What is the FGDC and what is their role in the GIS field?

1) What is the FGDC and what is their role in the GIS field?
2) Visit https://www.gisci.org/ (Links to an external site.). What is needed to become a GISP?
3) What does MACURISA stand for and what are they?
4) https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/ (Links to an external site.) is NOAA’s Digital Coast site. Open and describe one of the Tools available on this site.
5) Open the NJDEP’s Landscape Project site (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/landscape/index.htm (Links to an external site.)) click on the Landscape Project Story Map.

Which of the following is a not a Landscape Region?
Skylands
Piedmont Plains
Urban
Atlantic Coast

6) Visit Learn ArcGIS, https://learn-arcgis-learngis.hub.arcgis.com/ (Links to an external site.) and pick a lesson. (5 pts)

Feel free to create a free ArcGIS Public Account through the Student experience, https://student-learngis.hub.arcgis.com/ (Links to an external site.).

You can also use this for free online classes and seminars on https://www.esri.com/training/ (Links to an external site.) (search the course catalog for Videos and check Free

Which one did you choose?