cff-version: 1.2.0
title: MapServer
message: If you use this software, please cite it using the metadata from this file.
version: 8.6.2
date-released: 2026-04-19
abstract: MapServer is an Open Source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web.
type: software
authors:
  - family-names: McKenna
    given-names: Jeff
    affiliation: GatewayGeo
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3900-1863
  - family-names: Lime
    given-names: Steve
    affiliation: MNIT DNR
  - family-names: Bonfort
    given-names: Thomas
    affiliation: Airbus
  - family-names: Boué
    given-names: Jérome
  - family-names: Butler
    given-names: Howard
    affiliation: Hobu Inc
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-1380
  - family-names: Girvin
    given-names: Seth
    affiliation: Geographika
  - family-names: Kralidis
    given-names: Tom
  - family-names: Meissl
    given-names: Stephan
    affiliation: EOX
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-8859
  - family-names: Morissette
    given-names: Daniel
    affiliation: Mapgears
  - family-names: Nacionales
    given-names: Perry
    affiliation: University of Minnesota
  - family-names: Rahkonen
    given-names: Jukka
    affiliation: National Land Survey of Finland
  - family-names: Rouault
    given-names: Even
    affiliation: Spatialys
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-0476
  - family-names: Smith
    given-names: Mike
    affiliation: US Army Corps of Engineers
  - family-names: Szekeres
    given-names: Tamas 
repository-code: https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer
license: MIT
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6994443
keywords:
  - web
  - geospatial
  - software
  - ogc
  - standards
  - gdal
  - open source
  - free software
  - MIT
