sij/mapnik
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull requests Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity Actions

readme touchups

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
Dane Springmeyer 2013-10-25 17:17:00 -07:00
parent adabe3022d
commit 3037fe9ef7
1 changed files with 3 additions and 4 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

7
README.md
View file

@ -12,19 +12,18 @@ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
# What is Mapnik?
Mapnik is an open source toolkit and API for developing mapping applications. At the core is a C++ shared library providing algorithms and patterns for spatial data access and visualization. High-level bindings for Java, JavaScript, Python, and Ruby facilitate rapid application development in a variety of environments.
Mapnik is an open source toolkit for developing mapping applications. At the core is a C++ shared library providing algorithms and patterns for spatial data access and visualization. High-level bindings for JavaScript, Python, and Ruby facilitate rapid application development in a variety of environments.
# Overview
Mapnik is basically a collection of geographic objects like maps, layers, datasources, features, and geometries. The library doesn't rely on any OS specific "windowing systems" and it can be deployed to any server environment. It is intended to play fair in a multi-threaded environment and is aimed primarily, but not exclusively, at web-based development.
For further information see [http://mapnik.org](http://mapnik.org) and also our [wiki documentation](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/wiki) here on GitHub.
# Installation
See [INSTALL.md](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/blob/master/INSTALL.md) for installation instructions.
See [INSTALL.md](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/blob/master/INSTALL.md) for installation instructions and the [Install](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/wiki/Mapnik-Installation) page on the wiki for guides.
# License
Mapnik software is free and is released under LGPL ([GNU Lesser General Public License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html_)). Please see [COPYING](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/blob/master/COPYING) for more information.
Mapnik software is free and is released under the LGPL ([GNU Lesser General Public License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html_)). Please see [COPYING](https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/blob/master/COPYING) for more information.