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MapServer

web mapping application development tool
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MapServer

Summary

MapServer is a free software[1]. MapServer ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MapServer's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • MapServer's instance of is recorded as Common Gateway Interface[4].
  • MapServer's instance of is recorded as Internet Map Server[5].
  • MapServer's developer is recorded as Open Source Geospatial Foundation[6].
  • MapServer's developer is recorded as University of Minnesota[7].
  • MapServer's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[8].
  • MapServer's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • MapServer's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[10].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.1[11].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.2[12].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.4[13].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 5.6.9[14].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 7.0.0[15].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.0[16].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.1[17].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.2[18].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.3[19].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.4[20].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0.0[21].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0.1[22].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0.2[23].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 8.2.0[24].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 8.2.1[25].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 8.2.2[26].
  • MapServer's software version identifier is recorded as 8.4.0[27].

Why It Matters

MapServer ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2] MapServer has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] MapServer is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

C++ free software

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mapserver.org. Retrieved . mapserver.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MapServer. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mapserver
MLA “MapServer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mapserver.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mapserver_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MapServer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mapserver}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 13d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced → web mapping application
    Has use → web mapping platform
    Developer → —
    Website → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/e5ef04e8dc16|details]])"
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