diff --git a/examples/tutorial.ipynb b/examples/tutorial.ipynb
index b019dac..6d4071c 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial.ipynb
+++ b/examples/tutorial.ipynb
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
     "request = Request(\n",
     "    collection=collection,\n",
     "    spatial=WKT('POLYGON((-140 20, -50 20, -50 60, -140 60, -140 20))'),\n",
+    "    # spatial=WKT('POINT(-40 10)'),\n",
     "    granule_id=['C1233800302-EEDTEST'],\n",
     "    max_results=1,\n",
     "    temporal={\n",
@@ -384,6 +385,14 @@
     "    if filename.endswith(\"png\"):\n",
     "        helper.show_result(filename)"
    ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "09f132f3-6117-4ca0-b2b6-ae41c6b48981",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {
diff --git a/harmony/harmony.py b/harmony/harmony.py
index 5082064..8dfcb99 100644
--- a/harmony/harmony.py
+++ b/harmony/harmony.py
@@ -607,6 +607,20 @@ def _http_method(self, request: BaseRequest) -> str:
         method = 'GET' if isinstance(request, CapabilitiesRequest) else 'POST'
         return method
 
+    def _wkt_to_edr_route(self, wkt_string: str) -> str:
+        """Returns the EDR route for the given WKT string."""
+        # Load the WKT string into a Shapely geometry object
+        geometry = loads(wkt_string)
+
+        if geometry.geom_type == 'Polygon' or geometry.geom_type == 'MultiPolygon':
+            return 'area'
+        elif geometry.geom_type == 'Point' or geometry.geom_type == 'MultiPoint':
+            return 'position'
+        elif geometry.geom_type == 'LineString' or geometry.geom_type == 'MultiLineString':
+            return 'trajectory'
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f"Unsupported geometry type: {geometry.geom_type}")
+
     def _submit_url(self, request: BaseRequest) -> str:
         """Constructs the URL for the request that is used to submit a new Harmony Job."""
         if isinstance(request, CapabilitiesRequest):
@@ -616,7 +630,7 @@ def _submit_url(self, request: BaseRequest) -> str:
                 f'{self.config.root_url}'
                 f'/ogc-api-edr/1.1.0/collections'
                 f'/{request.collection.id}'
-                f'/area'
+                f'/{self._wkt_to_edr_route(request.spatial.wkt)}'
             )
         else:
             return (