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Version 7.0.0 Announcement
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:Authors: Project Steering Committee
:Released: 2015-07-24

The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the release of MapServer 7.0.

This 7.0 release brings a number of major new features that are summarized in
this document. The full list of changes can be found in :ref:`changelog-7-0`.

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Major New Features in MapServer 7.0
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- :ref:`rfc113`

- :ref:`rfc109`

- :ref:`rfc108`

- :ref:`rfc106`

- :ref:`rfc105`

- :ref:`rfc104`

- :ref:`rfc103`

- :ref:`rfc102`

- :ref:`rfc99`

- :ref:`rfc98`

- :ref:`rfc93`

- :ref:`rfc91`

- Implement WCS20 Extensions (#4898)

- Require validation of ExternalGraphic OnlineResource (#4883)

- Require validation on the CGI queryfile parameter. (#4874)

- Apply RFC86 scaletoken substitutions to layer->PROCESSING entries

Migration Guide
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Head to :ref:`migration`

Source Code Download
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The source for this release can be downloaded at:

    http://mapserver.org/download.html

.. TBD
    Binary Distributions
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    Binary distributions will be available in the coming days:

    - ``MS4W`` users will soon be able to upgrade to this MapServer 7.0 release:
      http://ms4w.com
    - ``Ubuntu`` binaries for lucid, precise and quantal are also built and available
      in the unstable PPA of UbuntuGIS. See details and instructions at:
      http://trac.osgeo.org/ubuntugis/
    - ``RHEL and CentOS`` TODO
    - OpenSUSE rpm binaries are available from Open Build Service (Application:Geo)
      `official repository <https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=mapserver&project=Application%3AGeo>`_.
      There is also a `One-Click Installer <http://software.opensuse.org/package/mapserver>`_.

The other binary distributions listed in the download page should also be updated
with binaries for the new release shortly.

Thanks
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Thank you to all of the users, developers, and supporters of MapServer. Enjoy!

*The MapServer Team*
