+1 ..Tom
On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 6:13 AM Seth G via MapServer-dev <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have updated the survey with feedback from the list and from direct emails. > > I propose we release > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNLqslbM6IhocnwTst9c29eaD89yD81hdUKW2ctn2uZK0Z3g/viewform > to the mapserver-users list and as many other communication channels as > possible. > > Proposed email text (also included at the top of the survey): > > Hi MapServer users! > > The MapServer Project Steering Committee (PSC) would love to get your > feedback on MapServer. Your input will help us understand how the project is > being used and guide the development of its future roadmap. The survey will > be open until the end of March 2026. > > Providing your name and email is entirely optional. All responses, including > names and emails (if provided), will remain confidential. No identifying > information will be published, and results will be aggregated and anonymised. > > Thank you for your valuable time and feedback. To make the survey more > effective, please help us by sharing it widely. > > I'll start with my +1, > > Seth > > > -- > web:https://geographika.net & https://mapserverstudio.net > mastodon: @[email protected] > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2026, at 11:49 PM, Seth G via MapServer-dev wrote: > > Good suggestions. I have moved the open-ended questions to the end, and added > questions on usage of vector tiles, the WMS client, and the WFS client. > > I also added a question to see if MapServer users are also using TinyOWS, > MapCache. ms4w, or mappyfile. > > Seth > > -- > web:https://geographika.net & https://mapserverstudio.net > mastodon: @[email protected] > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2026, at 9:22 PM, Lime, Steve D (MNIT) wrote: > > Yeah, I didn’t see the multiple pages – my apologies. > > > > I’d be curious specifically about vector tiles as an output format. That’s an > area for possible investment. > I’d explicitly list WMS and WFS as input formats since they are native > clients. > Maybe move the open-ended questions from page one to the end? I think that > is part of the reason I didn’t notice multiple pages. > > > > Any reason to ask about use of or interest in related projects (e.g. MS4W, > Mappyfile, MapCache, etc…)? > > > > > > From: MapServer-dev <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Seth > G via MapServer-dev > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 1:10 PM > To: MapServer Devs <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MapServer-dev] MapServer User Survey > > > > Thanks Steve - that first question was an update on the Frank Warmerdam/ GDAL > question :-) > > > > I have added the government option and changed the mailing list question. > > > > In regard to the functionality - you may have missed sections 2-4 which cover > most of these (you need to click Next at the bottom of the page)? I didn't > have a version question though - I'll add that to the first section. > > > > Seth > > > > -- > > web:https://geographika.net & https://mapserverstudio.net > > mastodon: @[email protected] > > > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2026, at 6:59 PM, Steve Lime wrote: > > I like that first question... ;-) > > > > Other comments at first glance: > > On the "Within the last 5 years..." question I'd explicitly add a government > option. > For communications, I'd change "I follow the mapserver-users mailing lists" > to "Which mailing lists do you follow?" with 3 choices: mapserver-users, > mapserver-dev, and mapserver-announce. > > Otherwise, my big question would be is this the time to ask about > functionality. Some that come to mind are: > > What version are you using? > Are you using MapScript? If yes, what language binding? > What OGC services are you using, if any? > What native MapServer CGI modes are you using, if any? > What input formats are you using, if any? (e.g. PostGIS, Oracle, GDAL, etc...) > What output formats are you using, if any? (e.g. template, KML, OGR, etc...) > > It could get quite involved though and perhaps 2 surveys - a general one and > a functional one, would make sense. > > > > --Steve > > > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 4:36 AM Seth G via MapServer-dev > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Māris for the feedback - I have updated the survey with your > suggestions. > > > > Seth > > > > -- > > web:https://geographika.net & https://mapserverstudio.net > > mastodon: @[email protected] > > > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2026, at 8:33 AM, Maris Nartiss wrote: > > > Hello Seth, > > > "The web server run MapServer on most is" question is duplicated; > > > "I obtain MapServer from" should be rephrased to something like "For > > > production environments I obtain MapServer from" or should be made as > > > a multiple answer question (e.g. I use packages but also build from > > > source for dev needs); > > > One question to ask might be something like: "Within last X years I > > > have used MapServer for" (multiple choice): "commercial projects", > > > "volunteer projects", "just playing around". > > > > > > Regards, > > > Māris. > > > > > > pirmd., 2026. g. 19. janv., plkst. 23:15 — lietotājs Seth G via > > > MapServer-dev (<[email protected]>) rakstīja: > > >> > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> At the last OSGeo codesprint, we discussed running a MapServer user > >> survey, modelled on the GDAL survey [1]. Since MapServer has no analytics > >> or "phone home" functionality, we have little insight into how it is used > >> beyond mailing lists and in-person discussions. > > >> > > >> A first draft of the survey is available for feedback: > > >> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNLqslbM6IhocnwTst9c29eaD89yD81hdUKW2ctn2uZK0Z3g/viewform > >> (please don't submit answers until we're happy with the questions!). > > >> > > >> Thanks to Howard for sharing the GDAL survey on which this is based. > > >> > > >> Please let me know of any additional questions that should be added, or > >> any edits to existing questions (options, phrasing etc.). > > >> > > >> Unlike the GDAL survey, which informed budget decisions, the aim is to > >> prioritise limited time and resources, identify features for potential > >> deprecation, and highlight areas needing continued support. > > >> > > >> It will also be interesting to see how many responses we get, as this will > >> give a sense of overall interest in MapServer. > > >> > > >> Seth > > >> > > >> [1] https://gdal.org/en/stable/community/user_survey_2024.html > > >> > > >> -- > > >> web:https://geographika.net & https://mapserverstudio.net > > >> mastodon: @[email protected] > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> MapServer-dev mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev > > _______________________________________________ > > MapServer-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MapServer-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > MapServer-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev _______________________________________________ MapServer-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev
