices ONLY includes examples of authoritative data sources?
A. USGS, FEMA, and Twitter
B. FEMA, the State GIS Clearinghouse, and USGS
C. YouTube, USGS, and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
D. FEMA, Twitter, and Public/Private utility providers such as ConEdison
3. Remote sensing data can be used to do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Quickly assess the order of magnitude of an incident
B. Support Situational Awareness in inaccessible areas
C. Assess levels and patterns of damage within disaster areas
D. Provide predictive impacts after an incident
4. Which of the following is true about Metadata records?
A. They are based on standards developed by FEMA
B. They make data more difficult to locate
C. They are not needed for data that is publicly available on the FEMA Website
D. They make a product identifiable
5. A GISP may be asked to produce any of the following products during a disaster EXCEPT:
A. Incident-specific maps
B. Climate maps
C. Reference maps
D. Interactive map products
6. Common disclaimers for products generated by the GIU include:
A. Privacy Act Disclaimers and For Official Use Only Disclaimers
B. For Official Use Only Disclaimers and Metadata Records
C. Privacy Act Disclaimers and Metadata Records
D. Commercial Imagery Markings and Standard GIS Symbols
7. When checking out of an incident, your responsibilities include:
A. Returning all equipment, checking out of the Automated Deployment Database, and receiving a follow-on assignment
B. Submitting final documents, signing into the Automated Deployment Database, and obtaining a performance appraisal
C. Completing the Demobilization Checkout Form and returning any equipment you don't want to keep for future use
D. Returning all equipment, obtaining a performance appraisal, and submitting final documents
8. All of the following are effective strategies for working within time constraints EXCEPT:
A. Prioritizing geospatial product requests
B. Delivering the product later than requested
C. Negotiating timelines for production
D. Asking for additional resources
9. Once a GIS product is ready to be disseminated, it should always be:
A. Sent out as quickly as possible without further review
B. Put on hold until a formal review can be scheduled
C. Given a final review by the GISP who produced the product
D. Reviewed by a supervisor or another GISP
10. To ensure an efficient transition to a replacement, you should:
A. Plan to leave before your replacement arrives
B. Update all products to ensure they are useable, accurate and professional
C. Destroy all previous files so your replacement doesn't need to deal with them
D. Not do anything; your replacement will want to follow his/her own procedures
11. Conducting a careful analysis of available GIS data
A. Is not really important if the final product looks good
B. Is the responsibility of the Incident Commander
C. Creates a product that is easier for decision makers to use
D. Is only necessary if enough time is available
12. Given resource capacity, existing projects, and the timeline, not all product requests may be feasible. During which phase of the workflow process does a GIMG/GIUL have to weigh the feasibility of a product request and decide whether it should be taken up?
A. Product Assignment
B. Dissemination
C. Production
D. Planning and Direction
13. Which of the following documents would a GISP use to get information about the organization and management of GIS data and the production of cartographic products and services?
A. FEMA GIS Strategic Plan
B. FEMA GIS Implementation Plan
C. Geospatial Incident Management and Support Guide
D. Federal Interagency Geospatial Concept of Operations
14. When checking into a Joint Field Office, a GISP will do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Check in with a supervisor
B. Fill out a JFO IT Help Desk Request form
C. Take additional GIS training
D. Complete a check in packet
15. The FEMA Qualification System (FQS):
A. Provides operational direction for incident personnel
B. Establishes a qualification and certification system for the FEMA workforce
C. Serves as the legal justification for hiring decisions
D. Summarizes incident costs and projected expenditures
16. You have been asked to provide a map that includes Individual Assistance (IA) information and that will be distributed to an outside organization. How should you respond?
A. Release the map to the customer, but ask that they be careful about sharing the map with others
B. Tell the customer that you are unable to provide them any information for this task
C. Provide a map that shows densities of applicants, but does not show data about specific individuals
D. Give the map to the customer and don't worry about it; it's their responsibility now
17. Two maps that a GISP will need to update intermittently during an incident are:
A. Declaration maps and city maps
B. Political maps and climate maps
C. Demographic maps and damage assessment maps
D. Declaration status maps and damage assessment maps
18. GIS supports other components in a JFO in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
A. Providing decision makers with data about the status of critical infrastructure
B. Providing products to support a briefing for Congressional staffers.
C. Providing the Planning Section with maps to support situational awareness
D. Providing calendars for use throughout the JFO
19. All of the following are true about the GIS Specialist Position Task Book (PTB) EXCEPT:
A. Serves as the official record of successfully completed tasks
B. Contains all the critical behaviors, activities, and tasks required to become certified as a GIS Specialist
C. Includes subjective comments about a trainee's performance
D. Documents the tasks a trainee has successfully demonstrated for an FQS evaluator at an incident
20. During which phase of the remote sensing workflow process is raw imagery acquired?
A. Tasking
B. Exploitation
C. Collection
D. Processing