Welcome to MapServer¶
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 MIT-style license, and runs on all major platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X). MapServer is not a full-featured GIS system, nor does it aspire to be. See the Site Gallery for live examples of MapServer in action.
The MapServer Project Steering Committee (PSC), sanctioned by OSGeo, manages and administers the project which is maintained, improved, and supported by developers and users from around the world. See the community activities page for mailing lists, etc.
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For a list of current companies offering professional MapServer support see Service Providers.
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Recent Announcements¶
2022-03-24 - MapCache 1.12.1 is released
MapCache 1.12.1 has been released. The list of significant changes for this release can be found in the changelog.
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2022-02-22 - MapCache 1.12.0 is released
The major version MapCache 1.12.0 has been released. The list of significant changes for this release can be found in the changelog.
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2022-01-27 - MapCache 1.12.0-rc1 is released
The first release candidate of MapCache 1.12.0 is now available. See the 1.12.0-rc1 changelog for the full list of changes.
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2021-07-12 - MapServer 7.6.4 is released
The maintenance release of MapServer 7.6.4 is now available. See the 7.6 changelog for the full list of changes.
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2021-06-11 - Community Condolences - Håvard Tveite & Olivier Courtin
The MapServer community mourns the loss of 2 major contributors, Håvard Tveite & Olivier Courtin.
2021-06-11 - TinyOWS 1.2.0 is released
The major version TinyOWS 1.2.0 has been released. This release is in honor of Olivier Courtin, the original TinyOWS developer & visionary. The list of significant changes for this release can be found in the changelog.
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2021-04-30 - MapServer 7.6.3, 7.4.5, 7.2.3, and 7.0.8 are released
Several maintenance releases of MapServer have been issued in order to fix a security flaw for processing the MAP parameter (CVE-2021-32062). See the 7.6.3 changelog, 7.4.5 changelog, 7.2.3 changelog, 7.0.8 changelog, for the full list of changes.
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2021-03-30 - Security Advisory – Limiting Mapfile Access
It is important to limit MapServer CGI access to mapfiles, to prevent malicious attacks to your file system. Please see details in the announcement at Security Advisory – Limiting Mapfile Access.
2020-12-07 - MapServer 7.6.2 is released
The maintenance release of MapServer 7.6.2 is now available. See the 7.6 changelog for the full list of changes.
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2020-07-31 - MapServer 7.6.1 is released
The maintenance release of MapServer 7.6.1 is now available. See the 7.6 changelog for the full list of changes.
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2020-05-08 - MapServer 7.6.0 is released
The major version MapServer 7.6.0 has been released. The list of significant changes for this release can be found in the 7.6 announcement. See the changelog for the full list of changes.
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2020-03-21 - MapServer 7.4.4, and 6.4.6 are released
The maintenance releases of MapServer have been issued in order to fix CVE-2020-10872, CVE-2020-10873 vulnerabilities in PHPMapScript error handling. See the 7.4.4 changelog, 6.4.6 changelog for the full list of changes.
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2020-02-24 - MapCache 1.10.0 is released
The major version MapCache 1.10.0 has been released. The list of significant changes for this release can be found in the changelog.
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