GeoServer

GeoServer: An open source software that gives you the opportunity to connect your information to the Geospatial web

GeoServer is a handy and reliable software that gives you the opportunity to work with geospatial data. It’s tailored for working with a wide variety of different data types and gives you the opportunity to display, edit, and make images or maps in a variety of formats.

It comes equipped with an integrated mapping library which makes creating maps super simplistic and can even display premade maps from some of the most commonly known map servers such as Google Earth. And since GeoServer is open source, you can easily tailor the software to suit your individual needs if you happen to know what you’re doing.

Features:

- Lets you publish and edit geospatial data using open standards.
- Offers robust support for shared editing.
- Tailored to working with a variety of different data types, ensuring ease of use for all customers.
- Follows the specifications of OGC.
- Allows you to work with a variety of formats (Shapefiles, KML, KMZ, SVG, GML, JPG, PDF, PNG, etc.).
- OpenLayers – An integrated mapping library.
- Works flawlessly with saved maps from various well known developers (Google Earth, Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, Yahoo Maps, etc.).
- Open source – Can be completely tailored to your unique needs if you happen to know what you’re doing.

Requirements:

Please note that in order for GeoServer to function properly on your Windows system, you must also have java installed on it.