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Welcome to MapServer

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MapServer is an `Open Source`_ platform for publishing spatial data and

interactive mapping applications to the web. Originally developed in the

mid-1990's at the University of Minnesota, MapServer is released under an

:ref:`MIT-style license <license>`, and runs on all major platforms

(:ref:`windows`, :ref:`linux`, :ref:`osx`).

MapServer is not a full-featured `GIS`_ system, nor does it aspire to

be. See the `Site Gallery <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/MapServer-Site-Gallery>`__

for live examples of MapServer in action.

The MapServer :ref:`Project Steering Committee (PSC)<psc>`, sanctioned by

`OSGeo`_, manages and administers the project which is maintained, improved,

and supported by developers and users from around the world.

See the :ref:`community activities <community>` page for mailing

lists, etc.

.. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.6994443.svg

:target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6994443

:alt: Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for MapServer

.. tip::

Follow MapServer on `Fosstodon <https://fosstodon.org/@[email protected]>`__

:ref:`More about MapServer <about>`

.. note:: For a list of current companies offering professional MapServer support see

:ref:`Service Providers <service_providers>`.

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<script src="_static/openlayers/OpenLayers.js"></script>

<script src="_static/ol.js"></script>

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<td id="olmaptd" width="100%" style="width:100%;height:100%;padding-top:25px;text-align:right;">

<div id="map" style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px;"></div>

<span style="width:100%;text-align:right;font-size:x-small;">

University of Minnesota, birthplace of MapServer. Data © <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors. (<a href="https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/RenderingOsmDataWindows">steps&hellip;</a>)

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</td>

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MapServer Suite Home

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:ref:`MapServer, MapCache, TinyOWS home <products>`

Download the MapServer Suite

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:ref:`Download the suite <download>`

Recent Announcements

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View all :ref:`Announcements`.

.. _`GIS`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system

.. _`Open Source`: https://opensource.org/

.. _`OSGeo`: https://www.osgeo.org

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