Christopher L. Shaffer

GIS Lab Manager | Instructor
Department of Environmental Science
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA 16335

Voice: 814-332-2719 | Fax: 814-332-2789
E-mail: chris.shaffer@allegheny.edu

Office: B. 201, Steffee Hall (GIS lab)

Office hours: (also by appointment)
Mon: 1:30-3:30 pm | Tues: 9-11 am
Thur: 2:30-3:30 pm | Fri: 10-11 am

How I teach about GIS

Academic coursework
Senior thesis projects
Internship projects
Independent study
Community outreach
 

Courses I currently teach

ES 196: Principles of GIS Analysis I
ES 197: Principles of GIS Analysis II
 

Web mapping projects

NW Pennsylvania Basemap
Mill Run Watershed Maps
ES Internship Locations

Useful Allegheny websites

Allegheny College
Inside Allegheny
Environmental Science
GIS Learning Lab
Computing Services
WebAdvisor
 

My favorite mapping websites

Google Maps
Live Search Maps
Flash Earth
GIS.com
BatchGeocode
ColorBrewer
   

Mapping applications I use

ArcGIS Desktop
ArcGIS Server
ArcGIS Explorer
ERDAS Imagine
Pathfinder Office
TerraSync
ArcPad
Google Earth