ArcGIS Desktop Associate (EADA 19-001) Practice Exam

The ArcGIS Desktop Associate (EADA 19-001) certification exam validates an individual's proficiency in using ArcGIS Desktop, a powerful software suite used for geographic information system (GIS) tasks. This includes:

• Creating maps
• Analyzing data
• Visualizing information

Who should take the exam?

This exam is ideal for individuals who want to:

• Demonstrate their fundamental understanding of ArcGIS Desktop concepts and processes.
• Gain a valuable credential to advance their careers in GIS or related fields.
• Enhance their ability to work with geospatial data.

Roles and responsibilities:

Individuals who might benefit from this certification include:

• GIS analysts
• Cartographers
• Environmental scientists
• Urban planners
• Anyone who works with geospatial data

Exam details:

• Format: Multiple choice, multiple select, true/false, and matching questions (55 questions total)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Passing score: 75%
• Delivery: Testing center or online with virtual proctoring

Course Structure

The important domains and their topics that the ArcGIS Desktop Associate (EADA 19-001) exam covers are: 

1. Data Management 35%

• Compare and contrast various types of vector and raster datasets supported in ArcGIS.
• Choose and apply an appropriate coordinate system to preserve the desired spatial properties.
• Given a scenario, determine how to migrate data to a file geodatabase, feature class, or table.
• Apply spatially and attribute data validation.
• Given a scenario, determine how the ArcGIS Platform components and geodatabase types are used to manage data.
• Given a scenario, determine the appropriate existing geodatabase elements to use.
• Manage raster data.
• Manage tabular data.
• Manage vector data.
• Manage metadata and item details.

2. Data Manipulation 17%

• Use the ArcGIS platform’s editing functionality to create, modify, and delete 2D and 3D data.
• Resolve the root cause of a data alignment problem.
• Given a scenario, apply a SQL query.
• Determine how to repair the link between a layer and its data source.
• Troubleshoot data anomalies with tabular and vector data.

3. Visualization 14%

• Identify how to control the coordinate system and geographic transformation in ArcGIS Desktop.
• Manage layer properties.
• Determine how to visualize temporal, ranged, or 3D data. 

4. Sharing 14%

• Identify how to export data, maps, and scenes to different formats.
• Choose how to share content across the ArcGIS Platform.
• Identify the purpose of metadata, item description, and other properties for sharing.
• Determine how to create and manage map layouts and map books.

5. Analysis and Geoprocessing 20%

• Compare the functionality of table joins and relates, relationship classes, and spatial joins.
• Given a scenario, determine the appropriate geoprocessing tool to use.
• Given a scenario, use tasks, batch processing, models, or scripts to execute a complex workflow.
• Identify analysis tools available from the connected portal.
• Apply raster functions for raster processing.