:Author: Pieter De Graef
:Version: osgeo-live4.0
:License: Creative Commons

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Geomajas Quickstart 
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Getting Started
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Geomajas is a development framework for creating GIS web applications. Therefore, what you see on this Live DVD is an example application built using the Geomajas technology.

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* Go to the "Browser Clients" folder on the desktop.

* Click on the desktop icon "Start Geomajas". This will launch the FireFox browser which will navigate to the correct location automatically.

* On the left side you will see a list of short examples of what functionalities Geomajas supports out-of-the-box. Clicking on these will open the associated examples.

* For each example, you will find a short description/explanation on the right side. It is recommended to read these as they will clarify each example.

See the `Geomajas homepage <http://www.geomajas.org/>`_ for more help.