GITA and CEPA Forge GIS Partnership

摘要

Coahoma Electric Power Association (CEPA), a rural electric utility cooperative in northwestern Mississippi, is dedicated to increasing efficiency, improving customer service and integrating greener approaches to electric service provision. As such, the company has a vested interest in the adoption of spatial technologies in its march toward a smart grid. In 2009, CEPA contacted The Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies at Delta State University (the Center) about the use of geographic information systems (GIS). This request led to a cooperative research and development agreement aimed at developing best management practices for the adoption and implementation of geospatial technologies for small cooperative utility providers. It also enabled practical student learning through cooperative education.