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See INSTALL file for installation instructions
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Mapnik is an OpenSource C++/Python toolkit for developing GIS (Geographic
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Information Systems) applications. At the core is a C++ shared library
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providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access and visualization.
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Essentially a collection of geographic objects (map, layer, datasource,
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feature, geometry), the library doesn't rely on "windowing systems"
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and can be deployed in any server environment. It is intended to play
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fair in a multi-threaded environment and is aimed primarily, but not
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exclusively, at web-based development.
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High-level Python bindings (boost.python) facilitate rapid application
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development, targeting zope3, django etc.
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Mapnik is a free software and is released under LGPL (GNU Lesser General
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Public Licence) (see COPYING)
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For further information see:
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- http://mapnik.org
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- http://trac.mapnik.org
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- http://ohloh.net/p/mapnik
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