NAMRIA through its ____________ is mandated to provide remote sensing services and vital data on the environment, land cover, forestry, agriculture, water resources, and coastal zone, among others; and to conduct research on remote sensing and GIS applications.

• A. Mapping and Geodesy Branch
• B. Resource Mapping and Analysis Branch
• C. Geospatial Information System Management Branch
• D. Hydrography Branch

Answer: (B)

This item tests which NAMRIA division handles remote sensing services and resource data. The Resource Mapping and Analysis Branch is the unit focused on gathering, analyzing, and modeling information about natural resources, land use, and related environmental data. Its mandate includes producing data from remote sensing and applying GIS methods to study environment, land cover, forestry, agriculture, water resources, and coastal zones, as well as conducting research on remote sensing and GIS applications. The other branches are oriented toward base mapping and geodetic foundations, hydrographic surveying for nautical purposes, or managing GIS systems, rather than leading the remote sensing data production and resource analysis work described.