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Map Suite WMS Server Edition is the fastest and easiest way to set up a high-performance, scalable and standards compliant Web Map Service (WMS). With Map Suite WMS Server, you can create a cloud-based, load-balanced map service that can be consumed by any client application that supports WMS, including clients built with Map Suite GIS components.
Product Guides
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| Quick Start Guide
| This guide helps you get you up to speed with integrating the Map Suite WMS Server Edition map control into your GIS software.
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| Style Guide
| This guide explains how to use styles in Map Suite to beautifully represent your GIS mapping data. The guide includes an overview of styles, a detailed explanation of the various styles that ship with Map Suite, as well as a step by step guide of creating your own custom styles.
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| Serialization Guide
| This guide explains how to use our custom serialization class to render your Map Suite objects to XML, or other format etc. This allows your GIS application to easily save things such as Layers, Styles, or even whole maps to XML to be recalled at a later time. The guide includes an overview of serialization system, and detailed explanation of the various classes, as well as information on creating your own serializer.
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| Installation Guide
| This guide walks you through installing the map control on your system and creating a simple GIS application.
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| Deployment Guide
| This guide walks you through deploying your GIS software using the map control into a production environment.
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| Data Format Guide
| This guide walks the various GIS data format that are supported in the map control. It also list any caveats related to the use of that format in your mapping application.
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| OpenStreetMap Data Guide
| As a service ThinkGeo provides free OpenStreetMap data in shapefile format to its customers. This guide explains how to download the OSM data, what is included, and how to use it in your GIS application.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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| General Questions
| These frequently asked questions cover GIS and map control topics that are not categorized in other areas.
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Videos & Screenshots
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| Introduction to the WMS Server Edition
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| David Rehagen, ThinkGeo CTO, narrates this video introduction to Map Suite WMS Server Edition. In the video, you'll see how WMS Server Edition works and get a first-hand walkthrough of the bundled sample applications. It's a great way to get a quick visual introduction to Map Suite WMS Server Edition and what you can do with it.
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Change Logs
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| Release Change Log
| This change log details the changes made to the product for each major release cycle.
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| Features & Bug Fixes Change Log
| This change log details the new features and bug fixes applied to the product for each major release cycle.
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API Documentation
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| ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core
| The Core API documentation covers the ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core namespace which resides in the MapSuiteCore.dll assembly. It contains all of the core GIS classes that are shared between the different Map Suite edition map controls and servers. It includes such classes as Style, FeatureSource, Layer, Projection etc. This is where the bulk of the classes are for most of the Map Suite products.
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| ThinkGeo.MapSuite.WmsServerEdition
| The WMS Server Edition API documentation covers the ThinkGeo.MapSuite.WMS ServerEdition namespace which resides in the WMS ServerEditon.dll assembly. It contains all of the WMS Server Edition specific classes such as the map control itself, Overlays, and supported map classes.
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Help & Support Guides
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| Support Options
| This article outlines various support options available through ThinkGeo. It explains the various methods and recommendations of which options work best depending on your issue.
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| Enhancement Tracker
| Here we discuss the Map Suite enhancement tracker which enables you to suggest new features and vote up and down features submitted by other customers.
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| Support Ticket Guide
| This guide explains how to create a support ticket using the ThinkGeo customer portal. The guide also covers recommendation on when to use a support tickets versus other forms of support.
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| Discussion Forum Guide
| This guide explains how to create a constructive discussion forum post. It outlines the best practices in posting to ensure that your GIS questions get answered quickly and accurately.
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| Sending Data to Support
| This guide details the various ways of sending data to our support staff.
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| Daily Builds Guide
| This guide explains the details of the Map Suite daily build process and offers step by step instructions on how to access the builds. The daily builds are an integral part of Map Suite development process and allow developers access to real-time bug fixes and new cutting edge features before their official release.
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| Release Cycle Guide
| This guide explains the process and rations behind the Map Suite release schedule. It outlines release dates, version information, and various aspects related to publicly releasing Map Suite software.
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