So far over 300 of you amazing geofolk have had a go at my fun Geotest…and I collated some interesting results, don’t worry, there will be no naming and shaming (though someone DID call themselves GEOGOD??!!), what is interesting though is the skill level(s) and knowledge of those taking the test. Read on…
Question 1
| All of the above | Measurement of the Earth | Representation of the Earth | |
| Geodetics is the the study of what? | 47% | 40% | 13% |
Question 2
| Gary Sherman | Jack Dangermond | Nicholas Duggan | Roger Tomlinson | |
| Who is the Father of GIS? | 9% | 21% | 10% | 60% |
Question 3
| Allocating a data with a reference in physical space | Allocating a data within a sphere | Allocating a geographic barrier to the data | Gridding a dataset | |
| What is “Georeferencing” | 91% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
Question 4
| AutoCAD, QGIS, ArcGIS | AutoCAD, QGIS, ArcGIS, GRASS | QGIS, ArcGIS, GRASS | |
| Name 3 GIS software (Pick 3 below) | 8% | 1% | 91% |
Question 5
| Metadata | Metafile | |
| What is the name for “data about data” which normally accompanies geospatial data? | 95% | 5% |
Question 6
| FALSE | TRUE | |
| Best practice when using text on maps is to use fonts with serifs | 73% | 27% |
Question 7
| A line which gives indication of distance | A list of data & symbols for reference of the user | |
| What is a “legend” | 1% | 99% |
Question 8
| FALSE | TRUE | |
| Does a maps scale change when the paper size is changed? | 53% | 47% |
Question 9
| Height | Length | Width | |
| When dealing with datum, what is “z”? | 97% | 1% | 2% |
Question 10
| Distance weighted analysis | Time based analysis | |
| What is “temporal analysis”? | 1% | 99% |
Statistics…we all love statistics
On average the test was taken twice, the first score being 7/10 and the second being 9/10
Over a FIFTH of people think Jack Dangermond is the Father of GIS
The most common name for people taking the test a second time was F*CK
Over 40% of people need to re-read their geodetic books
Over a quarter of people aren’t bothered about serifs
The average score over the current 300 users is 79.9%
I’ve really had fun answering your questions and seeing your scores. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER TEST!!
WATCH THIS SPACE…..
Nick D
