Kenton County Land Use map was selected for inclusion in ESRI Map Book, Volume 40 (2025). Highlights development patterns and supports long-term planning discussions. Result of classifying raw satellite imagery into use categories based on return values. Land use classifications may also be refined using property ownership records and other supporting data sources.

Kenton County Land Use Zoning Development

Map | 2022 Esri Map Book (Volume 37, page 128) | Redlands, CA: Esri Press

Ryan Hermann wins the KAMP, Service to the GIS Community, award.

Louis Hill, GISP, and Tom East, GISP, are awarded Fellow of KAMP honors (the highest honor KAMP bestows upon an individual).

Winners of the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Awards; Planning and Development Services (PDS) of Kenton County, Kentucky and LINK-GIS showcase a modern, collaborative approach to GIS and planning workflows. GIS is integrated into numerous planning tasks to generate timely, focused analysis to inform local decision makers and ignite discussions on important current and long-range planning initiatives.

These initiatives are enriched by harnessing the power of dynamic web maps and other multimedia content to tell PDS’s story to the public, and also to receive feedback from the public. This creates a greater sense of transparency and accountability to the public and administration. PDS/LINK-GIS has taken a cue from Big Data, and made its data easier to analyze, visualize, and to share. This approach has helped PDS/LINK-GIS keep each plan update from sitting on the shelf. In addition, it has helped move beyond “just” printed maps to showcase GIS as an analytical tool and a solution.

LINK-GIS wins the KAMP Exemplary System Award.

Staff member, Louis Hill elected president of KAMP; will serve organization for two years.

LINK-GIS wins 1st Place at the KAMP GIS Conference Map Gallery with the map “Historic Licking Riverside Neighborhood – 2013 APA Great Neighborhood.”

LINK-GIS wins Kentucky Chapter APA “Outstanding Use of Technology” for NKYmapLAB.

Christy Powell, GISP, wins Service to KAMP award and Ryan Kent, GISP, wins Local Government and Overall best map at the annual Kentucky GIS Conference.

LINK-GIS’ new map viewer tool gives users access to 30+ pieces of detailed property information with a single click.

PDS’ GIS staff submits Public Safety Access Point geographic boundary data to the state, resulting in $1.1 million in funding flowing from Frankfort to E9-1-1 dispatch centers in Campbell, Kenton and Pendleton Counties.

LINK-GIS rolls out new Map Viewer, using technology allowing users to utilize the new viewer on mobile devices, as well as, the desktop environment.

PDS launched Northern Kentucky mapLAB initiative seeking to accomplish two critical goals: illustrate the robust analytical capabilities of LINK-GIS; and, use those capabilities to support Kenton County’s economic development program.

LINK-GIS wins 1st Place at the KAMP GIS Conference Map Gallery with the map “Urban Tree Canopy in the cities of Kenton County.”

LINK-GIS staff pursues roadshow, highlighting capabilities of new map viewers, with visits to Campbell County Fiscal Court, the City of Covington and Thomas More College.

LINK-GIS rolls out new map viewer for finding precinct and polling locations.

Governor Beshear declares October 12th the beginning of GIS Week.

Trisha Brush, GISP, completes the Xavier University, Public Sector Leader Certificate Program.

Christy Powell, GISP, receives the PDS SPICE award for Innovation for the work she did creating a bike and pedestrian count application and a building damage assessment application for emergency situations.

Tom East, GISP, and Trisha Brush, GISP, receive certification from URISA for completing the URISA Leadership Academy.