Problem of the Week: Data Definitions
Each week, we present a surveying problem for you to solve from the third edition of “Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams” by Jan Van Sickle, PLS (formerly "1001 Solved Surveying Fundamentals Problems"), some jokes, trivia or other amusing items and a cool link to brighten your day. If you have a joke or link you would like to share, please submit it to fujiwaras@bnpmedia.com.
Joke of the Week
This guy is walking with his friend, who happens to be a psychologist. He says to this friend, "I'm a walking economy."The friend asks, "How so?"
"My hair line is in recession, my stomach is a victim of inflation, and both of these together are putting me into a deep depression!"
Source: www.ahajokes.com
Problem of the Week
The term topology, as used in a geographic information system (GIS), is(A) the complete coverage of a plane or a volume by its division into contiguous spatial elements
(B) a means of organizing data into columns and rows
(C) the relationships, such as adjacency and connectivity, between points, lines and polygons
(D) a commonly used raster file format
This is problem 1 (14-1) from the NEW third edition of “Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams” by Jan Van Sickle, PLS (formerly "1001 Solved Surveying Fundamentals Problems"). Reprinted with permission from “Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams” by Jan Van Sickle, PLS (2008 Professional Publications Inc.). For details on this and other FLS exam-prep books, call 800/426-1178 or visit www.ppi2pass.com.
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