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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[citation needed]. It can run as a CGI program or via MapScript which supports several programming languages (using SWIG). MapServer can access hundreds…

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Developers
Steve Lime originally, now a project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation foundation
License
X/MIT
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
1994 (1994)
Repository
github.com/MapServer/MapServer
Stable release
8.6.5 / 10 July 2026; 45 days ago (10 July 2026)

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MapServer

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples82
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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MapServer

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related to Timeline · 52
MapServer → AGG, Anti-Grain Geometry, API, ArcSDE, CMake, COMPOP, COMPOSITE, CONNECTIONTYPE RASTERLABEL, CSS, Developed, FastCGI, Features, FlatGeobuf, ForNET, GitHub, Grew, INSPIRE, KML, MapCache, MapScript
related to Open Source Geospatial Foundation · 20
MapServer → Also, Autodesk, DM Solutions Group, GIS, In November, Instead, MapGuide, MapGuide Open Source, MapServer Cheetah, MapServer Enterprise, MapServer Foundation, MapServer Technical Steering Committee, Members, Minnesota, Open Source Geospatial Foundation, OSGeo, The, This, University, With
Developers · 1
MapServer → Steve Lime originally, now a project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation foundation
License · 1
MapServer → X/MIT
Platform · 1
MapServer → Cross-platform
Release · 1
MapServer → 1994 (1994)
Repository · 1
MapServer → github.com/MapServer/MapServer
Stable release · 1
MapServer → 8.6.5 / 10 July 2026; 45 days ago (10 July 2026)
Type · 1
MapServer → GIS software (compare)
Website · 1
MapServer → mapserver.org

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MapServerDevelopersSteve Lime originally, now a project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation foundation1.00infobox
MapServerLicenseX/MIT1.00infobox
MapServerPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
MapServerRelease1994 (1994)1.00infobox
MapServerRepositorygithub.com/MapServer/MapServer1.00infobox
MapServerStable release8.6.5 / 10 July 2026; 45 days ago (10 July 2026)1.00infobox
MapServerTypeGIS software (compare)1.00infobox
MapServerWebsitemapserver.org1.00infobox
MapServerWritten inC / C++1.00infobox
MapServeris aopen-source development environment for building spatially enabled internet applications0.90text
MapServerrelated to Open Source Geospatial FoundationIn November0.60section
MapServerrelated to Open Source Geospatial FoundationAutodesk0.60section

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