In China

there is great development in the GIS technology in recent years and the spatial geographic information is used in many aspects. New progress in computer technology has made it possible for GIS manufacturer to provide powerful desktop and Internet/Intranet solutions for every customer. How to organize and optimize the publishing system of GIS information on the net

that is a challenging reserch field for GIS manufacturer all over the world. Here we will discuss the evolvement of the architecture of GIS publishing system and will focus mainly on the Internet/Intranet GIS system structure.