Abstract
The Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire (GLIMPSE) is giving us an entirely new view of our Galaxy and providing a wealth of new scientific results. In this review I will report on four early results from GLIMPSE. One is the stellar distribution in the inner Milky Way and its implications for large-scale galactic structure, especially, the presence and properties of the central bar. Two is the mid-infrared reddening law derived toward three different directions in the galactic plane. Three is the discovery of more than 350 young stellar objects (YSOs), the presence of several colliding stellar wind shocks, and other energetic phenomena in the massive star formation region RCW49. Four is a visual illustration of triggered star formation toward two of numerous examples of this phenomenon in the GLIMPSE survey. The GLIMPSE stellar catalog and archive are available now at the Spitzer Science Center.
