Embedded Files
 Cartographic map products are open and free to use for students and faculty in research and projects
**All maps are free to use, but please provide appropriate acknowledgement or credit including both the map author, Chris Shaffer, GIS Manager/Instructor, Environmental Science and Sustainability Department, Allegheny College, 2025, and the data sources used which are stated on the maps themselves.
Northwestern Pennsylvania
A general base map of northwestern PA that can be tailored towards a users specific needs. It consists of state boundaries, provinces in Canada, the great lakes, and commonly recognized and significant populated places, highways, and lakes. In this example, the map illustrates the location and extent of the French Creek basin.
How to customize this map. Launch ArcGIS Pro and click on "open another project". Browse to M:\Gatormaps\Northwest PA and double-click on Northwest PA.aprx. Then, click on Project > Save Project As and place it in a folder of your choosing.
A base map of northwestern PA that can be tailored towards a users specific needs. It consists of state boundaries, provinces in Canada, the great lakes, commonly recognized and significant populated places, highways, and lakes, and background landcover (development, forest, non-forest, water) information. In this example, the map illustrates the location and extent of the French Creek basin.
How to customize this map. Launch ArcGIS Pro and click on "open another project". Browse to M:\Gatormaps\Northwest PA and double-click on Northwest PA.aprx. Then, click on Project > Save Project As and place it in a folder of your choosing. Be sure to check the layer entitled "Landcover (background)" and uncheck the State boundaries" layer in the Contents panel.
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