OpenLayers

OpenLayers is an open source (provided under a modified BSD license) JavaScript library for displaying map data in web browsers. It provides an API for building rich web-based geographic applications similar to Google Maps and MSN Virtual Earth. The current stable version is 2.4. OpenLayers is the process of incubation into Open Source Geospatial Foundation.

Features:

• Load map data from many sources:
  • Web Map Service
  • Web Feature Service
  • Google Maps
  • Virtual Earth
  • Yahoo! Maps
  • MapServer
  • GeoServer
  • ka-Map
  • World Wind servers
• GeoRSS support
• Easy mouse/keyboard navigation
• Adding markers
• Layer selection

See also

• Mapstraction

External links

• OpenLayers Official Site
• OpenLayers Discussion Forum
• OpenLayers Roadmap
• World Free Map powered by OpenLayers
• Boston Free Map powered by OpenLayers