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The course trains students to effectively undertake the responsibilities of a Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Specialist (GISS) in a disaster situation. Through the course, students acquire the necessary GIS skills to provide support to other members of a disaster response and recovery team in a Joint Field Office (JFO) while fulfilling their assigned responsibilities. Additionally, students learn the required product types and procedures for producing accurate and timely products.
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FEMA IS-103: Geospatial Information Systems Specialist (GISS) Answers
Here is a table with answers for FEMA IS-103: Geospatial Information Systems Specialist (GISS).
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When checking out of an incident, your responsibilities include: | Returning all equipment, checking out of the Automated Deployment Database, and receiving a follow-on assignment |
| 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? | Provide a map that shows densities of applicants, but does not show data about specific individuals |
| Remote sensing data can be used to do all of the following EXCEPT: | Provide predictive impacts after an incident |
| GIS supports other components in a JFO in all of the following ways EXCEPT: | Providing products to support a briefing for Congressional staffers. |
| 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? | Product Assignment |
| A GISP may be asked to produce any of the following products during a disaster EXCEPT: | Climate maps |
| Which of the following choices ONLY includes examples of authoritative data sources? | FEMA, the State GIS Clearinghouse, and USGS |
| 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? | Federal Interagency Geospatial Concept of Operations |
| Qualification and certification within the FEMA Qualification System (FQS) is established through: | Experience, training, and demonstrated performance |
| Conducting a careful analysis of available GIS data | Creates a product that is easier for decision makers to use |
| All of the following are effective strategies for working within time constraints EXCEPT: | Delivering the product later than requested |
| Two maps that a GISP will need to update intermittently during an incident are: | Demographic maps and damage assessment maps |
| Common disclaimers for products generated by the GIU include: | Privacy Act Disclaimers and For Official Use Only Disclaimers |
| The FEMA Qualification System (FQS): | Establishes a qualification and certification system for the FEMA workforce |
| Which of the following is true about Metadata records? | They make a product identifiable |
| During which phase of the remote sensing workflow process is raw imagery acquired? | Collection |
| To ensure an efficient transition to a replacement, you should: | Update all products to ensure they are useable, accurate and professional |
| All of the following are true about the GIS Specialist Position Task Book (PTB) EXCEPT: | Includes subjective comments about a trainee’s performance |
| When checking into a Joint Field Office, a GISP will do all of the following EXCEPT: | Take additional GIS training |
| Once a GIS product is ready to be disseminated, it should always be: | Reviewed by a supervisor or another GISP |
