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IF YOU'VE EVER PLANNED A PARK VISIT IN THE TEXAS HEAT, YOU KNOW TIMING MATTERS IN PLANO.
THERE'S NOW A TOOL THAT HELPS YOU FIND THE SHADE BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME.
WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THEIR OUTDOOR TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER.
THIS NEW INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWS HOW SUNLIGHT AND SHADE CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT PARKS ACROSS THE CITY.
THE RESIDENT JUST REACHED OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ASKING IF WE KNEW THE BEST TIME TO VISIT DIFFERENT PARKS AND WHAT PARKS HAD SHADE.
THAT QUESTION HELPED SPARK THE IDEA BEHIND THE TOOL.
WE JUST REALIZED THAT WE HAD ALL THE DATA WITHIN OUR GIS SYSTEM, THAT IF WE COLLABORATED, UH, WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WE COULD PROVIDE A USEFUL TOOL.
IT WORKS RIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE OR COMPUTER ON ANY PARK IN THE CITY OF PLANO.
JUST HEAD TO PLANO.GOV/SHADE MAP.
WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP AT THE VERY BOTTOM, THERE'S ACTUALLY, UH, TABS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY PICK THE PARKS THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT.
CLICK ON THE SUN, THEN CHOOSE THE DATE AND TIME YOU WANT.
USE THE SLIDER TO SEE HOW THE SUN SHIFTS ACROSS THE PARK, CHANGING THE ANGLE OF THE SHADE.
THE TOOL IS STILL IN BETA TESTING AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OVER TIME.
IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE A DIGITAL TWIN OF THE PARK, MEANING YOU WON'T USE IT TO FIND THE BEST SWINGS OR SLIDES.
THE TREES IN THE SHADE IS OUR PRIMARY FOCUS HERE WITH MAYBE THE LOCATION OF THE PLAYGROUND, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE PLAYGROUND.
HELP RESIDENTS PLAN AHEAD SO THEY CAN SPEND MORE TIME ENJOYING PLANOS PARKS AND TRAILS YEAR ROUND.