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Current Version: GIS Fundamentals Foundation 2024
The 2024 exam version is a foundation level exam. The GIS Fundamentals exam is designed for candidates with 150 hours of GIS coursework or 3-6 months of GIS workplace experience.
Exam Version Enhancements
- Re-evaluated the expertise recommendation hours
- Reviewed all sections and objectives to ensure they properly align with the latest software versions
Previous Version: GIS Fundamentals Foundation 2201 – Retired 30 June 2024
The 2201 version is a foundation level exam and retired 30 June 2024. Read our Retirement Policy here, view our Exam Retirement Policy FAQs article here, and view the exam retirement schedule here.
- Level: Foundation
- Version: 2201
- Published date: May 2022
- Retired date: June 2024
- Exam State: Retired
Exam Version Comparison
- Number of questions, exam duration, software version:
- 2024 Version: 75 questions, 1 hour and 30-minutes to complete
- Software: ArcGIS Online (workflows as of October 2023), ArcGIS Pro (3.x), Living Atlas
- 2201 Version: 65 questions, 1 hour 30 minutes to complete
- Software: ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, Navigation tools (eg: Explorer tools, Add data, Select, Search, etc.)
- Adjustments reflect blueprint survey feedback due to change in software versions and number of questions. Learn about blueprint surveys here
2024 Exam Version | 2201 Exam Version |
Data Discovery – 35% | Ingesting – 18% |
Identify steps to add data | Identify steps to add data |
Identify data types | Identify data types |
Identify coordinate systems | Identifying coordinate systems |
Define fundamental GIS concepts | |
Discover content in ArcGIS Online | |
Describe how to use map navigation tools | |
Processing and Analysis – 22% | Authoring – 37% |
Describe how to use attribute tables | Define fundamental GIS concepts |
Recall how to perform analysis | Demonstrate how to use Map tools |
Recall how to edit local data in ArcGIS Pro | Identify steps to change Basemaps |
| | Demonstrate how to style data |
| Identify steps to generate labels |
| Identify uses for ArcGIS Online web applications |
Mapping and Visualization – 25% | Processing – 29% |
Identify steps to change Basemaps | Demonstrate how to use attribute tables |
Recognize how to represent and style data | Demonstrate how to perform analysis |
Identify steps to generate labels | Edit Layer Properties in ArcGIS Pro |
Identify layer properties in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online | Demonstrate how to edit data |
| Validate map for sharing content in ArcGIS Pro |
Managing and Sharing Content – 18% | Sharing – 15% |
Describe how to validate a map for sharing content from ArcGIS Pro | Share content from ArcGIS Pro |
Organize content in ArcGIS Online | Discover content in ArcGIS Online |
Identify elements of ArcGIS Online | Organize content in ArcGIS Online |
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