:Author: Paul Meems, TopX Geo-ICT The Netherlands (RST conversion)
:Translator: Milena Nowotarska, OSGeo
:Reviewer:
:Product: MapWindow GIS 4.8.6
:Version: osgeo-live5.5
:License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported  (CC BY-SA 3.0)

.. image:: ../../images/project_logos/logo-MapWindow.png
  :alt: MapWindow GIS
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  :width: 220
  :height: 38
  :target: http://www.mapwindow.org
 
MapWindow GIS
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Desktop GIS
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MapWindow GIS is a Windows based, Open Source GIS client where
you can visualize, manage, edit, analyse data, and compose printable maps.
It includes powerful analytical functions through integration with GEOS and GDAL/OGR.
MapWindow is easy to incorporate into MS-Office based products such as MS-Excel and MS-Access, as well as programs written in VB6, C++, C#, VB.NET, and Delphi, as MapWindow is based upon ActiveX controls.

.. note:: MapWindow requires installation on a Microsoft Windows system before it can be run. Installation files are included on the full ISO version of `OSGeo-Live <http://live.osgeo.org>`_ or may be downloaded from http://mapwindow4.codeplex.com/releases.
   
.. image:: ../../images/screenshots/1024x768/mapwindow-screenshot.jpg
  :alt: Mapwindow Screenshot
  :scale: 50 %
  :align: right

Główne funkcje
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* Przyjazny graficzny interfejs użytkownika:

    * identyfikacja/wybór obiektów,
    * edycja/wyświetlanie/przeszukiwanie atrybutów,
    * reprojekcja w locie,
    * kreator wydruków,
    * etykietowanie obiektów,
    * zmiana stylizacji wektorów i rastrów,
    * i wicej ...

* Easy Viewing of many Vector and Raster Formats:

    * most vector formats: including ESRI shapefiles, MapInfo, SDTS and GML,
    * raster formats such as digital elevation models, aerial photography or landsat imagery,
    * Tiles services, like OpenStreetMap, ArcGIS Online.

* Create, edit and export spatial data using:

    * digitizing tools for shapefile format,
    * the georeferencer plugin,
    * GPS tools to import and export GPX format, convert other GPS formats to GPX, or down/upload directly to a GPS unit.

* Perform spatial analysis using plugins:

    * algebra map,
    * analizy terenu,
    * modelowanie hydrologiczne  (TauDEM),
    * analizy sieciowe,
    * i wiele innych.

* Extensible plugin architecture:

    * Plug-in architecture makes it easy to add additional functionality to MapWindow. Plug-ins can be written in any .NET language (C#, VB.NET) using Visual Studio Pro or the free SharpDevelop or Visual Studio Express.  
 
* ActiveX control:

    * Uses an ActiveX control written in C++. This control can be used in custom applications written in languages like VB6, C++, C#, VB.NET, and Delphi, and can be used in MS-Office products like MS-Access and MS-Excel.

Zaimplementowane standardy
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* Standardy OGC: 
    * WMS (v1.1, v1.3)
    * WFS v1.1 (poprzez zewnętrzną wtyczkę)
    * Web Map Tile Service (WMTS)
    * GML    

Szczegóły
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**Strona internetowa:** http://www.mapwindow.org

**Licencja:** MPLv1.1

**Wersja programu:** 4.8.6

**Systemy operacyjne:** Windows

**Interfejsy API:** Visual Basic 6, VBA (MS-Access, MS-Excel), C++, .NET (C#, VB.NET)

**Wsparcie społeczności:** http://www.mapwindow.org/apps/wiki/doku.php?id=forums

**Wsparcie komercyjne:** http://www.mapwindow.nl, http://www.mapwindow.in/, http://www.mapwindow.org/pages/donate.php


Wprowadzenie
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* :doc:`Przejdź do wprowadzenia <../quickstart/mapwindow_quickstart>`