OpenLayers Cookbook

Making an animation with image layers

Selecting features intersecting with a line

Creating a custom renderer

Creating a custom control

Retrieving remote data with OpenLayers.Request

Working with projections

Introduction

Chapter 8. Beyond the Basics

Styling clustered features

Defining custom rules to style features

Working with unique value rules

Playing with StyleMap and the render intents

Improving style using StyleMap and the replacement of feature's attributes

Styling features using symbolizers

Introduction

Chapter 7. Styling Features

Starting actions outside the controls

Creating a new OpenLayers theme

Delimiting tiles in a raster layer

Understanding how themes work using the theme folder

Understanding how themes work using the img folder

Introduction

Chapter 6. Theming

Getting information from the WMS server

Getting feature information from data source

Measuring distances and areas

Modifying features

Editing features on multiple vector layers

Placing controls outside the map

Working with geolocation

Adding a navigation history control

Adding and removing controls

Introduction

Chapter 5. Adding Controls

Listening for non-OpenLayers events

Listening for vector layer features' events

Implementing a work in progress indicator for map layers

Creating a side-by-side map comparator

Introduction

Chapter 4. Working with Events

Reading features directly using Protocols

Filtering features in WFS requests

Using the cluster strategy

Adding features from a WFS server

Working with popups

Using point features as markers

Adding markers to the map

Reading and creating features from a WKT

Creating features programmatically

Adding a KML layer

Adding a GML layer

Introduction

Chapter 3. Working with Vector Layers

Setting the tile size in WMS layers

Creating an image layer

Buffering the layer data to improve the map navigation

Using WMS with single tile mode

Changing the layer opacity

Changing the zoom effect

Wrapping the date line options

Adding WMS layer

Using Bing imagery

Using Google Maps imagery

Introduction

Chapter 2. Adding Raster Layers

Restricting the map extent

Moving around the map view

Managing map's controls

Managing map's stack layers

Playing with the map's options

Avoiding the need of a base layer

Understanding base and non-base layers

Different ways to include OpenLayers

Creating a simple full screen map

Introduction

Chapter 1. Web Mapping Basics

Customer support

Reader feedback

Conventions

Who this book is for

What you need for this book

What this book covers

Preface

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OpenLayers Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Support files eBooks discount offers and more

Why Subscribe?

Free Access for Packt account holders

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. Web Mapping Basics

Introduction

Creating a simple full screen map

Different ways to include OpenLayers

Understanding base and non-base layers

Avoiding the need of a base layer

Playing with the map's options

Managing map's stack layers

Managing map's controls

Moving around the map view

Restricting the map extent

Chapter 2. Adding Raster Layers

Introduction

Using Google Maps imagery

Using Bing imagery

Adding WMS layer

Wrapping the date line options

Changing the zoom effect

Changing the layer opacity

Using WMS with single tile mode

Buffering the layer data to improve the map navigation

Creating an image layer

Setting the tile size in WMS layers

Chapter 3. Working with Vector Layers

Introduction

Adding a GML layer

Adding a KML layer

Creating features programmatically

Reading and creating features from a WKT

Adding markers to the map

Using point features as markers

Working with popups

Adding features from a WFS server

Using the cluster strategy

Filtering features in WFS requests

Reading features directly using Protocols

Chapter 4. Working with Events

Introduction

Creating a side-by-side map comparator

Implementing a work in progress indicator for map layers

Listening for vector layer features' events

Listening for non-OpenLayers events

Chapter 5. Adding Controls

Introduction

Adding and removing controls

Adding a navigation history control

Working with geolocation

Placing controls outside the map

Editing features on multiple vector layers

Modifying features

Measuring distances and areas

Getting feature information from data source

Getting information from the WMS server

Chapter 6. Theming

Introduction

Understanding how themes work using the img folder

Understanding how themes work using the theme folder

Delimiting tiles in a raster layer

Creating a new OpenLayers theme

Starting actions outside the controls

Chapter 7. Styling Features

Introduction

Styling features using symbolizers

Improving style using StyleMap and the replacement of feature's attributes

Playing with StyleMap and the render intents

Working with unique value rules

Defining custom rules to style features

Styling clustered features

Chapter 8. Beyond the Basics

Introduction

Working with projections

Retrieving remote data with OpenLayers.Request

Creating a custom control

Creating a custom renderer

Selecting features intersecting with a line

Making an animation with image layers