Hi all: The MapServer PSC is proud to announce the release of MapServer version 5.2. The source code is available for download at:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/download/current Binary distributions will follow shortly. This is a significant release and users are encouraged to upgrade if possible. Nearly 200 tickets were closed as part of this effort. Major feature additions include: * MS RFC 36: Simplified Template Support for Query Output * MS RFC 37: Spatial Reference Improvements and Additions * MS RFC 38: Native Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Support * MS RFC 41: WCS 1.1.x Support * MS RFC 42: Support for Cookie Forwarding * MS RFC 43: Direct Tile Generation for Google Maps API Full RFC text can be found at: http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/development/rfc Notable enhancements include: * performance enhancements for large shapefile handling * performance enhancements for AGG rendering (an order of magnitude faster in some cases) * fuzzy label outlines for AGG * style-level opacity for AGG * quantization and palette support for PNGs and RGBA modes * SOS 1.0.0 support * WFS 1.1.0 support * proxy and http authentication support for cascaded WMS requests * pre-clip label point computation (helps in tile generation) * extent (e.g. shpext, mapext) template tag attribute handling The full 5.2.0 change log can be found at: http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-2-0/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT I would like to thank all the folks that worked hard on this release, your efforts are greatly appreciated! Steve _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
