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==Map servers==
==Map servers==


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===ArcIMS===
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(for comparison)
| name || requires || url
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| ArcIMS<br> (for comparison) || || http://www.esri.com/
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| GeoServer || ||
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| MapGuide || FDO || http://mapguide.osgeo.org/
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| MapServer || proj4 ||
|}


Current Version: 9.2
Home: http://www.esri.com/
===GeoServer===
Current Version:
Home: http://geoserver.org/
Comments: (swiped from their site)
GeoServer supports WFS-T and WMS open protocols from the OGC to produce JPEG, PNG, SVG, KML/KMZ, GML, PDF, Shapefiles and more. More information on specific features of GeoServer can be found here, and some samples of GeoServer in action are in the gallery.
GeoServer is built on Geotools, the same Java toolkit that udig uses. GeoServer is a truly open community, with a well documented and modular codebase, so don't hesitate to get involved.
===MapGuide===
Current Version: 2.0.0 is in beta
Home: http://mapguide.osgeo.org/
===MapServer===
Current version:
Home:
==Standards==
[http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs WFS]
[http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs WFS]
[http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms WMS]
[http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms WMS]

Revision as of 00:16, 10 January 2008

Well, this is my notes on what I am interested in...

Map servers

ArcIMS

(for comparison)

Current Version: 9.2

Home: http://www.esri.com/

GeoServer

Current Version:

Home: http://geoserver.org/

Comments: (swiped from their site)

GeoServer supports WFS-T and WMS open protocols from the OGC to produce JPEG, PNG, SVG, KML/KMZ, GML, PDF, Shapefiles and more. More information on specific features of GeoServer can be found here, and some samples of GeoServer in action are in the gallery.

GeoServer is built on Geotools, the same Java toolkit that udig uses. GeoServer is a truly open community, with a well documented and modular codebase, so don't hesitate to get involved.

MapGuide

Current Version: 2.0.0 is in beta

Home: http://mapguide.osgeo.org/

MapServer

Current version:

Home:

Standards

WFS WMS

Map server front ends

name frontend for
mapbender mapserver
cartoweb mapserver

OpenLayers is a JavaScript front end that works with WMS and WFS servers. So it's not tied to one server.

Database Backends

MySQL PostgreSQL/Postgis

Desktop GIS

ArcGIS (for comparison) um. The Spanish one? It's called... um. The Brazillian one? ... QGIS what else

Other SDK's and Toolkits

name language requires
FDO
OGR/GDAL C Proj4
GeoTools Java JTS
Grass C
JTS Java
Proj4 C
SharpMap C#