Abstract: The web space of the organization is the many web sites connected by hyperlinks. The main question considered in the article, is whether this web space self-organizing, i.e. the ordering of its elements occurs at the expense of their internal interaction without external influences, or external (so-called "administrative") the impact is so strong that their influence can be detected. The article proposes a common approach demonstrated by the example of the web space of St. Petersburg State University. On the question of whether significant administrative influence on the web space of the University, in this case on the basis of the analysis given a positive response

Abstract: The geoportal is a mapping web site; it can be described as specialized software and technologies for spatial data processing. Geoportal's main task is to provide the user with the tools and services of storing and cataloguing, publications and download the spatial (geographic) data, search and filter by metadata, interactive web visualization, direct access to geodata based web mapping services. Geoportal developed in ICM SB RAS with appropriate set of its components and services, has become a GIS platform for creating a number of applied GIS web applications. The article deals with the experience of design and development of these systems.