OpenLayers 2.10 Beginner's Guide - Softcover

Hazzard, Erik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849514127 ISBN 13: 9781849514125

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Create, optimize, and deploy stunning cross-browser web maps with the OpenLayers JavaScript web-mapping library Learn how to use OpenLayers through explanation and example Create dynamic web map mashups using Google Maps and other third-party APIs Customize your map's functionality and appearance Deploy your maps and improve page loading times A practical beginner's guide, which also serves as a reference with the necessary screenshots and exhaustive code explanations In Detail Web mapping is the process of designing, implementing, generating, and delivering maps on the World Wide Web and its products. OpenLayers is a powerful, community driven, open source, pure JavaScript web mapping library. With it, you can easily create your own web map mashup using WMS, Google Maps, and a myriad of other map backends. Interested in knowing more about OpenLayers? This book is going to help you learn OpenLayers from scratch. OpenLayers 2.10 Beginner's Guide will walk you through the OpenLayers library in the easiest and most efficient way possible. The core components of OpenLayers are covered in detail, with examples, structured so that you can easily refer back to them later. The book starts off by introducing you to the OpenLayers library and ends with developing and deploying a full-fledged web map application, guiding you through every step of the way. Throughout the book, you'll learn about each component of the OpenLayers library. You'll work with backend services like WMS, third-party APIs like Google Maps, and even create maps from static images. You'll load data from KML and GeoJSON files, create interactive vector layers, and customize the behavior and appearance of your maps. There is a growing trend in mixing location data with web applications. OpenLayers 2.10 Beginner's Guide will show you how to create powerful web maps using the best web mapping library around. This book will guide you to develop powerful web

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About the Author

Erik Hazzard

Erik Hazzard is a web developer - designer, Open Source advocate, and VI user. He loves to learn, teach, and occasionally blogs on his website at vasir.net. As a professional web developer of five years, Erik specializes in Python and Javascript, using open source software whenever possible. When he's not developing web applications, he's often developing or designing video games.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849514127
• ISBN 13: 9781849514125
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372