For Immediate Release

Date of Release: October 9, 2009
Contact: Information Technology Department
Phone: (334) 501-7200

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City of Auburn Offers New Street Routing Web Application
Motorists and cyclists can now map best routes to favorite locations

Auburn, Ala. - Looking for the most efficient route when dropping your children off at school? Planning your commute by bicycle and want the safest route to travel utilizing Auburn's Bicycle Network? Auburn motorists and cyclists now have a new tool to help identify the most efficient routes around town thanks to a new street routing web site created by the City of Auburn Information Technology Department - Geographic Information System (GIS) Division. Using the City's extensive GIS data and taking into account the latest City street closings and detours, users can locate the best route between points anywhere in the City. The application allows users to find the fastest, shortest, or for cyclists, safest, route to any number of stops. Users can even tell it where not to go by placing barriers and avoiding certain roads.

To use the application, log on to www.auburnalabama.org/maps/Interactive and select the street routing map link. Using the search box, enter the address or intersection of a location in the City and click search. The application will generate a "stop" on the map for each address entered. Alternatively you can just click on the map to place a stop. Once you have selected your destinations, click the "get route" button to generate directions. Users may select routes based on shortest drive time, shortest distance, or traveling by bicycle.

The City of Auburn Information Technology Department - GIS Division creates and maintains Auburn's extensive GIS network. Since its creation in 2001, the City's GIS Division has become a leader in GIS applications and technology throughout the State of Alabama and across the nation. Auburn's GIS applications are frequently featured at conferences and workshops hosted by ESRI, the world leader in GIS modeling and mapping software.

For more information, please visit www.auburnalabama.org/maps or contact the City of Auburn Information Technology Department - GIS Division at 501-7200.

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