HopStop.com Introduces New Advanced API and Implementations with Popular Mapping Platforms

New York, NY, January 30, 2009 --(PR.com)-- New API Offering Provides Developers Ability to Easily Integrate Mass-transit, Walking and Taxi Fare Information Into Any Website or Mobile application
HopStop.com, today announced the full release of HopStop FreeAPI, a free service for developers. The Company also released code samples of HopStop’s mass-transit routing integration with Google, Yahoo and MapQuest maps. Using HopStop’s proprietary routing and mapping platform, web developers can now seamlessly integrate mass-transit routing, walking or Taxi information and maps into any web, voice or mobile application.

“HopStop is currently the most used site for mass-transit directions in the United States and receives nearly 2 million visits each month. We have a proven product and our announcement today indicates our desire to make it easier for developers to build new experiences or applications on HopStop’s XML Web Service architecture.”, said Chinedu Echeruo, CEO and Founder of HopStop.

View sample implementations with Google, Yahoo and MapQuest map APIs and download the software code:
Google maps and code sample: http://www.hopstop.com/GMapsDemo
MapQuest maps and code sample: http://www.hopstop.com/MMapsDemo
Yahoo maps and code sample: http://www.hopstop.com/YMapsDemo

Benefits
1. Enrich the user experience on your website by providing customized subway, bus, taxi and walking directions to any location in New York City, New Jersey, Long Island, Boston, Chicago, Washington D.C and San Francisco.
2. Improve the "stickiness" of your website by adding value and interactivity.
3. Leverage the power of HopStop technology while you retain your website's look-and-feel and control over the user's experience.

The service can be accessed through one of the three ports implemented: SOAP, HTTP POST, or HTTP GET. Sample scripts written in Perl, PHP, Classic ASP, ASP.NET or VB are also available for developers.

Developers who want to use the API to create new location-based service or to mashup with existing websites or applications can sign up for a free license key here: http://www.hopstop.com/freeapi/

About HopStop
HopStop provides door-to-door directions to city residents and tourists via public transportation systems. The company is building the first national network to facilitate inter-city and intra-city travel using mass transit systems. The Company’s services are currently available in New York City, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Washington D.C.

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