ParkVIEW is available to assist you in finding parks and park amenities within the City of Round Rock. Please take a moment to read the Basic ParkVIEW Navigation section. Then, feel free to read the other sections that will help you find parks and park amenities.

Table of Contents

Section 1 - Basic ParkVIEW Navigation
Section 2 - Looking for all parks?
Section 3 - Looking for a park close to a location?
Section 4 - Looking for a particular park amenity?

Round Rock Parkview

Section 1 - Basic ParkVIEW Navigation 

ParkVIEW Display
When you launch ParkVIEW a new window will open similar to this one:

There are four main display areas in ParkVIEW:

• Navigation Menu (top left) - This will allow you to find your way around ParkVIEW
• Map Display (top center) - The map will display in this area
• Information Display (bottom center) - Details about the parks and amenities will be displayed in this area. Error messages may also be displayed here.
• Layer/Legend List (right side) - Two different lists will display here, the map layers and the map legend. The map layers list will contain all of the data layers that can be added to a map. The map legend will display the symbols associated with each layer.

Navigation Menu
The Navigation Menu has several buttons that will help you find the information that you are looking for.

 Toggle between Layer and Legend List
Switches between the Layer and Legend List on the right-hand side

 Toggle Overview Map
Turns on and off the overview map in the Map Display

 Zoom In
Zoom in to see a smaller area in more detail in the Map Display

 Zoom Out
Zoom out to see a larger area in the Map Display

 Zoom to Full Extent
Zoom to the full map area in the Map Display

 Zoom to Active Layer
Zoom to display all of the data for the active layer in the Map Display

 Back to last Extent
Return to the previous map displayed in the Map Display

 Pan
Use the "hand" symbol to move the map around to see different areas. Be sure to click and hold to move around the map

 Identify
Find additional information about a particular item in an active layer by selecting the item in the Map Display. You must be exactly in the center of the symbol

 Query
Find additional information about an active layer by writing a query that will access the layer data

 Find
Find items in the active layer by running a text search

 Measure
Measure a distance on the Map Display

 Set Units
Select the unit of measurement for the Map Display

 Buffer
Highlights features from a selected layer within a selected distance around a selected feature from the current layer

 Select by Rectangle
Select items from the active layer using a "click and drag" rectangle

 Select by Line/Polygon
Select items from the active layer by drawing a line through the items or a polygon around the items

 Clear Selection
Clear any items that are currently selected

 Print
Print the map

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Section 2 - Looking for all parks?
After launching ParkVIEW, you will need to make sure that you can find the information that you are looking for.

Select Layers
Look at the Layer List on the right-hand side. In the Layer List you will need to make the "Parks" layer the active layer. This is done by selecting the radio button in the Active column to the left of the word "Parks." Only one layer can be active at a time

You will also need to make sure that several layers are visible to help you find the park locations. You will want to select the check boxes in the Visible column for "Parks" and "Streets." You may also want to select the check box for "RoundRock_20.sid" if you want to display the aerial photography, however this may slow down the display of the map.

Now click on the "Refresh Map" button at the bottom of the Layer List.
A new map will display in the Map Display with the parks, streets and the aerial photos (if selected) visible.

Zoom
Select the Zoom to Full Extent Button.
This will display the entire map in the Map Display.

Select All Parks
Select the Select by Rectangle button.
This will allow you to select a particular area of the map in the Map Display.

Since you want to find all parks in Round Rock, you will want to select the entire map in the Map Display. Start with your cursor in the top left hand corner of the Map Display.

Click and hold down the mouse button while dragging the cursor to the lower right-hand corner of the Map Display, then release the mouse button.  This will select the entire map in the Map Display.

A list of all the parks selected will also display in the Information Display.

Select a Single Park
Scroll through the list in the Information Display of all parks to find a park that you are interested in.

If you see a park that you would like to display on the map, simply click on the underlined number in the "Rec" column that is on the same row of the park that you are interested in.

The map in the Map Display will then refresh with a map that is zoomed to the park that you are interested in. You can then use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to get your bearings on the location of the park.

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Section 3 - Looking for a park close to a location?
The process for finding a park close to a location is very similar to finding all of the parks. Instead of highlighting the entire map using the Select by Rectangle button , you will just select the area around the location that you are interested in.

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Section 4 - Looking for a particular park amenity?
If you are looking for a particular type of park amenity, such as sports fields or courts, you will follow similar steps for locating parks.

Layer List
Look at the Layer List.
In the Layer List you will need to make the type of amenity that you are interested in the active layer. This is done by selecting the radio button in the Active column to the left of the facility that you are interested in. Only one layer can be active at a time.

You will also need to make sure that any other layers that you wish to display are visible. You will want to select the check boxes in the "Visible" column next to the amenity name. You may also want to select the check box for "RoundRock_20.sid" if you want to display the aerial photography, however this may slow down the display of the map.

Now click on the "Refresh Map" button at the bottom of the Layer List.
A new map will display in the Map Display with the selected layers visible.

Select Amenities
You can then select the particular amenity location that you are interested in with the Select by Rectangle button.

The information about the amenity will display in the Information Display after you select it.

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