1. MapGuide Open Source (MGOS)
A powerful emerging open source technology for web based GIS development
Kishore Patel
Founder and President, CEO
CyberSWIFT, LLC.
Website:
2008 Ohio GIS Conference
September 10-12, 2008
Crowne Plaza North Hotel
Columbus, Ohio

2. Sources of information and content
OSGEO Web Site
Autodesk Web Site
Good old Internet!
- Acknowledgement

3. What is MapGuide Open Source
MapGuide Open Source is a web-based platform that enables users to quickly develop and deploy web mapping applications and geospatial web services. -

4. What’s MapGuide Enterprise / Open Source?
A new spatial application server that allows developers to quickly publish maps and spatial applications to the web.
Components:
Server
Web Extensions
(for application development)
Studio
(for map authoring)
Viewers
Site Administrator
MapGuide OpenSource = open source version
Autodesk® MapGuide Enterprise = commercial version
Autodesk® MapGuide Studio = commercial authoring tool

5. What’s In MapGuide OpenSource? (open source version)
Basic components
Core server technology
Web Extensions
Viewers
Site Administrator
FDO providers for SDF and SHP
FDO providers for ODBC, ArcSDE, MySQL, GDAL Raster, WMS, WFS
Open source availability means
Freely downloadable code
Open, collaborative software development (to come)
Provided under an open source license (LGPL)

6. Reasons to use MapGuide Open Source?
Lower Cost of Ownership
Support for the Linux operating system and Apache web server gives you a choice of platform, which can reduce your ongoing system costs. Also, the new Resource Database in Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise allows you to create libraries of layers that can be shared by many maps. Change the layer once and all of your maps are instantly updated.
Apache Web Server
Linux

7. Reasons to use MapGuide Open Source?
Easier Data Access with FDO (Feature Data Objects)
Easy Access to Geospatial Data (includes both vector and raster formats. It support ESRI SHP and SDF vector file format, ESRI ArcSDE, MySQL, Oracle Spatial, ODBC database formats etc )
Rich and Consistent Data Access
Platform and Technology Neutrality
Extensibility via Open Source
Open to the World through OGC support

8. Broad Platform Support
Deploy on…
Develop with…
Linux
Microsoft Windows
Serve with…
Browse with…
Apache Web Server
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft IIS

9. Flexible Viewing Options
DWF
AJAX
 Same Functionality 
 Dynamic pan / zoom
 Scale-dependent detail
 Feature selection
 Tool tips and hyperlinks
 Vector based
 Raster based
 Print to scale
 Smooth pan / zoom
 Offline support
Internet Explorer only
 Internet Explorer and Firefox

10. Server-Side Development
$featureReader = $featureService->SelectFeatures( $featureResId, "Parcels", $queryOptions);
while ($featureReader->ReadNext()) {
$name = $featureReader->GetString('RNAME');
$geometry = $featureReader->GetGeometry('SHPGEOM');
$point = $geometry->GetCentroid();
. . .
Write your application logic within your server environment …
… to work with either viewer on any client.
DWF
AJAX

11. Integration and mashup with Google Maps/Google Earth
By integrating Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise with Google Maps or Google Earth, you can use the publicly available data from Google with local data stored in an MapGuide environment for your application.

12. Polygon Fill Transparency
Enhanced Stylization
True Color Support
Polygon Fill Transparency

13. Advanced Labeling Labels auto scale to fit the available space!
Segmented lines are stitched together and labeled as one feature!
Labels follow the path of the line!

14. Web Based Site Administration
And there's more…
Collect your geo-spatial data, author maps and layers, and create your application all in one central place – Autodesk MapGuide Studio
SDF
SHP
Raster Images
SQL Server
ArcSDE
MySQL
ODBC
Oracle
WMS
WFS
Feature Data Objects
Web Based Site Administration
Support for
Open Geospatial
Standards
Web Map
Service
Web Feature

15. What’s Autodesk® MapGuide Enterprise? (commercial version)
Everything in the open source version, plus:
Additional components
Additional FDO functionality – Oracle, SQL Server
Added features - commercial-grade
projection support from Mentor
Added value
Quality assurance tested on specific platforms in specific configurations
Documentation
Product support through subscription program
To be available in a box or via download

16. What’s Autodesk® MapGuide Studio?
Developer-friendly authoring environment
Modeled on popular web development tools
Streamlined authoring
Define rules for importing and converting data
Thematic mapping definition
Preview the layout and stylization
Manage data access
Integrate business logic written in PHP, ASP.NET or Java directly into the app and preview it within Studio

17. DEMO

18. Some Current Applications and Users
San Francisco Urban Forest Mapping System
GIS System for the Hooghly District Election Department, District Magistrate’s office, India
GisKit, Municipality of Wijchen, The Netherlands
Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the state of Jharkhand, India
Indonesian Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Board - Housing project for displacement of tsunami victims

19. Additional Information
- OSGeo MapGuide site
- Autodesk MapGuide site
- OSGeo Feature Data Object (FDO) site
- OSGeo Maestro site
- MapGuide Info on CyberSWIFT site

20. Thank You
Kishore Patel
CyberSWIFT, LLC.