Mapnik

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Mapnik is an Open Source toolkit for developing mapping applications. Mapnik is written in C++ and there are Python bindings to facilitate fast-paced and agile development. Mapnik can comfortably be used for both desktop and web development.

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[edit] Supported Platforms

As of 10/18/2006, only Linux is supported, but Windows support is being worked on. Alpha quality source, compilable for Win32, is available, but Win32 binaries are not distributed at this time.

[edit] Supported Data Formats and Protocols

Mapnik supports data access plugins, allowing users to expand its data format support.

As of 10/18/2006, Mapniks comes with support for:

[edit] License

In May of 2006, Mapnik's license changed from the GPL to LGPL.

[edit] External References

Mapnik Homepage

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