Hooked on Maps?

If you can get enough of maps your prayers have been answered, ESRI released "Mapping for Everyone " yesterday. The first part is an interactive web map that allows users to create their own maps with data layers. The service works with a second program, web mapping API's, which allow users to create interactive applications along with their maps using programs such as Javascript, Flex and/or Silverlight. The finisher, ArcGIS Explorer, will accompany Virtual Earth and Google Earth in the quest of virtual globe viewers.