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SGO1910–IntroductiontoGeographicalInformationSystems(GIS)Homeexamautumn2020November27at09:00-12:00Theexamconsistsoftwoparts:Part1Twotasks(40%ofgrade)-Pages1-2(youhavetoanswerboth)Part2Twooutofthreeessays(60%ofgrade)-Pages3-5(youcanleaveoneofthethreeanswerboxesblank)YoumaysubmityourresponsesinNorwegian,Swedish,DanishorEnglish.ItisallowedtouseEnglishtermsifyouuseoneoftheScandinavianlanguages.
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Part1
Part1Twotasks(40%ofgrade)-Pages1-2(youhavetoanswerboth)
1 Part1-Task1
Interpretthemapbelowandexplain:
1. WhattwotypesofGISanalysescouldhavebeenusedtomaketheseshapes?2. Whatkindofbaseinformationanddataisneededtoperformtheseanalyses?3. Whatkindsofphenomenaeachofthesetwotypesofanalysesmightbemoresuitablefor?
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2 Part1-Task2
Interpretthemaps.Theyshowthepopularvoteinthe2016electionintheUSA,inwhichtheRepublicanPartyandDonaldTrumpwonovertheDemocraticPartyandHillaryClinton.
1. UseyourknowledgeaboutGIS,spatialanalysis,andcartographytoexplainwhythetwomapslookdifferent.
2. Howcanthosedifferencesbeproblematic?
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Part2
Twooutofthreeessays(60%ofgrade)-Pages3-5(youcanleaveoneofthethreeanswerboxesblank)
3 Part2-Question1
GISandGPSareincreasinglyintegratedwithmobiledevicesandtheapplicationsweuse.Basingonwhatwascoveredinthecourselecturesandreadings,discussthepositiveandpotentialnegativeeffectsofthisintegration.
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4 Part2-Question2
Spatialdatacanbecollectedinmanydifferentways.Basingonwhatwascoveredinthecourselectures,readingsandseminars,explain:
1. Whattoolsandtechniquescanbeusedtocollectvectordataandrasterdata2. Whatarethemaindifferencesintheprocessesofcollectingvectorandrasterdata
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5 Part2-Question3
GlobalmapsofthespreadofCovid-19arenotunproblematic.DataonCovid-19casesare,forexample,collectedonanationalbasis,andthereareaboutasmanydifferenttestingandmeasurementregimesastherearecountries.LetussaythattheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)usethismapofCovid-19casesacrosstheworldtoplaninterventions.
Discussthequalityanduncertaintyoftheunderlyingdatathatisusedinsuchamap.
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