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| 1 | See INSTALL file for installation instructions |
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| 3 | Mapnik is an OpenSource C++/Python toolkit for developing |
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| 4 | GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. At the core is a C++ shared |
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| 5 | library providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access and visualization. |
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| 7 | Essentially a collection of geographic objects (map, layer, datasource, feature, geometry), |
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| 8 | the library doesn't rely on "windowing systems" and can be deployed in any server environment. |
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| 9 | It is intended to play fair in a multi-threaded environment and is aimed primarily, |
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| 10 | but not exclusively, at web-based development. |
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| 12 | High-level Python bindings (boost.python) facilitate rapid application development, |
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| 13 | targeting zope3, django etc. |
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| 15 | Mapnik is a free software and is released under GPL (General Public Licence) (see COPYING) |
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