Getting Around Illinois

Getting Around Illinois describes itself simply: "Getting Around Illinois is a web-based interactive mapping site that provides the ability to search and display several sources of transportation data." To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is partially visible, scoring 5.5 out of 10, readable in places and missing in others.

On the page it is passable on partial sitemap and link coverage. What holds it back is a heading structure that lays out what it offers, the technical files AI engines look for, such as llms.txt or an open robots.txt, structured data describing the business, a clearly stated business identity and credibility markers like credentials or reviews.

Away from its own site, other sites link to it and it comes up on Reddit. There is some, but not much, sign that the domain is only lightly established and press coverage is thin. Beyond that, AI engines do not yet recognise it as a distinct business and nobody is discussing it where AI engines look.

AI crawlers have visited once in our tracking, including ClaudeBot (Anthropic). It does link out to several social profiles, which helps engines tie the brand together.