We are at the very cusp of a big new wave in internet technology, and it is centered on GIS. Inexperienced as well as experienced entrepreneurs in all facets of commerce, government and academia desire to add interactive maps to their online stores, agency websites, research projects and educational tools, respectively. Online commercial vendors want to assist customers in finding specific products and store locations. Government agencies are looking for new ways to publicize information on agencies, grant opportunities, public policies and projects. Academics like to display their research results creatively, and develop new ways of interacting with students and colleagues. Cell phones have GPS now as a standard feature, cars come with GPS-GIS “navigation packages” built in, and nearly every major database vendor is striving to spatially reference their data. And you, the student, might want to create a digital version of your bulletin board, or how about something above and beyond Google Earth?