Estimate number of active/registered MapServer users/developers

[Gambin Dejan]

Thanks Tim,

I think I have incorrectly expressed myself. I was thinking on any
"numbers" (statistical data or something like that) that could encourage
people to seriously think about the MapServer alternative if they ever
decide to implement a WebGIS solution (for example the number of members
in the lists, the number of downloads as you suggested, or even better
some relative numbers that show the MapServer growth in time). It is the
"open source systems" and "Linux users conference" at the same time (not
a GIS conference) so I expect more developers/system integrators than
managers in the audience.

regards, dejan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List 
> [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Bowden
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 8:57 AM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Estimate number of 
> active/registered MapServer users/developers
> 
> On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 08:37 +0200, Gambin Dejan wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am holding a MapServer presentation next week and I would like to 
> > know an estimate number of active/registered MapServer 
> > users/developers, just for the information I want to give.
> > 
> > Thanks very much
> 
> I don't think anyone has any idea about number of users as it's free.
> Using download numbers (I assume they're available?) you may 
> be able to extrapolate changes in popularity wrt time rather 
> than absolute numbers.
> Of course this won't take into account any packaging by 
> distros which will change the numbers by an unknown amount.  
> Trying to get even approximate usage numbers is a black art 
> at best so I'm not sure anyone even tries to do it. 
> 
> > 
> > regards, dejan
> > 
> > p.s. this is my first MapServer presentation so if someone 
> experienced 
> > has some additional suggestions on what to mention on such a 
> > presentation, to make the people more interested in 
> MapServer, I will 
> > be glad to hear it :-))
> 
> Hard to give you ideas as you haven't told us your audience profile.
> What interests geospatial people will be different from 
> developers, managers etc.
> 
> Tim Bowden
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