Estimate of number of MapServer installations and applications?

[Pericles S. Nacionales]

Would be interesting to hear from the German and Brazilian communities as well 
if they are keeping their own mailing lists...

-Perry

On Monday 17 April 2006 15:09, Dave McIlhagga wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Yup - it's a big number, but it became apparrent when we started looking
> at how much MapServer was being used without an associated user ever
> subscribing to the direct MapServer mailing list due to:
>
> 1. Embedded in Client Tools (chameleon, ka-map, maplab, mapbender,
> etc..) where users may not subscribe to MS list
> 2. Culture/Language differences, driving non-english speaking users away
> from the list
> 3. Embedded in commercial solutions that get deployed without any
> associated user
> 4. Customers who purchase full web mapping solutions from a
> developer/consultant and don't engage in the technology
> 5. High volume list deters some users from subscribing
>
> There are many other drivers as well.
>
>
> All of these contribute to MapServer installations around the world
> without an associated 'user' subscribing to the mailing list.
>
> By installations -- we mean # of machines MapServer is installed on.
>
> Dave
>
> Steve Lime wrote:
> > Thanks Dave, that's a big number. The mailing list is at 2060
> > subscriptions. If my memory is correct we were at about 1,500 last
> > October- a healthy increase.
> >
> > One question is what's the definition of an "installation"?
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >>>>Dave McIlhagga <dmcilhagga at DMSOLUTIONS.CA> 4/17/2006 1:29:58 PM >>>
> >
> > Having said that -- that estimate is close to a year old now and
> > probably needs an update.
> >
> > Steve - do you know where we are at in terms of number of mailing list
> > subscribers?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Dave McIlhagga wrote:
> >>Steve,
> >>
> >>We've done extensive investigation on this by looking at a number of
> >>metrics -- our best guess that we feel is somewhat conservative is
> >>somewhere between 20k to 40k installations worldwide.
> >>
> >>Dave
> >>
> >>Steve Lime wrote:
> >>>Hi all: Has anyone got any good metrics for these? I was hoping that
> >>>someone who "sells"
> >>>open source solutions might have a number they've been using.
> >>>
> >>>Steve

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Pericles S. Nacionales
Conservation Biology Program
University of Minnesota
e-mail: naci0002 at umn.edu