| 1 | = MapContext MapServer = |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Starting with version 3.7, !MapServer supports OGC Web Map Context. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | == Definition == |
| 6 | |
| 7 | A map context is an XML document that |
| 8 | |
| 9 | * describes the appearance of layers from one or more WMS servers |
| 10 | * can be transferred between clients |
| 11 | * maintains startup views, the state of the view (and its layers), and stores additional layer information. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | == Documentation == |
| 14 | |
| 15 | * See the Mapserver Map Context HOWTO: http://www.mapserver.org/ogc/mapcontext.html |
| 16 | or the original Wiki document it was based upon: MapContextHowto (but be aware that this document is now considered out of date). |
| 17 | * See also the WMSMapServer page about OGC WMS client and server support. |