LINK-GIS Timeline

2011
2011

Joe Busemeyer, GISP, presented on the Covington Asset Management project at the ESRI 2011 International User Conference and also submitted map to large format map gallery.

2011

RFP issued and then negations with the Commonwealth of Kentucky contract awarded aerial photography major update project with PhotoScience, Inc. to provide new aerial photography and updated data for Campbell, Kenton and Pendleton Counties. This is the first time the digital imagery and IR technology was captured for the partnership. A 7th GIS team member obtains GISP certification. LINK-GIS wins statewide award, “Service to the Mapping Community” at Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP) conference. LINK-GIS team member wins state web applications contest at the KAMP conference.

2011
2011

Christy Powell, GISP, has an article published in GeoWorld magazine, November 2011, Special Government Issue.

2011

Historic imagery slider rolls out on LINK-GIS website. Old Mylar maps back to 1962 that were scanned, geo-referenced and cached.

2011
2011

LINK-GIS staff, Christy Powell, GISP and Joe Busemeyer, GISP, develop and roll out ‘Snow Tracker’, an interactive map for Kenton County Public works to show the public what roads have been treated during a snow event.

2010

Staff provides technical assistance to local governments for 2010 US Census. LINK-GIS/Erlanger collaboration earns recognition for city’s dispatch service. LINK-GIS relaunches website, with an updated look and feel and new mapping technology.

2009

WebFOCUS presented at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference. Highly-accurate LINK-GIS topography data wows professional surveyors’ association. NKAPC hosts E-911 dispatch workshop aimed at mapping standards certification. LINK-GIS among those invited to participate in Library of Congress preservation effort. GIS website getting functional overhaul; more information will be easier to access. LINK-GIS partnership readies online tool to facilitate road construction coordination. Partnership rolls out video production highlighting uses of GIS technology. Campbell County cable television prepares to broadcast LINK-GIS video production.

2009
2009

LINK-GIS staffer, Joe Busemeyer, GISP, creates a detailed map showing the history of the Green Line streetcar that ran from downtown Cincinnati to Fort Mitchell, KY. The map is featured in the opening ceremony for the ESRI International User Conference.

2009

Six NKAPC staff have GISP. Envista chosen by GIS partners to coordinate Pavement Management Project.

2008

Work under way to protect integrity of Northern Kentucky’s GIS monuments. Launch of Crime Mapping site with Erlanger Dispatch, using real-time reporting and search capability from the police cruiser, turning each officer into a business analyst. WebFOCUS presented at the 2008 KY GIS Conference. Software giant ESRI selects Area Planning as beta test site for new program upgrade. GIS, Planning staffs provide technical support for the upcoming 2010 census. Staff member, Christy Powell elected president of KAMP; will serve organization for two years. Three earn GIS professional credentials; staff now includes five with certification.