SharpMap 是一套基于.Net Framework 2.0 使用C# 开发的地图组件库，最初由Morten Nielsen独立开发完成，可用来开发Web 以及桌面GIS 应用系统，不仅提供了空间查询功能，而且还能以多种方式进行地图渲染,支持几乎所有类型的空间数据格式,其中部分格式的支持是通过第三方扩展来实现的。(SharpMap is a.Net based Framework 2 C# development map component library, initially completed by Morten Nielsen independently developed, can be used to develop Web and GIS desktop application system, not only provides a spatial query function, but also the map rendering in a variety of ways, support almost all types of spatial data format, which is part of the format support is achieved through third party extensions.)