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Q: Where can I report road problems like potholes, standing water, or broken signs?

Using the Road Reporter survey , you can report items such as potholes, standing water, flooding, damaged or missing road signs, dead animals, falling or sliding pavement, erosion, street light damage or outage, traffic light issues, or guardrail damage. Your response will be automatically forwarded to the appropriate city, county, or state agency responsible for maintaining the road identified in your submission.

Q: What is the survey control network and survey monumentation?

These two are related, but they are not the same thing. Survey monumentation Survey monumentation is physical markers on the ground that are set or used to mark positions. Examples of survey monumentation include iron pins, rebar, concrete monuments, brass caps, boundary stones, and PK nails. The purpose of monumentation is to physically mark a point so it can be found again later (i.e., property corners or boundaries). Survey control network A survey control network provides the spatial framework that survey monumentation points belong to. It is a system of reference points with known coordinates. It provides accuracy, consistency, and reference for all surveys in an area. In Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties the survey control network consists of 415 concrete monuments. Each control network monument is concrete, and approximately 1-foot in diameter, and 3-feet deep. The top of the monument is usually at, or just below grade, and has a metal cap engraved with the text “Geodetic Network Control Monument” or similar. How they work together The survey control network exists on the ground using permanent monumentation (usually concrete pillars in NKY). Note that not all monuments are control points (e.g., a property corner pin), and that not all control points have permanent monuments (e.g., temporary GPS control). The LINK-GIS Control Network Recovery page helps you to quickly find Survey Monuments in Boone, Kenton, Campbell or Pendleton County. You can also learn how to Locate Survey Monuments and interact with additional layers in the LINK-GIS map viewer.

Q: How does 911 Dispatch know where I am?

If you are calling 911 from a land line, the service address of the phone you are calling on is used to locate the origin of your call. This is handled by the phone service provider, not LINK-GIS. In the case of a cell phone, the location of your 911 call is determined using GPS, if your phone has this capability, or by triangulating your location using all the cell towers that can pick up the signal from your phone. The origin of your 911 phone call is handled by the phone carrier or dispatch center, and LINK-GIS does not have this capability, nor does it have any involvement in active calls to 911 dispatch centers. LINK-GIS does provide addressing data to several dispatch centers that handle 911 calls, which they use internally to assist with managing their addressing data.

How can I change the mailing address of my property?

The Kenton County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) maintains official property [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-23T13:02:14-05:00January 20, 2026|Who to Contact|Comments Off

Why can’t I get packages or mail to my house?

Package delivery services use their own independent and proprietary mapping [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-28T16:49:54-05:00January 16, 2026|Who to Contact|Comments Off

How do I find out who owns a property?

The LINK-GIS map viewer provides basic property information for Campbell, Kenton and/or [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-23T13:15:35-05:00January 16, 2026|About the data, Who to Contact|Comments Off

Where can I report road problems like potholes, standing water, or broken signs?

Using the Road Reporter survey, you can report items such as [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-28T16:48:45-05:00January 15, 2026|Who to Contact|Comments Off

What is the survey control network and survey monumentation?

These two are related, but they are not the same [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-28T16:41:29-05:00January 15, 2026|About the data|Comments Off

What is the Kenton County Road Reporter?

The Kenton County Road Reporter is a web-based mapping application that allows [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-28T16:47:25-05:00January 13, 2026|LINK-GIS Maps and Apps|Comments Off

How can I get a map of my property?

The LINK-GIS map viewer allows you to search by address, PIDN, or [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-28T16:39:33-05:00January 13, 2026|LINK-GIS Maps and Apps, Who to Contact|Comments Off

What is the Kenton County Development Tracker?

The Kenton County Development Tracker is a web-based mapping application that designed [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-28T16:46:35-05:00January 13, 2026|LINK-GIS Maps and Apps|Comments Off

What is the difference between oblique photography & aerial / ortho photography?

Oblique photography is taken at an angle (often 45°), similar [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-28T16:45:52-05:00January 12, 2026|About the data|Comments Off

How does 911 Dispatch know where I am?

If you are calling 911 from a land line, the [...]

By Gladys Squire|2026-01-28T16:40:28-05:00January 12, 2026|911 and Emergency Services|Comments Off