GeoWebCache
Java tile cache for accelerating WMS, WMTS, and other map tile services.
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1 weeks ago
LGPL-3.0-or-later
About
GeoWebCache is a Java web application that caches map tiles generated by sources such as OGC Web Map Service. It exposes cached tiles through WMS-C, WMTS, TMS, Google Maps, and Bing-compatible services, reducing repeated rendering load on origin servers. GeoWebCache can run standalone or alongside GeoServer and other OGC services.
Features
- Cache WMS-generated map tiles
- Serve WMS-C, WMTS, and TMS endpoints
- Support disk-backed tile storage
- Recombine cached tiles for WMS clients
- Run standalone or with GeoServer
- Reduce repeated origin rendering
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Details
- Type
- Web App
- Pricing
- open-source
- License
- LGPL-3.0-or-later
- API
- rest
- Hosting
- Self-host