mapserver

mapserver is a software project for serving and rendering geospatial data/maps (e.g., creating map images and serving map-related outputs from spatial datasets).

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (24d ago)
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
20
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
42
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
30
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
0
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
60
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
50
Auth Strength
40
Scope Granularity
20
Dep. Hygiene
50
Secret Handling
50

Security posture depends heavily on how MapServer is deployed (web server TLS termination, WSGI/CGI handling, and configuration of access control). No auth/rate-limit documentation was provided in the prompt to assess design strengths.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
50
Breaking Changes
40
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Use Cases

  • Serve rendered maps from GIS datasets
  • Expose map rendering endpoints for web/mobile map applications
  • Generate map images for reporting and dashboards
  • Integrate spatial layers from common geospatial sources

Not For

  • General-purpose data APIs not related to GIS
  • High-volume real-time APIs without considering caching/performance
  • Applications requiring a modern SaaS-style SDK/auth/pagination contract (unless the specific deployment provides it)

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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