HISTORY: 1986 - Present
The following Timeline is compiled by the Boone County Planning Commission:
2006
An update of the fee schedule and associated forms is performed.
GIS is used to publish the Boone County Arboretum @ Central Park map.
The following Interactive Mapping Services are added, bringing the total to nineteen (19):
High School Districts
Middle School Districts
Elementary School Districts
A total of seven (7) private entities participate in the subscription service.
2005
A comprehensive re-design effort is undertaken to re-model all Boone County GIS layers in ArcSDE. Database normalization principles, domain tables, and topology rules are employed to ensure data integrity.
An update of the following layers commences:
Address Points
Arrests & Criminal Offenses
Voting Precincts
The following Interactive Mapping Services are added, bringing the total to sixteen (16):
Boone County Arboretum
Future Land Use
Parks & Recreation
Sex Offenders
Snow Removal
Boone County School District uses GIS to redistrict students for the new Shirley Mann Elementary School.
Boone County Arboretum @ Central Park utilized Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to locate all trees and plant beds.
New version of BooneMap is completed. This update marks a significant change in the underlying technology that BooneMap is built on.
Standard map templates are created for ArcGIS 9.1.
GIS is used to publish a Boone County Cemetery map.
The seventh edition of the Points of Interest & Street Map is printed.
2004
New aerial orthophotography is obtained.
ESRI's ArcSDE geodatabase storage model is implemented.
The 2004 Existing Land Use and 2030 Future Land Use maps are updated using GIS.
An update of the digital flood insurance rate maps commences.
Boone County Water District utilizes custom GIS application for hand-held GPS device to assist with asset inventory.
The Interactive Mapping Service for Control Points is added.
Boone County School District uses GIS to redistrict students for the new Camp Ernst Middle School.
GIS is used to publish the second edition of the Heritage Tourism map.
The sixth edition of the Points of Interest & Street Map is printed.
2003
The Boone County Public Library joins the consortium.
A subscription service is created for private entities that want to utilize Boone County GIS data.
Full deployment of the interactive mapping services begins with a total of ten (10) services available to the public:
Boone County Base Mapping
City of Florence Base Mapping
City of Union Base Mapping
City of Walton Base Mapping
Airport
Historic Structures
Points of Interest
Topography
Voting Precincts
Zoning Boundaries
The Boone County Base Mapping Service is published on the Kentucky Geography Network website.
GIS is used to map preschool students in Boone County for the "Success by Six" program.
GIS is used to publish the first edition of the Heritage Tourism map.
The fifth edition of the Points of Interest & Street Map is printed.
2002
New aerial orthophotography is obtained.
The GIS staff is expanded from four to five people.
Boone County GIS begins the implementation of an internet-based interactive mapping services (ArcIMS).
GIS production data is migrated from ESRI Coverage format to Geodatabase format.
The Northern Kentucky Health District and the Burlington Fire District join the consortium.
The fourth edition of the Points of Interest & Street Map is printed.
2001
The current Parcel layer is completed with approximately 35,000 parcels.
The Kenton County Airport Board joins the consortium.
Public Safety Communications Center (PSCC) joins the consortium and provides GIS to 160 police MDTS and 40 Fire/EMS MDTs.
Development of a custom desktop application begins. This will become Boone County's flagship GIS application - BooneMap.
2000
A separate Street Map is printed for the City of Florence and the City of Walton.
The third edition of the Points of Interest & Street Map is printed.
1999
GIS is used to help Boone County Schools redistrict students.
The first annual User Group meeting is held.
The data library is expanded to over sixty data layers.
Boone County GIS receives ESRI's Special Merit Achievement Award.
A new aerial orthophotography project begins, which includes updates to the following layers:
Aerial Photography
Topography
Planimetrics (streets, drainage, building footprints, & fences)
GIS is used to produce the 1999 Existing Land Use and 2025 Future Land Use maps.
The second edition of the Points of Interest & Street Map is printed.
1998
A Digital Submission policy is developed and implemented.
A comprehensive update of the following layers commences:
Fire Districts
Utility Data (Water & Sewer)
Voter Registration
Zoning Boundaries
Standard GIS products are sold to the general public.
The GIS staff is expanded from three to four people.
Official GIS Data Dictionary is produced for over forty-six layers.
Boone County GIS is featured at the National APA & the ESRI conferences.
The first edition of the Points of Interest & Street Map is printed.
1997
New aerial orthophotography is obtained.
Compilation of the Parcel layer begins.
An update of the following layers commences:
Building Footprints
Addresses
Streets
Voting Precincts
The following agencies join the consortium:
Boone County PVA
Boone County School District
Boone County Water District
Walton-Verona School District
Florence Fire/EMS
A Slope Analysis Model is completed for western Boone County.
1996
Phase III of the Base Mapping Program is completed.
The Florence GIS Demonstration Project is completed and a presentation is given to the partners.
A county-wide GIS proposal is developed and implementation begins.
Boone County GIS expands to three staff members.
The cities of Walton and Union join the Partnership. The new partnership now consist of the following entities:
Boone County Fiscal Court
Boone County Planning Commission
City of Florence
City of Union
City of Walton
An annual GIS Work Program is developed and work activities begin.
1995
Phase I and Phase II of the Base Mapping program are completed.
Phase III of the Base Mapping program begins.
The Boone County Planning Commission hires their first GIS Specialist and purchases their first GIS hardware and software.
The Florence GIS Demonstration Project begins.
1994
A presentation of the Boone County GIS Implementation Plan is held for the consortium. Three recommendations are given:
1) Continue the Base Mapping Program
2) Conduct a GIS Demonstration Project
3) Expand on a County-Wide Basis
The Boone County Base Mapping program is expanded by the Planning Commission to include 3 phases:
Phase I (111 Sheets - 1"=200')
Phase II (40 Sheets - 1"=200')
Phase III (24 Sheets - 1"=400')
The planning commission forms an "Expanded Partnership" for the Base Mapping Program that includes the following:
Cincinnati/Northern KY Int'l Airport
Boone County Water District
Boone County Public Works
Sanitation District #1
The Boone County GIS Advisory Board is created by the Planning Commission to oversee the Florence GIS Demonstration Project.
1993
The Boone County Planning Commission hires GRW Aerial Survey, Inc. to develop the Boone County GIS Implementation Plan.
1992
The Boone County GIS Consortium is formed by the Planning Commission. The consortium consists of the following entities:
Boone County Fiscal Court
Boone County Planning Commission
City of Florence
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Florence Water & Sewer Commission
Boone County Water District
Boone County PVA
1991
The Boone County Fiscal Court purchases the existing mapping from the Sanitation District #1.
1990
Recognizing the need for GIS, the Boone County Planning Commission approaches Judge/Executive Bruce Ferguson about GIS. The Planning Commission proceeds with investigating GIS and its applicability to Boone County as a planning tool.
1986
City of Florence (Boone County's largest city) begins acquiring digital base mapping from GRW Aerial Survey, Inc.
