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'Fusion': A Software Developer Kit for MapGuide Open Source

posted by colinr23 on Friday July 27, @01:23AM   Printer-friendly   Email story  Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
from the boost-of-energy-from-fusion dept.
Web Mapping Autodesk
Random Nodes has a piece about the news that there will be a release of a new web mapping framework called "Fusion" for the MapGuide Open Source Project developed by DM Solutions Group. Although it is in the early stages and things may change, a demo shows Fusion in action. According to the email sent to the MapGuide-users list, Fusion provides tools and templates to speed development of web mapping applications.

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