FIFTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

ECE 2517 : GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

DATE: AUGUST 2017 TIME: 2HOURS

Attempt questions ONE and any other TWO questions

Question ONE (30 Marks)

a) Define the following terms (4 Marks)
i. Edge matching
ii. Spatial Data
iii. Projection
iv. Georeferencing
b) Outline various sources of raster data. (5 Marks)
c) Describe the key components of GIS (6 Marks)
d) Discuss the legal issues that must be put into consideration during creation and
implementation of large public and private GIS projects. (15 Marks)

QUESTION TWO (20 Marks)

a) Differentiate between accuracy and precision (2 Marks )
b) Describe the errors that are introduced while digitizing (4marks)
c) As a GIS analyst in your organization you are required to collect data for input into your
newly implemented GIS database.
i. Explain why relational DBMS is best suited for storing your GIS data (4 Marks)
ii. Discuss the user support activities that are carried out during the use and maintenance
of a GIS database (10 Marks)

QUESTION THREE (20 marks)

a) Compare the advantages and disadvantages of raster and vector data model. 4 Marks
b) Describe the key characteristics of geographic features that GIS technology uses to
manipulate geographic data. 6 Marks
c) Suppose you are a GIS Manager in the Ministry of infrastructure. As a GIS manager, your
duties entail advising your CEO on the best sites to locate water and telecommunication
facilities. This will involve performing spatial analysis. Describe the GIS data sources, data
collection instruments and analysis operations that you are likely to perform in your tasks
10 marks

QUESTION FOUR (20 Marks)

a) Differentiate between spaghetti mode and topology mode of manual digitizing (2 marks)
b) Differentiate between Clip intersect and union overlay operations (3 marks)
c) Discuss at least five advantages of GIS over traditional Maps (5 marks)
d) Discuss key functionalities that must be included when implementing a GIS (10 Marks)

QUESTION FIVE (20 Marks)

a) Differentiate between vectorization and rasterization giving an example in each (3 Marks)
b) Define data quality and explain components of data quality (5 Marks)
c) Suppose you are a GIS manager in your organization and you have been tasked to set up a
GIS in your organization. Discuss the factors that can contribute to failure or success of the
GIS (12 Marks)