From 56f7281986354036c615aeb12ba482a709f1c98f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Artem Pavlenko Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 13:03:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added info about the project --- README | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index 762b4b069..a6798d952 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1 +1,15 @@ See INSTALL file for installation instructions + +Mapnik is an OpenSource C++/Python toolkit for developing +GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. At the core is a C++ shared +library providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access and visualization. + +Essentially a collection of geographic objects (map, layer, datasource, feature, geometry), +the library doesn't rely on "windowing systems" and can be deployed in 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. + +High-level Python bindings (boost.python) facilitate rapid application development, +targeting zope3, django etc. + +Mapnik is a free software and is released under GPL (General Public Licence) (see COPYING)