MapServer Report 2009

MapServer

• Contact name: Steve Lime

Key Accomplishments

the top 5-10 key items that the project or PSC accomplished this period

• MapServer 5.4 released in April 2009:
  • Notable features and enhancements include:
• MapServer 5.6 released in December 2009
  • Notable features and enhancements include:
• Several releases for older versions tied to security improvements
  • The MapServer PSC worked with several 3rd parties who initially identified vulnerabilities
• Most of the MapServer PSC participated in the first C-tribe code sprint in Toronto.
• The MapServer project participated in the first web mapping server shoot out at FOSS4G 2009
• MapServer had a couple of Google summer of code students, our first ever

Areas for Improvement

any weaknesses in process, software, management, etc. that you plan to address or recognize need some help

• Keeping documentation up-to-date with development remains a challenge
  • Content is spread between the new website and the MapServer trac wiki and it is unclear when to transition between the two
• Google Summer of Code: try to attract some students in the next editions

Opportunities to Help

list areas that could use some help from members and readers of the report

• general website and documentation maintenance
• although much progress has been made we need to add more language support to the documentation
• new coders always welcome, a good way to start is by contributing bug reports and patches
• experienced users can contribute to the release process by testing the betas and RCs and reporting their results

Outlook for 2010

this is the motivational part that is meant to inspire readers to keep their eyes open for great stuff in 2009 :)

• MapServer 6.0 to be release sometime in mid-2010
• Strong presence at the New York City in February where we will focus on 6.0 release features and performance improvements
• New MapServer logo and website design
• Deployment of multi-language documentation, english and german to start