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Chad Cooper
Geospatial Research and Development Specialist
JBHT 326
479-575-5730

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Chad started with CAST in May 2011. Prior to joining CAST, Chad worked for Southwestern Energy Company as a GIS Analyst, the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Arkansas as a GIS Technician/modeler, and the South Dakota Geological Survey as a GIS Technician.

 

Education

Master of Science in Geology, May 2002
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Thesis: Spatial Characterization of Hydrochemistry for the Alluvial and Sparta Aquifers of the Grand Prairie Region, Eastern Arkansas

Bachelor of Science in Geology, December 1999
Mississippi State University, Starkville

Presentations

Cooper, C.,  Smith, P., Williamson, M. Cothren, J. 2011. IPAS: An ArcGIS Server-based framework for oil and gas E&P decision support. Oklahoma South Central Arc Users Group annual meeting, Moore, OK, October 25, 2011.

Posters

Cooper, C. Reading and writing spatial data for the non-spatial programmer. PyCon 2012, Santa Clara, CA, March 11, 2012.

Workshops

"Python for GIS…and then some". 4-hour intermediate-level Python for GIS training course given at 2011 Arkansas GIS User’s Forum Conference, Bentonville, Arkansas, September 1, 2011.

Publications

Cooper, C. "Real-Time Updating of ArcSDE Through SQL." ArcUser Vol. 15, No. 1 Winter 2012: 40-45.

Cooper, C. “Getting Started with Geoprocessing and ArcObjects in .NET. “ ArcUser Vol. 14 No. 2 Spring 2010: 37-40.

Cooper, C. "Tapping Into the Power of Python: Data mining, data processing, logging, and emails." ArcUser  Vol. 11 No. 2 Spring 2008: 42-43.

Cooper, C. "Mapping point locations with Python and Microsoft Live Search Maps." Python Magazine Feb 2008: 33-41.

Research Interests

Web mapping, geoprocessing using .NET and Python, open-source GIS, enterprise geodatabases, and data translations and transformations