About Mapnik
Mapnik is a Free Toolkit for developing mapping applications. It is written in modern C++ and has Python bindings that support fast-paced agile development. It can comfortably be used for both desktop map design and web development.
Mapnik is about making beautiful maps. It uses the AGG graphics library, which offers world-class anti-aliasing rendering with subpixel accuracy for geographic data.
- Michal Migurski: making sense of mapnik
- A List Apart: take control of your maps!
- Dan Karran: Using the OSM export tab to render mapnik maps with no programming (archived)
- GeospatialPython.com: Mapnik - Maybe the best Python Mapping Platform Yet
