Christopher W. Helm
Christopher W. Helm is a member of the Data Analysis and Visualization Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.
Scentist II - GIS
On staff since Jan 2008
Phone number: 303-275-4639
E-mail: christopher.helm@nrel.gov
Areas of expertise
- Web application development
- Geo-spatial data visualization
Primary research interests
- Geospatial data modeling and management
- Scientific programming and visualization
- Open source software development
- Custom web-based mapping techniques
Education and background training
- M.A. in geography, University of Colorado (Boulder), 2007
- B.A. in geography, University of Colorado (Denver), 2004
Prior work experience
- National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Boulder, CO
Selected publications
Helm, C.W. 2009. "An Open Sourec Mapping Stack." GIS in the Rockies, 2009. Presentation.
Helm, C.W. 2009. "In My BackYard." GeoWeb, 2009. Presentation.
Helm, C.W. 2009. "Leveraging In My Backyard for the Solar America Cities." The Solar Amercia Cities Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. March. Presentation.
Raup, B., A. Kääb, J.S. Kargel, M.P. Bishop, G. Hamilton, E. Lee, F. Paul, F. Rau, D. Soltesz, S.J.S. Khalsa, M. Beedle and C. Helm. 2006. "Remote sensing and GIS technology in the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) Project." Computers & Geosciences, Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 104-125.
Raup, B., A. Racoviteanu, S.J.S Khalsa, C. Helm, R. Armstrong and Y. Arnaud. 2007. "The GLIMS geospatial glacier database: A new tool for studying glacier change." Global and Planetary Change, In Press.
Helm, C.W., B. Raup, S.J.S. Khalsa, R. Armstrong. 2006. "Ice Divides Migrations in Franz Josef Land, Russian High Arctic." American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006.
Helm, C.W., B. Raup, S.J.S. Khalsa, R. Armstrong. 2006. "An Open Source Web Interface for Accessing the GLIMS Glacier Database." American Association of Geographers, Annual Meeting 2006.
Helm, C.W., B. Raup, S.J.S. Khalsa, R. Armstrong. 2005. "The GLIMS Glacier Database." American Association of Geographers, Annual Meeting.
Helm, C.W., B. Raup, S.J.S. Khalsa. 2004. "The GLIMS Glacier Database and Open Source Software." Monitoring Science and Technology Symposium, August.
Full list of Chris Helm publications (NREL)
Personal interests/hobbies
Skiing, fly fishing, painting, and teaching
