Abstract This paper simply introduces the definitions and characteristics of grid computing、grid middleware(Globus Toolkit 4.0) and WMS(Web Map Services) at first , subsequently , talking about the way of sharing spatial data , which concentrated on predominance of the WMS based on grid . At last , this paper put forward a simple set of WMS architecture and implementation method based on grid middleware(Globus Toolkit 4.0) and ArcIMS 4.0 platform .
Key Words Globus Toolkit 4.0 ArcXML WMS