Understanding interoperable Web mapping

Basically what's happening in the world of the "spatial Web" is the following:

As the spatial Web grows, there are more online spatial resources available. And while these resources are getting simpler to use, there is increasing potential for extended capability and complexity in Web mapping applications.

As Web sites become richer in processing resources, users will need to own less software and their sessions on the Web will become more interactive.

Web mapping takes users beyond maps to the answers that a map would have provided.

This will be particularly true as location services come to wireless Internet devices.

For the rest of an excellent, simple explanation of interoperable Web Mapping go to:
http://www.geoplace.com/gw/2001/0201/0201rw_1.asp

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