Anyone compared SharpMap with MapServer. What are the major difference? Thanks

[David Lowther]

Sun,

 

We use Mapserver and SharpMap. My first attraction to SharpMap was that it
was a .NET solution, but as Mapscript_csharp has come along, I have used
SharpMap less and less. Also, SharpMap is a much less mature project than
Mapserver so you have a lot less documentation, fewer users (meaning less
forum / listserv activity), and there are a lot of things left "to do" in
SharpMap.   

 

One of the main differences in USE of SharpMap is that it doesn't use a
Mapfile (.map or .axl) the entire map configuration is done in code.

 

Depending on the complexity of your application (e.g. number of and types of
layers, desired functionality) SharpMap could work or even be the better
solution, but in general I would say Mapserver and ArcIMS / ArcGIS Server
are much more robust products today.

 

Hope that helps,

 

David Lowther

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Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Anyone compared SharpMap with MapServer. What
are the major difference? Thanks

 

 

Dear folks,

I am testing MapServer, ArcIMS, ArcGIS Server.   When I tried to search
"Tile Caching", I found another Open Source GIS--  SharpMap.


Does any one compared the difference, like advantage/disadvantage between
these two?  or can you point to articles about the comparison?  

Thanks for your hint. 

Regards,

Sun 

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