Cincinnati Building Permit Contractor Contacts Since 2012

Contractor and subcontractor contact information for building permits applied for in Cincinnati since January 2012. The dataset is maintained by the Cincinnati Area Geographic Information Systems (CAGIS) and individual City departments. Data is refreshed daily and includes address verification and geocoding.

Use Cases

• Analyze contractor networks by linking entities via the RELATIONSHIP and NUMBER_KEY fields.
• Map permit application density over time using the APPLIED_DATE and geocoded address columns (ADDRESS_1, ZIP).
• Identify frequent permit applicants or contractors by aggregating records by the NAME column.
• Verify contractor contact details for specific addresses using the ADDRESS_1 through ADDRESS_4 fields.

Strengths

• Daily refresh frequency ensures current contractor information.
• Data undergoes standard processing including address verification and geocoding.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and sample size for assessing coverage.
• Temporal coverage is long-term (since 2012), but data completeness for early years is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Cincinnati Area Geographic Information Systems (CAGIS) and individual City of Cincinnati departments.

Collection Method

Collected and maintained as part of the city's building permit application process, with subsequent processing for address verification and geocoding.

Time Range

From January 2012 to present.

Freshness

Daily

Geography

City of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.