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The first geostationary satellite launched in 1965 was called_____: EARLY BIRD (Intelsat-1)
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Which of the following are key application disciplines for GIS? Civil engineering, Environmental sciences, Commerce and business
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______ is a set of tools for collecting, storing, retrieving at will, transforming, and displaying spatial data from the real world for a particular set of purposes: GIS
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Which of the following list is the key area of GIS functionality missed out by the above definition? Analysis
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Which of the following is not an example of spatial data? Times of particular events
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Spatial referencing is the process of which of the following? Combining attribute values with locational information
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Geographical Information Science can be defined as______: The science behind GIS
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A transponder is a satellite equipment which______: Receives a signal from Earth station and amplifies, Changes the frequency of the received signal, Retransmits the received signal
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A geosynchronous satellite______: Has the same revolution as that of rotation of Earth, Has a circular orbit, Rotates in the equatorial plane
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A geostationary satellite is one which______: Hangs motionless in space about 36000 km above Earth, Travels around the Earth in 24 hours, Remains stationary above the Earth
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Whole world can be covered with minimum______: Three geo-stationary satellites
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The escape velocity of the earth is approximately______: 11.2 km/s
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A satellite remains in orbit because the centrifugal force caused by its revolution around the earth is counterbalanced by earth’s______: Gravitational pull
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Which of the following is a typical output from the GPS receiver? Position, Speed, Time
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The operational satellites of Navstar GPS are revolving around earth is ______ orbital planes: 6
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Orbiting satellite is Russia which means “lightning” or “news flash”, used for television broadcasting. It uses a highly inclined elliptical orbit with apogee at about 40000 km and perigee at about 1000 km is called______: Molniya system
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_____ means the farthest distance from earth a satellite orbit reaches while ______ is the minimum distance: Apogee and perigee
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites has rotation period of_____: 90 to 120 minutes
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are close to______: Earth
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO) are below an altitude of______: 2000 kms
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What is the name of the Russian equivalent of GPS? GLONASS
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How many total satellites are currently being used in the US NAVSTAR GPS? 32
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GPS stands for______: Global Positioning System
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A GPS device can accurately pinpoint your location within______: 10 metres
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GPS technology uses______: A system of satellites
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Who built and operates the Global Positioning System? US Air Force
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A map maker is called a______: Cartographer
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Remote sensing device is______: Deployed from a plane or satellite