Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for permit discovery for checking user supplied data, specifically cartographic and location data or a specific project parameter against a database of configured rules and questions, designed for government purchase by cities, county, state and special districts for use by its citizens, namely, entrepreneurs, home owners, contractors and special event organizers to discover which permits, licenses, data and fees are required to pursue a project in a specific governmental jurisdiction, in the nature of projects related to opening a business, building or remodeling a home, staging a special event or permitting a commercial construction project