Want to know if a park located in Hamilton County has a playground? How about a shelter or tennis court?
You will now be able to find that park information and much more with the click of a mouse or touch of a mobile device, thanks to Park Finder, a program offered by Hamilton County’s GIS/ISS Department and being implemented by every parks department within the county.
With input and direction provided by each parks department, the county’s GIS team, with support provided by Cultivate Geospatial Solutions, has made it possible to easily locate municipal and county parks, and be provided comprehensive details, complete with images, for each one of them.
Key information offered on the site was submitted by park management teams and based on the type of information that has historically been sought by the public through a variety of channels, including telephone calls, social media, and parks websites.
Hamilton County GIS Director Joan Keene best expressed the program’s intent: “To be able to have a single source where park users can immediately access this array of helpful information will not only be welcomed by the public but will also permit parks’ frontline staffs to function more efficiently,” she said.
To access the Park Finder site, visit geohub.hamiltoncounty.in.gov. The Park Finder site is also accessible from the new Hamilton County Map Viewer, which launched Oct. 1. Visit the new Hamilton County Map Viewer at gis1.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/mapviewer.
For information and details about the data found on the site, contact any of the parks departments within Hamilton County.