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Pirmin,<br>
Nice to see QGIS mapserver introduced to this release of OSGeo Live.<br>
Below are my review comments in italics. I've copied these comments
into the source .rst file.<br>
<br>
I notice you don't have a screen shot yet. Can you please get one. It
makes the documentation look really professional.<br>
<div class="section" id="qgis-mapserver">
<h1>QGIS mapserver<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part1.02080600.06050307@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<h2>Web Service<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part2.03050909.03060605@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>QGIS mapserver provides a web map service (WMS) based on the Quantum
GIS (QGIS) libraries. One of the major advantages therefore is the
close integration with the desktop application QGIS. Because QGIS
mapserver uses the same code for data access and rendering, the web
maps look exactly as in the desktop application. Furthermore, all the
advanced features of QGIS (e.g. intelligent labelling, the new
symbology engine, creating layer groups) are supported. The export of a
desktop project to the web is straightforward. Just copy (or symlink)
the QGIS project file (.qgs) into the server directory.<br>
<i>Cameron: I've reworded above to use less words, but convey the same
meaning. (In marketing, less words get read by more people)</i><br>
</p>
<p>Although QGIS mapserver is not as widely used as other open source
mapservers, the user base is growing. There is already a number of
users, especially in the university and public administration domains.<br>
<i>Cameron: I suggest removing the above line, as it leaves the user
feeling like the project is not used by many people and hence is not
worth checking out.</i><br>
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<div class="section" id="core-features">
<h3>Core Features<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part3.03070703.08020600@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Web Map Service (WMS) implementation</li>
<li>Good integration with desktop GIS (QGIS)</li>
<li>Easy to use</li>
<li>Supports Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD)</li>
<li>Advanced cartographic symbolisation</li>
<li>Provides SOAP bindings</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section" id="implemented-standards">
<h3>Implemented Standards<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part4.06050304.07020400@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<ul class="simple">
<li>OGC standards compliant (WMS + SLD)</li>
<li><i>Cameron: Can you please update to include which versions of
WMS and SLD are supported</i><br>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section" id="details">
<h3>Details<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part5.03050604.01000009@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p><strong>Website:</strong> <a class="reference external"
href="http://karlinapp.ethz.ch/qgis_wms/">http://karlinapp.ethz.ch/qgis_wms/</a></p>
<p><strong>Licence:</strong> GPL</p>
<p><strong>Supported Platforms:</strong> Windows, Linux</p>
<p><strong>Commercial Support:</strong> <a class="reference external"
href="http://www.sourcepole.com/">http://www.sourcepole.com/</a></p>
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