Screen Overview

The table below provides a description of the GIS Viewer screen.

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Toolbar

The toolbar provides access to the available tools and features. Below is a description of the tools.

• Visibility:  Click the Visibility button to choose the layers you want to display on the map. For example, to display pipelines on the map, click the Pipelines check box.

• Legend:  Click the Legend button to display the list of items that may display on the map. Items display in the legend as they are made visible on the map. As you zoom in, more items display in the list and can be seen on the map.

• Go To:  Use the Go To drop-down list to select a county to zoom to on the map.

• Print:  Use the Print drop-down list to select a print option. Your print selection displays in another window. You will need to disable pop-up blocking in your browser to view the print selection.

• Switch Basemap :  Use the Switch Basemap drop-down list to choose the basemap that you want to display. By default, Streets is selected.

• Measure :  Click the Measure button to access the measure tools that allow you to measure an area, measure the distance between points, or view coordinates for a selected location.

• Identify :  Allows you to view detailed information about the selected item. 

• What’s Here? :  Click the What’s Here button, and then select a point on the map to display details.

• Coordinates :  Allows you to enter specific coordinates that you want to view.

• Search :  Allows you to search for pipelines, surveys, lease IDs, commercial waste disposal (CWD) sites, or discharge permits.

• Radius :  Allows you to draw a radius around a selected location on the map.

• Download Wells :  Allows you to draw a circle at a defined radius around a selected location on the map, retrieve well data for the wells within the radius, and export the well data to a comma-separated values (CSV) file.

• Zoom to Texas :  Allows you to return to the default view.

• Clear Graphics :  Allows you to clear the graphics on the map.

• Find Field (Find well api or address):  Enter a well API number or location to zoom to the area on the map. You can enter the following types of location data:

• Street addresses

• Points of interest (e.g., malls and museums)

• Places (e.g., cities and counties)

• Postal codes

• X/Y coordinates (e.g., -97.732, 30.267)

NOTE: When using X/Y coordinates, enter in the longitude, latitude format. The longitude and latitude must be separated by a comma, space, or semicolon.

• Help :  Allows you to access GIS Viewer help resources, including web help, a user guide, a glossary, FAQs, and a data sources table.

Visibility/Legend Pane

Allows you to view the legend for the icons that display on the map. To access a printable version of the legend, click the Printable Legend (PDF) icon. You can click the Visibility button to select which layer you want to display.

Zoom Control

Allows you to zoom in or out on the map. You can also use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out. To zoom in to a specific location, double-click the location on the map.

Dynamic Coordinates

Place your cursor over any location in the map to view the WGS 84 coordinates.

RRC Button

Click the RRC button to open the RRC Home Page in a separate tab.

Viewing Pane

Displays the map and overlays that you have selected. As you zoom in, more information displays on the map.

Screen Overview

Click the arrow to see an overview window that represents the area currently displayed on the map. You can pan the map by clicking and dragging the black box.