OpenLayers

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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 version is 2.3. OpenLayers is an Open Source Geospatial Foundation project.

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

[edit] See also

• Mapstraction

[edit] External links

• Home page
• Roadmap
• World Free Map powered by OpenLayers
• Boston Free Map powered by OpenLayers