:Author: OSGeo Live
:Version: osgeo-live4.0
:License: Creative Commons

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QGIS mapserver
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  Application Category Description:
  * Spatial Database
  * Web Service
  * Metadata Web Service
  * Desktop GIS
  * Browser GIS client
  * Business Intelligence
  * GIS Tools
  * ...

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

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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

**Supported Platforms:** Windows, Linux

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

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