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Also known as UMN MapServer

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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