Remote Sensing & GIS Questions

BA. Geography and Planning - GP

Semester: First Semester

Level: 300

Year: 2016

Vector

captor

Plateform

Source

Pixel

What colours make up the visible range of the Electromagnetic spectrum (7 pts).

Between 1960 and 1980, there were basically two types of Remote Sensing. Name them (4 pts)

State any 2 types of Remote Sensing sensors that you know (4 pts)

List any 5 uses of captors (10 pts)

Define the following concepts as used in Remote Sensing (5*2 = 10 pts):

THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA

P.O. BOX 39 Bambili

REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON

Peace — Work — Fatherland

SECTION A

SECTION B

1. Define Geographical Information Systems [2mks]

2. Define the following terms as they relate to geographical space:

(a) Density

(b) Sinuosity

(d) Movement

(e) Shape

(f) Size

(g) Isolation

(h) Adjacency

[8*0.5 = 4mks]

3. The dimensionality of a geographical data is characterised by points, lines, polygons, and surfaces.

Define each of the terms underlined. [4mks]

4. The data collected on geographic features can be nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio. Define each of

the terms underlined. [4mks]

5. Give six (6) uses of GIS.

[6mks]

GOODLUCK

SCHOOL/FACULTY: Faculty of Arts DEPARTMENT: Geography and Planning

COURSE CODE: GEOP3103 COURSE TITLE: Remote Sensing and GIS

SEMESTER:

NATURE: EXAM LEVEL:

LECTURER: Dr. WANIE/ Mr. GAH-MUTI DATE: 2016

HALL: PBB02

DURATION: 3Hrs

Examination Instruction(s): ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM ALL THE SECTIONS.

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