MapServer
E427696
MapServer is an open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications on the web.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MapServer canonical | 8 |
| MapGuide Open Source | 1 |
| University of Minnesota MapServer project | 1 |
| https://mapserver.org | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4279527 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MapServer Context triple: [PostGIS, compatibleWith, MapServer]
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A.
MapInfo Professional
MapInfo Professional is a desktop geographic information system (GIS) software application used for mapping, spatial analysis, and visualization of geographic data.
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B.
Maps Platform Maps Library
Maps Platform Maps Library is a JavaScript library from Google that lets developers embed and customize interactive Google Maps within their web applications.
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C.
Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's web-based mapping and navigation service offering road maps, aerial imagery, directions, and location-based search.
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D.
MAP
MAP was the abbreviated name used for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Aircraft Production, the World War II government department responsible for overseeing and increasing aircraft manufacturing.
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E.
Mapam
Mapam was a left-wing socialist Zionist political party in Israel that played a significant role in the early decades of the state, particularly within the kibbutz movement and peace-oriented politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MapServer Target entity description: MapServer is an open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications on the web.
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A.
MapInfo Professional
MapInfo Professional is a desktop geographic information system (GIS) software application used for mapping, spatial analysis, and visualization of geographic data.
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B.
Maps Platform Maps Library
Maps Platform Maps Library is a JavaScript library from Google that lets developers embed and customize interactive Google Maps within their web applications.
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C.
Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's web-based mapping and navigation service offering road maps, aerial imagery, directions, and location-based search.
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D.
MAP
MAP was the abbreviated name used for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Aircraft Production, the World War II government department responsible for overseeing and increasing aircraft manufacturing.
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E.
Mapam
Mapam was a left-wing socialist Zionist political party in Israel that played a significant role in the early decades of the state, particularly within the kibbutz movement and peace-oriented politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GIS software
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ open-source web mapping server ⓘ |
| affiliation |
OSGeo project
ⓘ
linked to:
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
|
| community | OSGeo community ⓘ |
| developedAt | University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| feature |
labeling and annotation
ⓘ
mapfile-based configuration ⓘ querying spatial data ⓘ support for projections and coordinate systems ⓘ symbolization and styling ⓘ thematic mapping ⓘ |
| implementsStandard |
GML
ⓘ
KML ⓘ OGC Web Coverage Service ⓘ
linked to:
OGC WCS
OGC Web Feature Service ⓘ
linked to:
WFS
OGC Web Map Service ⓘ
linked to:
OGC WMS
SLD ⓘ WCS ⓘ WFS ⓘ WMS ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| license | MIT License ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| originProject |
University of Minnesota MapServer project
ⓘ
linked to:
MapServer
|
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| softwareType |
map rendering engine
ⓘ
web mapping ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
GDAL-supported raster formats
ⓘ
GeoTIFF ⓘ OGR-supported vector formats ⓘ Oracle Spatial ⓘ PostGIS ⓘ Shapefile ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
OGC-compliant web services
ⓘ
publishing spatial data on the web ⓘ rendering maps from spatial data ⓘ serving interactive web maps ⓘ web-based GIS applications ⓘ |
| supportsLanguageBinding |
.NET
ⓘ
linked to:
.NET Framework
Java ⓘ PHP ⓘ Perl ⓘ Python ⓘ |
| useCase | publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications on the web ⓘ |
| usesLibrary |
GDAL
ⓘ
OGR ⓘ
linked to:
GDAL
PROJ ⓘ
linked to:
Proj
|
| website |
https://mapserver.org
ⓘ
linked to:
MapServer
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MapServer Description of subject: MapServer is an open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications on the web.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MapServer
linked to: MapServer