Introduction

The purpose of this section is to guide Java developers in developing mapping applications based on JMap Pro and JMap Server 6.5 using JMap's Java API.

Although the JMap Pro application can be customized, it is strongly recommended to implement all new features and customizations by developing extensions with JMap's Java API.

JMap Pro is a Java-based client application. It can run as a Java applet in a browser, as a standalone JavaWebStart (JNLP) application or as a standalone application launched at the command line (which is especially useful for development). In all cases, the application is the same, and all extensions developed are compatible.

JMap Server is a server application developed in Java. You can develop extensions for JMap Server using JMap's Java API.