MapGuide Open Source API Reference

For detailed information about using the MapGuide API see the MapGuide Open Source Developer's Guide.

Maps are made up of layers, where each layer displays features from a feature class. See Maps and Layers for more details.

Much of the work with this API is done through the following services:

Resource Service: manipulates resources and repositories.
Feature Service: provides access to FDO providers.
Rendering Service: renders a map into a bitmapped image.
Drawing Service: allows low level access to drawing sources (DWF data).
Mapping Service: generates eMaps and ePlots for viewing with the DWF Viewer.
Profiling Service: Profiles map and layer rendering for performance data.
Site Service: configures users, groups, and user sessions.
Tile Service: supports smooth pans and zooms in the AJAX Viewer.

Some other important areas of the API are:

Feature Schema: defines the structure of data contained in a Feature Source
Coordinate System: supports coordinate system transformations.
Geometry: manipulates geometric objects.
Collections: classes to hold collections of objects.
Common: common utility classes.
Exceptions

The API uses XML data extensively. The schemas are documented in XML Schemas.

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