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Abstract
In this research the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing in two specific aspects of transportation planning in Birkenhead Region, Auckland, New Zealand is discussed. These two aspects are bus routes and bus stops facilities. A 1994 SPOT image and a 1999 aerial photograph of Birkenhead were utilised for mapping land-use types of the region. The study contains two assumptions related to the adequacy of the above-mentioned facilities. The assumptions state that the adequacy of bus routes/bus stops can be achieved if 80 percent or more of the residential area as well as the commercial area in the region are located within a buffer zone of 300 metres from all routes/bus stops. The assumptions were examined by using three GIS tools namely buffering, shapearc, and identity. These tools proved to be very useful. It is concluded that GIS and remote sensing can be effectively used in urban roads mapping and in urban transportation planning.