
Welcome to MapServer — MapServer 8.6.0 documentation
Jan 14, 2026 · 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 …
MapServer 8.6.0 Documentation
Jan 14, 2026 · If you are upgrading from an earlier version of MapServer, be sure to review the MapServer Migration Guide. Documentation for earlier versions of MapServer can be found on the …
An Introduction to MapServer — MapServer 8.6.0 documentation
Jan 14, 2026 · MapServer can be extended and customized through MapScript or templating. It can be built to support many different vector and raster input data formats, and it can generate a multitude of …
Download — MapServer 8.6.0 documentation
Apr 30, 2021 · A binary distribution of MapServer and components for Linux environments including x64, ppc64le, and aarch64 and including conda builds of GDAL/OGR and PROJ. Also includes mysql and …
MapServer Tutorial — MapServer 8.6.0 documentation
Apr 19, 2023 · This tutorial (initially created in the early-2000’s by Perry, and maintained since by Jeff) was designed to give new users a quick (relatively speaking) introduction to the concepts behind …
MapServer Suite Products — MapServer 8.6.0 documentation
Jan 14, 2026 · Since the MapServer 6.0 release, the MapServer project includes a suite of Open Source products, to provide a full set of online mapping tools to the community.
About — MapServer 8.6.0 documentation
Jan 14, 2026 · MapServer is an Open Source geographic data rendering engine written in C. Beyond browsing GIS data, MapServer allows you create “geographic image maps”, that is, maps that can …
WMS Server — MapServer 8.6.0 documentation
Nov 18, 2025 · A WMS (or Web Map Server) allows for use of data from several different servers, and enables for the creation of a network of Map Servers from which clients can build customized maps.
MapServer Tutorial
Nov 19, 2021 · This tutorial was designed to give new users a quick (relatively speaking) introduction to the concepts behind MapServer. It is arranged into four sections with each section having one or …
MapServer Tutorial
Nov 19, 2021 · This is a complete web mapping environment for Windows and includes the Apache web server, GDAL, PROJ, MapServer, and all required libraries and useful utilities.