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ASSOCIATION OF CANADA LANDS SURVEYORS - BOARD OF EXAMINERS WESTERN CANADIAN BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR LAND SURVEYORS ATLANTIC PROVINCES BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR LAND SURVEYORS ________________________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE II / ITEM 5 March 2003

LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Note: This examination consists of _8_ questions on _1_ page. Marks

Q. No Time: 3 hours Value Earned

1

A conventional paper map can be considered as a spatial database. How is a computerized spatial database similar to and different from a paper map?

12 2 What are the technical and non-technical challenges facing the manager of

a computerized LIS? 12

3 Why does a GIS need to provide topological information? How does the

GIS software manage topological data? 13

4 What is metadata and how is it beneficial to users of LIS?

12 5

What are the factors you have to consider when you share LIS data with other users? What are the tools and standards that help us share spatial

data? 13

6 What are the advantages of integrating GPS and GIS technologies? 13 7

The idea of producing a high quality paper map from a large LIS database while the client is waiting is attractive but practically difficult. Would you

agree or not? Explain why. 12

8 What is an entity-relationship data model? How is it used in the design of a LIS database? How is it different from a relational data model?

13 Total Marks: 100

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