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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`).

The MapServer :ref:`Project Steering Committee (PSC)<rfc23>`, sanctioned by
`OSGeo`_, manages and administers the project which is maintained, improved,
and supported by developers from around the world. MapServer is not a
full-featured `GIS`_ system, nor does it aspire to be.

:ref:`More about MapServer <about>`

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.. _`GIS`: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system
.. _`Open Source`: http://www.opensource.org
.. _`OSGeo`: http://www.osgeo.org