Mapbender is an OSGeo Project about maps. The software is used to implement portal web sites for geo spatial data and maps. Mapbender can upload, manage, combine and request OGC OWS compliant map and feature services like MapServer and GeoServer. Mapbender is used to orchestrate these services in distributed web based architectures.
Mapbender is implemented in PHP, JavaScript, SQL and XML, provides a data model and interfaces for displaying, navigating and querying OGC compliant map services by authenticated and authorized users.
Mapbender is usually deployed in large architectures. Full multi client capability enables to operate Mapbender as a public portal with comprehensive cascading user management hierarchies.
