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GeoWebCache

GWC is a tile server and caching proxy written in Java.

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GeoWebCache

GeoWebCache is a Java web application used to cache map tiles coming from a variety of sources such as OGC Web Map Service (WMS). It implements various service interfaces (such as WMS-C, WMTS, TMS, Google Maps KML, Virtual Earth) in order to accelerate and optimize map image delivery. It can also recombine tiles to work with regular WMS clients.

Core features

Tile Protocols
- WMTS
- WMS-C
- TMS
- Google XYZ
- Bing Maps Quadkey
- KML
Tile Storage
- File System
- MBTiles
- Clustered Memory
- Amazon S3
Back Ends
- WMS
- ArcGIS Server Tiles
- MBTiles
- GeoServer
Other Protocols
- Untiled WMS
- GeoRSS Tile Invalidation
- WMS Auto Configuration