Cincinnati City and County License and Permit Records

Daily updated records of licenses and use permits issued by City of Cincinnati departments and other Hamilton County jurisdictions. The dataset includes permits for food service, open flames, swimming pools, and other activities, managed by the Cincinnati Area Geographic Information Systems (CAGIS). Data is processed for address verification, geocoding, and addition of administrative areas like neighborhoods and police districts.

Use Cases

• Classify permit STATUS_CLASS (e.g., active, expired) using features like COMP_TYPE_DESC, WORK_TYPE, and NEIGHBORHOOD.
• Predict geospatial coordinates (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE) for new permit applications based on FULL_ADDRESS and CITY_COUNTY fields.
• Analyze temporal trends in permit issuance by aggregating counts by ENTERED_DATE and SUB_TYPE_DESC.
• Cluster permit types (COMP_TYPE, SUB_TYPE) by their associated DISPLAY_AGENCY and geographic NEIGHBORHOOD for resource allocation analysis.

Strengths

• Daily refresh frequency ensures current permit statuses.
• Includes geocoded coordinates (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE) and neighborhood boundaries for spatial analysis.
• Data is processed for address verification and enriched with administrative areas like police districts.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and sample size for assessing statistical significance.
• Geographic coverage is limited to Cincinnati and Hamilton County, not representative of other regions.
• Unknown license terms may restrict commercial or redistribution use.

Provenance

Source

Cincinnati Area Geographic Information Systems (CAGIS), aggregating data from multiple city and county departments.

Collection Method

Data is input by respective licensing agencies and stored by CAGIS, with subsequent processing for verification and geocoding.

Time Range

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Freshness

Daily

Geography

City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.