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Data format

GDAL Shapefile PostGIS GeoTIFF OpenStreetMap

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Platforms

Unix-like Linux Solaris

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Usage

Apache Web Server MapQuest MapBox

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Overview

Open-source Mapping Rendering C++Sub-pixel

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Developer: The Mapnik Contributors
License: LGPL
Operating system: Cross-platform
Original author: Artem Pavlenko
Repository: github.com/mapnik/mapnik
Stable release: 4.3.0 / 24 July 2026; 30 days ago (24 July 2026)

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Overview

Open-source Open-source software
Mapping Cartography
Rendering Rendering (computer graphics)
C++
Sub-pixel Sub-pixel resolution
Anti-Grain Geometry
Cairo Cairo (graphics)
File system
Boost C++ libraries
XML
Node.js

Data format

Platforms

Unix-like
Linux
Solaris OpenSolaris for System z

Usage

License

LGPL

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Nodes30

Edges29

Triples39

Avg. degree1.93

Density0.066667

Components1

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Mapnik

Top relations

related to Data format · 10

Mapnik → Current, GDAL, GeoTIFF, OGR, OpenStreetMap, OSM, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, Shapefile, There

related to Usage · 7

Mapnik → Apache Web Server, CloudMade, MapBox, MapQuest, One, OpenStreetMap, OSM

related to Platforms · 5

Mapnik → Linux, Mac, Solaris, Unix-like, Windows

related to License · 3

Mapnik → GNU Lesser General Public, LGPL, Licence

Developer · 1

Mapnik → The Mapnik Contributors

License · 1

Mapnik → LGPL

Operating system · 1

Mapnik → Cross-platform

Original author · 1

Mapnik → Artem Pavlenko

Repository · 1

Mapnik → github.com/mapnik/mapnik

Stable release · 1

Mapnik → 4.3.0 / 24 July 2026; 30 days ago (24 July 2026)

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Important terminology

also data mapping rendering xml software used map file written artem pavlenko original developer system open-source license lgpl toolkit server

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Mapnik	Developer	The Mapnik Contributors	1.00	infobox
Mapnik	License	LGPL	1.00	infobox
Mapnik	Operating system	Cross-platform	1.00	infobox
Mapnik	Original author	Artem Pavlenko	1.00	infobox
Mapnik	Repository	github.com/mapnik/mapnik	1.00	infobox
Mapnik	Stable release	4.3.0 / 24 July 2026; 30 days ago (24 July 2026)	1.00	infobox
Mapnik	Website	mapnik.org	1.00	infobox
Mapnik	Written in	C++	1.00	infobox
Mapnik	is a	open-source mapping toolkit for desktop and server based map rendering	0.90	text
memory management	instance of	For handling common software tasks	0.80	text
file system access	instance of	For handling common software tasks	0.80	text
regular expressions	instance of	For handling common software tasks	0.80	text

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