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Also known as UMN MapServer

herramienta de desarrollo de aplicaciones de mapeo web

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Source code

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.

Excerpt from the source-code README · 3,240 chars · not written by Vinony

Article · Español

MapServer es un entorno de desarrollo en código abierto (Open Source Initiative) para la creación de aplicaciones SIG en Internet/Intranet con el fin de visualizar, consultar y analizar información geográfica a través de la red mediante la tecnología Internet Map Server (IMS). MapServer no es un SIG completo, pero tampoco aspira a serlo.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA