Web Mapping Illustrated: Using Open Source GIS Toolkits

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During setup and installation of MapServer, there are different ways to get some help. These include commercial support, mailing lists, and an Internet relay chat (IRC) channel.

MapServer web site

  • The main web site with documentation is at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu.

  • An FAQ is available at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc/mapserver-FAQ.html.

  • Bug tracking/reporting can be found at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/index.cgi.

MapServer mailing lists

  • Look for MapServer users at http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mapserver-users.html.

  • Find older archives at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wilma/mapserver-users.

  • Check out a searchable GMANE archive at http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.mapserver.user.

  • Find MapServer-dev at http://lists.gis.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev.

MapServer IRC channel

  • Look for #mapserver at irc.freenode.net.

Other references

  • A map of other users/consultants is at http://moximedia.com/imf-ows/imf.jsp?site=ms_users.

  • A support site that includes MapServer category is at http://www.findopensourcesupport.com.

  • Check out the Mapping Hacks book (O'Reilly) at http://mappinghacks.com.

Table 4-2 lists commercial options for support or development of MapServer applications.

Table 4-2. Organizations that provide commercial services for MapServer

Organization

Country

Web site

Laboratório de Computação Aplicada - G10

Brazil

http://g10.cttmar.univali.br

WebMapIt

Brazil

http://www.webmapit.com.br

BGC Engineering Inc.

Canada

http://www.bgcengineering.ca

DM Solutions Group

Canada

http://www.dmsolutions.ca

Handyside Web Programming

Canada

http://www.hwps.ca

Refractions Research

Canada

http://refractions.net

T-MAPY

Czech Republic

http://www.tmapserver.com

CCGIS

Germany

http://www.ccgis.de

Geo-Consortium

Germany

http://www.geo-consortium.de

Intevation

Germany

http://www.intevation.de

Orkney, Inc.

Japan

http://www.orkney.co.jp

Camptocamp SA

Switzerland

http://www.camptocamp.com

TYDAC

Switzerland

http://www.mapserver.ch

Geodan

The Netherlands

http://www.geodan.com

Syncera IT Solutions

The Netherlands

http://www.syncera-itsolutions.nl

HostGIS

USA

http://www.hostgis.com

PeopleGIS

USA

http://peoplegis.com

Sean Gillies

USA

http://www.zcologia.com

Steve Lime

USA

sdlime@comcast.net

Locative Technologies

USA/UK

http://locative.us

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