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Mastering OpenLayers 3

By : Gábor Farkas
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Mastering OpenLayers 3

By: Gábor Farkas

Overview of this book

OpenLayers 3 allows you to create stunning web mapping and WebGIS applications. It uses modern, cutting edge browser technologies. It is written with Closure Library, enabling you to build browser-independent applications without painful debugging ceremonies, which even have some limited fallback options for older browsers. With this guide, you will be introduced to the world of advanced web mapping and WebGIS. First, you will be introduced to the advanced features and functionalities available in OpenLayers 3. Next, you will be taken through the key points of creating custom applications with OpenLayers 3. You will then learn how to create the web mapping application of yours (or your company's) dream with this open source, expense-free, yet very powerful library. We’ll also show you how to make amazing looking thematic maps and create great effects with canvas manipulation. By the end of this book, you will have a strong command of web mapping and will be well on your way to creating amazing applications using OpenLayers 3.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Mastering OpenLayers 3
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, you were introduced to the basics of OpenLayers 3 with a more advanced approach. We also discussed some architectural considerations, and some of the structural specialties of the library. Hopefully, along with the general revision, we acquired some insight in using the API documentation and debugging practices. Congratulations! You are now on your way to mastering OpenLayers 3.

In the next chapter, we will discuss which parts of the rendered elements can be changed with pure CSS, and what elements can be changed with CSS-like style properties. We will also learn how to change the appeal of the map, and thereby make our application blend in with our current project.