This GIS portfolio from 2015 contains maps and projects created by the student between 2012-2014 for their Cartography and Advanced GIS courses. It includes maps of Marcellus Shale gas wells in Pennsylvania, characteristics of Slippery Rock, PA, potential shipwreck sites off St. Thomas Island, possible mountain lion habitat in PA, suitable locations for a research facility on San Salvador Island, and Earth Day event locations at SRU. The portfolio showcases the student's mapmaking skills and ability to apply geospatial data and analysis techniques learned in their coursework to solve spatial problems and planning challenges.

1. GIS Portfolio 2015
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2. Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania
• Created in Cartography I (2012), these maps display the extent of
Marcellus Shale gas wells in 2012 by counties, tracts, municipalities, and
block groups.

3. Slippery Rock Map
• The following map shows
some of the different
characteristics occurring in
and around Slippery Rock,
PA. This map was created
in Cartography I.

4. Shipwrecks of St. Thomas Island
• This is my final product of the final project we were expected to
accomplish in our course of Cartography I. It was a great opportunity for
me to use my imaginative side and create modern day pirate maps.

5. Possible Habitat
for Mountain Lions
in Pennsylvania
• This map was created in
Advanced GIS (2014). The
criteria used to determine
potential habitat were
locations of roads or streams,
age of the trees, the type of
vegetation, and the slope of
the land.

6. Potential
Locations for a
Second Research
Facility on San
Salvador Island
• Here is my final product of
the final project done in
Advanced GIS. It was a
challenging project, as we
were required to apply many
types of attribute data to
attain the desired
information needed.

7. Earth Day Event
Locations in SRU
Quad 2014
• The map displayed here
was done by a coworker
and myself, as we were
doing a GIS internship
through the Slippery Rock
Office of Sustainability.
We utilized the Trimble
Juno SB to create the
points and polygons on the
map. After successfully
relocating the attribute
information from the
Trimble onto ArcMap, we
used Editor to fix polygons
or points that were not in
their correct positions.