[Mapbender-users] FOSS GIS Web Service Client-Side products: MapBender

[Marc Jansen]

Hi John,

Some quick answers for the section about Mapbender:

<does MapBender receive external funding>
AFAIK: No

<how old is the project?>
It started in July the 16th of 2001: see this page in the wiki 
(currently german only):
http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Entwicklungsgeschichte

<what is the history behind the conception and initiation of the project?>
See: http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Entwicklungsgeschichte

Steering Group
<is there a steering Group?>
Yes, see: http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Mapbender_PSC

Developers
<how many active developers are there?>
That would be 9-11 see: http://www.ohloh.net/projects/3712

If you have special questions... just keep them coming and good luck 
with your dissertation,

-- Marc