After almost 25 years and considerable growth in its operations, Northern Kentucky’s LINK-GIS is operating under new partnership accords. Interlocal agreements creating separate LINK-GIS partnerships for Campbell and Kenton Counties were signed recently by all parties and are awaiting signature by Kentucky’s Attorney General. The new operating agreements reflect LINK-GIS’s growing diversity and the need […]
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Kenton County Library Provides Ready Access to LINK-GIS Data and Maps
Officials at the Covington branch of the Kenton County Library are working with NKAPC staff to make available easy computer access to Area Planning’s award-winning LINK-GIS. They are also learning how the computerized mapping system can assist them in serving their customers. “I met recently with (the Covington branch’s) business section head Ann Schoenenberger,” said […]
LINK-GIS to Receive Images from Spring Aerial Photography
Campbell and Kenton Counties will soon begin receiving products from NKAPC’s spring aerial photography and LiDAR efforts. Images and data from the upgrade effort could begin showing up on the LINK-GIS website as early as September. LiDAR is a new method of collecting the elevation data used to create accurate contour lines and other three […]
LINK-GIS Contracting for Updated Aerial Photography and Other Data
NKAPC staff is in the final steps of negotiating a contract with PhotoScience, Inc. of Lexington to provide new aerial photography and updated data for Campbell and Kenton Counties. This is the first update of information for the system since aerials were flown in 2004. The new information will be available later this year. “We’re […]
USGS Provides $20,000 Towards New Campbell, Kenton Aerial Photography
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has granted NKAPC $20,000 towards the cost of new digital orthophotography for Campbell and Kenton Counties. Orthophotos constitute the base layer of geographic information systems (GIS). Staff is developing contract plans for new photography to be flown next spring for LINK-GIS. “Bruce Bauch, the Kentucky representative for USGS, suggested that […]
GIS Staff Helps Parents Keep Track of Offenders in Their Neighborhoods
NKAPC’s GIS staff recently completed a visual aid to help Campbell and Kenton County parents view where convicted predators live. Previously, parents could only view a long list of the offenders’ addresses which often proved difficult for many to comprehend. “Our new service allows residents to see where sex offenders live in relation to their […]
Steel Pin “Monuments” Important to GIS; Surveyors’ Group Agrees to Maintenanc...
Most people are familiar with the steel pins or “monuments” land surveyors put in the ground to mark corners of property lines. But, in the world of computerized mapping, these monuments can hold an even more important purpose — specific longitude and latitude coordinates on the earth’s surface. But, who decides which pins to use […]