American Planning Association AICP Exam - Topic 6 Question 109 Discussion

Actual exam question for American Planning Association's AICP exam

Question #: 109
Topic #: 6

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis is least useful for:

CIdentifying the shopping center that a household will use.

BDetermining the shortest path for a commuter trip.

DIdentifying the parts of a city well served by grocery stores.

ASupplying distances for geographically sensitive statistical models.

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Janey

15 days ago

I disagree, it can still help with some qualitative insights.

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Emelda

20 days ago

It's not useful for subjective data interpretation.

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Dion

26 days ago

Wait, really? I thought it could do more than that!

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Portia

1 month ago

Totally agree, it's more about spatial analysis.

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Janey

1 month ago

GIS isn't great for real-time data tracking.

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Delila

1 month ago

I'll go with transportation planning. That's not really a core GIS application.

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Jerlene

2 months ago

Haha, this is a trick question. Everyone knows GIS is useful for everything!

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Mozell

2 months ago

Definitely not land use planning. That's like the bread and butter of GIS.

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Lai

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. Gotta think it through.

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Eden

2 months ago

I think this question is a bit too easy.

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Cecilia

2 months ago

I think GIS is least useful for things like social media trends, but I might be mixing it up with another topic we covered.

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Sabrina

2 months ago

I feel like GIS wouldn't be great for qualitative research, but I can't recall the specifics of why that is.

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Elke

3 months ago

I remember a practice question about GIS applications, and it seemed like it wasn't very helpful for purely statistical analysis.

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Precious

3 months ago

I think GIS is less useful for tasks that don't involve spatial data, but I'm not entirely sure what those tasks might be.

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Stephane

4 months ago

I'm a bit stumped on this one. GIS is so versatile, it's hard to pinpoint what it's least useful for. I'll have to carefully consider the key strengths and limitations of the technology.

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Zita

4 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. GIS is great for mapping, modeling, and analyzing spatial relationships. So it's probably least useful for purely non-spatial applications.

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Slyvia

4 months ago

I feel pretty confident about this. GIS is all about spatial analysis, so I'd say it's least useful for tasks that don't involve geographic data.

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Sabra

4 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'd have to think about the core capabilities of GIS and where they might be less applicable.

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Ceola

4 months ago

I'm not too sure about this one. GIS has so many applications, it's hard to say what it's least useful for.

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