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update: WMS Performance Shootout at FOSS4G 2009

I’ve been following this previously, but never posted the results! Shame on me! Anyway, these are the slides: http://www.slideshare.net/gatewaygeomatics.com/wms-performance-shootout Conclusion: both where very fast! But in most cases MapServer (in FastCGI configuration) is a bit faster compared to GeoServer. Hehe, … Continue reading →

03. June 2010 by wouter
Categories: foss4g, geoserver, gis, mapserver, OGC, open source, standards, WMS | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

update: WMS Performance Shootout at FOSS4G 2009

As you previously could read on this blog, there’s a WMS performance shootout at FOSS4G 2009. Participants where three of the major WMS server providers: UMN MapServer, GeoServer and – finally- ESRI with ArcGIS Server. But yesterday, the announcement was … Continue reading →

16. October 2009 by wouter
Categories: esri, foss4g, gis, OGC, standards, WMS | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

WMS Performance Shootout at FOSS4G 2009

I’ve just received this in my mailbox from Cameron Shorter: GeoServer, MapServer, and ArcGIS Server will be competing for the title of “Fastest Web Map Server (WMS)” at the FOSS4G 2009 conference at the end of October. The Web Mapping … Continue reading →

06. October 2009 by wouter
Categories: esri, foss4g, gis, mapserver, open source, standards, WMS | Tags: , , , , | 1 comment

MapServer gets a speedbump

A one day code sprint in Toronto, and MapServer gets the following improvements: Paul Ramsey: Sprint Day #3 Impressive!

10. March 2009 by wouter
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Some more info on CCIP

Just found some more info (here): CCIP demonstrates standards based interoperability between geospatial applications based on a Climate Change scenario. It consists of a server with multiple virtual machines, each installed with geospatial applications offering standards based web services. All … Continue reading →

25. January 2009 by wouter
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Climate Change Integration @ FOSS4G 2009

A very interesting press release rolled in last week: Climate Change Integration Plugfest to be launched at FOSS4G Basically it says that I will use Foss4G as demo place to show the world that Open Source, COTS and proprietary software … Continue reading →

25. January 2009 by wouter
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foss4g 2008

From 29 sep until 4 oct, I went to foss4g in Cape Town, South Africa. I presented there a method that allows high speed visualization of point data with geotools. I’ve developed this method for an application for the RMI … Continue reading →

02. January 2009 by wouter
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