Random conversation in Matt McGrath’s office a couple years ago after reading Nick Chrisman’s book we all knew

MapServer web GIS (Minnesota) begins development

• MapServer web GIS (Minnesota) begins development

• Intended to support web-based delivery of forestry data
• Java applets, initially UNIX/Linux based

• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) was founded by Tim Berners-Lee

• Founded at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science (MIT/LCS) with support from the European Commission and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Standards include: CGI, CSS, HTML, SOAP, SVG, WSDL, XML, XPath, and XQuery

1.0 (late 1991)

• 1.0 (late 1991)

• Easy to use desktop display and query software
• Shipped 10,000 copies in first half of 1992

• 2.0 (1994)

• Authorized Training Program (ATP)

• 3.0 (1996)

• Shapefiles
• Avenue
• Extensions
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