HostGIS

HostGIS Linux is a Slackware based Linux distribution. The main pre of HostGIS Linux is that it comes with several open source based GIS tools installed. [ [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/link/hostgis HostGIS Linux - UMN MapServer] ] For the less technically inclined compilation/installation of tools like UMN Mapserver might take a lot of time. [ [http://technology.slashgeo.org/technology/07/03/14/143232.shtml Slashgeo - When PHP Mapscript Makes Grown Men Cry] ]

Some of the tools/packages installed are:

* The usual amenities of Slackware Linux: compilers, Perl, etc.
* Apache HTTP Server, with PHP
* MapServer, and MapScript for PHP, Perl, and Python
* PDFlib, with support built in to PHP, Perl, Python, and MapServer
* PostGIS-enabled Postgres database server
* MySQL Server
* Webmin, phpMyAdmin, and phpPgAdmin for easy system administration
* Example maps and map frameworks already installed, demonstrating Mapserver Web Widgets, Map-Fu, ECW images as data sources, PostGIS, MyGIS, WMS server and client, Flash output, OpenLayers, TileCache, and more.

References

External links

* [http://www.hostgis.com/linux/ HostGIS Linux Homepage]