:Author: OSGeo Live
:Version: osgeo-live4.5
:License: Creative Commons

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QGIS mapserver
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Web Service
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QGIS mapserver provides a web map service (WMS) based on libraries from the Quantum GIS (QGIS) desktop application.
The close integration with QGIS means desktop maps can easily be exported to web maps by copying the QGIS project file into the server directory, and web maps look exactly the same as in the desktop.

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Core Features
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* Web Map Service (WMS) implementation
* Good integration with desktop GIS (QGIS)
* Easy to use
* Supports Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD)
* Advanced cartographic symbolisation

Implemented Standards
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* OGC Web Map Service (WMS) 1.3.0
* OGC Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) 1.0

Details
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**Website:** http://karlinapp.ethz.ch/qgis_wms/

**Licence:** GPL

**Software Version:** 1.6.0

**Supported Platforms:** Windows, Linux

**Commercial Support:** http://www.sourcepole.com/


Quickstart
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* `Quickstart documentation <../quickstart/qgis_mapserver_quickstart.html>`_