MapServer
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MapServer is an open-source development environment for building spatially enabled internet applications, built in the C language, and is widely known as one of the fastest Web mapping engines available. It can run as a CGI program or via MapScript which supports several programming languages (using SWIG). MapServer can access hundreds of data formats, any raster or vector format supported by GDAL, and reprojections on-the-fly are handled by PROJ. MapServer was originally developed by Steve Lime, then working at the University of Minnesota — so, it was previously referred to as "UMN MapS
Key facts
- Software.logo
- MapServer.png
- Software.name
- MapServer
- Software.developer
- Steve Lime originally, now a project of the OSGeo foundation
- Software.programming language
- C / C++
- Software.platform
- Cross-platform
- Software.genre
- GIS software (compare)
- Software.license
- X/MIT
- Software.website
- mapserver.org
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MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. The basic system consists of a CGI program that can be configured to respond to a variety of spatial requests like making maps, scalebars, and point, area and feature queries. Virtually all aspects of an application, from web interface to map appearance can be developed without any programming. For the more ambitious user, MapServer applications can be enhanced using Python, PHP, Java, JavaScript or many other web technologies. For more information and complete documentation please visit: Bug reports and enhancement submissions can be reported in the MapServer issue tracker at the following url. If you do make changes and/or enhancements, please let us know so that they might be incorporated into future releases. MapServer was originally written by Stephen Lime. Major funding for development of MapServer has been provided by NASA through cooperative argreements with the University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources. GDAL/OGR support and significant WMS support provided by DM Solutions Group which received funding support from Canadian Government's GeoConnections Program and the Canadian Forest Service. Raster support developed by Pete Olson of the State of Minnesota, Land Management Information Center, and maintained by Frank Warmerdam (DM Solutions). PDF support developed by Jeff Spielberg and Jamie Wall of Market Insite Group, Inc.
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- mapserver.org
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- software version identifier
- 8.6.2
- source code repository URL
- github.com/MapServer/MapServer
- Stack Exchange tag
- gis.stackexchange.com/tags/mapserver
- IRC channel URL
- irc://irc.libera.chat
- inception
- 1994-00-00
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- Open Source Geospatial Foundation
- Timeline
- See also
- References
- External links
MapServer is an open-source development environment for building spatially enabled internet applications, built in the C language, and is widely known as one of the fastest Web mapping engines available. It can run as a CGI program or via MapScript which supports several programming languages (using SWIG). MapServer can access hundreds of data formats, any raster or vector format supported by GDAL, and reprojections on-the-fly are handled by PROJ. MapServer was originally developed by Steve Lime, then working at the University of Minnesota — so, it was previously referred to as "UMN MapServer", to distinguish it from commercial "map servers"; today it is commonly referred to as just "MapServer", and is maintained by the MapServer Project Steering Committee (PSC). MapServer was originally developed with support from NASA, which needed a way to make its satellite imagery available to the public.
==Open Source Geospatial Foundation== In November 2005, Autodesk, the MapServer Technical Steering Committee Members, the University of Minnesota, and DM Solutions Group announced the creation of the MapServer Foundation. With this announcement, Autodesk announced that its internet mapping application, MapGuide, would be developed as an open source application with all new code and be named "MapServer Enterprise". The existing MapServer application would be renamed "MapServer Cheetah". This name change was overwhelmingly opposed by the MapServer community. Autodesk then backed off this name change and retained the name, "MapGuide" for its product. Also, plans to establish the MapServer Foundation were scrapped; Instead, the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) was established in 2006 to include MapServer and other open source GIS projects (which includes MapGuide Open Source).