Posts tagged GIS Technology

Kenton Fiscal Court, NKAPC to Pursue Assets Management Program with GPS

Kenton County Fiscal Court and NKAPC’s GIS staff are pursuing an assets management effort. The result of the collaboration will be a database that public works’ personnel can use to track maintenance activities and costs for each of the county’s assets as well as a highly accurate digital map that identifies the location of each. […]

GIS Technology Shows Campbell County Students Value, Relevance of Algebra

NKAPC began introducing GIS technology into local classrooms in 2002 as part of GIS Day and National Geography Week. Staff initiated the effort in Kenton County by targeting all freshman social studies classes. This year the program expanded to include Campbell County Middle School where the target was eighth grade algebra students. “The algebra class […]

GIS Staff Begins ‘Shadowing’ Program With Louisville-Jefferson Counterparts

Area Planning’s GIS staff members and their counterparts with the Louisville-Jefferson County Information Consortium (LOJIC) have begun an informal job shadowing program. The idea to pursue the initiative resulted from a casual conversation between two professionals and included two goals: learning from colleagues; and, building professional relationships. “I was at LOJIC recently and commented to […]

Smart Building Starts With Smart Planning

Two Local Developers Using LINK-GIS To Build Better Communities The region’s top homebuilders, The Drees Co. and Fischer Homes have been leaders in their industry due to high levels of customer satisfaction. But, it was their due diligence, performed before a single home was built, that made the difference. For this research, they consulted LINK-GIS, […]