GIS

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Visualize, Question, Analyze, Interpret, and Understand data to reveal relationships, patterns, and trends.

What Can You Do with GIS?

Map Where Things Are
Map Quantities
Map Densities
Find What's Inside
Find What's Nearby
Map Change

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Open Source GIS systems.

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GeoServer

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Designed for interoperability, it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards.

WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS and REST

http://geoserver.org

http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/Welcome

http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver

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