Summary MapServer is an Open Source development environment for building spatially-enabled internet applications. MapServer is not a full-featured GIS system, nor does it aspire to be. Instead, MapServer excels at rendering spatial data (maps, images, and vector data) for the web.
Beyond browsing GIS data, MapServer allows you create "geographic image maps", that is, maps that can ... direct users to content. For example, the Minnesota DNR Recreation Compass provides users with more than 10,000 web pages, reports and maps via a single application. The same application serves as a "map engine" for other portions of the site, providing spatial context where needed.
MapServer was originally developed by the University of Minnesota (UMN) ForNet project in cooperation with NASA, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR). Later it was hosted by the TerraSIP project, a NASA sponsored project between the UMN and a consortium of land management interests.
MapServer is now a project of OSGeo, and is maintained by a growing number of developers (nearing 20) from around the world. It is supported by a diverse group of organizations that fund enhancements and maintenance, and administered within OSGeo by the MapServer Project Steering Committee made up of developers and other contributors.
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation has been created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. The foundation's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects. This website serves as a portal for users and developers to share their ideas and contribute to project development. As the Open Source Geospatial Foundation grows and changes, so will this website.
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Service Citation
Title:
MapServer - A Tool For Building Geo-Spatially Enabled Internet Applications
Provider:
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Edition:
5.2
URL:
http://mapserver.org/
Use Constraints The following is the MapServer License Agreement: LICENSE
Copyright 1996-1999 Regents of the University of Minnesota.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the ... "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies of this Software or works derived from this Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Distribution_Media:
FTP
Distribution_Size:
550KB
Distribution_Format:
C source code
Fees:
Free
Personnel
JAMIE
L.
SMEDSMO Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
612-624-8172
Fax:
612-625-5212
Email:
jsmedsmo at gis.umn.edu
Contact Address:
University of Minnesota
Department of Forest Resources
1530 N. Cleveland Avenue
115 Green Hall City:
ST. PAUL
Province or State:
MN
Postal Code:
55108
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: SERF Last Revision Date:
2009-06-04
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