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, a Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) is an

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specified by the

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(OGC) for describing the appearance of map layers. It is capable of describing the rendering of

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and

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data. A typical use of SLDs is to instruct a

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(WMS) how to render a specific layer. In August 2007 the OGC split an older SLD specification into two new OGC implementation specifications:The OGC Announces Styled Layer Descriptor & Symbol Encoding Specifications
* Symbology Encoding (SE) * Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) The Styled Layer Descriptor specification now only contains the protocol for communicating with a WMS about how to style a layer. The actual description of the styling is now exclusively described in the symbology encoding implementation specification.

SLD-supporting software

Open source

Desktop software: *

OpenJUMP Java Unified Mapping Program (JUMP) is a Java based vector and raster GIS and programming framework. Current development continues under the 'OpenJUMP'' name. Features As featured on the project's website: * Platform independent (Windows, Lin ...

* uDig
AtlasStyler SLD editor
*

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QGIS QGIS is a free and open-source cross-platform desktop geographic information system (GIS) application that supports viewing, editing, printing, and analysis of geospatial data. Functionality QGIS functions as geographic information system (GIS ...

SLD Editor
Server-side software: *

deegree deegree supplies the building blocks of a Spatial Data Infrastructure, while implementing the standards of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and ISO/TC 211. The Java-based deegree framework is the most extensive implementation of OGC/ISO st ...

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* Geomajas

Proprietary

Server-side software:
Esri ArcGIS Server

Ecere's GNOSIS Map Server
Client-side software:
Ecere's GNOSIS Cartographer

References

External links

OpenGIS Styled Layer Descriptor Implementation Specification

OpenGIS Symbology Encoding Implementation Specification

AtlasStyler SLD Editor
is a free-software (LGPL) SLD Editor developed with

GeoTools GeoTools is a free software (LGPL) GIS toolkit for developing standards compliant solutions. It provides an implementation of Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) specifications as they are developed. GeoTools is a contributor to the GeoAPI project ...

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+ Swing.
SLD Cookbook
a collection of simple SLD code samples, part of th
GeoServer User Manual
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SLD-supporting software

Open source

Proprietary

See also

References

External links