MapBuilder 1.5-rc2 OpenLayers Integration

Explanation

This demonstrates rendering of Geographic Markup Language (GML) layers using browser based vector rendering - SVG and VML. The map context uses the OGC OWS Context format (specification pending) and uses Style Layer Descriptor (SLD) format to describe vector colors.

This is a result of the integration of OpenLayers with Mapbuilder. In September 2006 during Foss4G several webmapping projects got together and decided upon a single library to render maps. Mapbuilder developers joined the OpenLayers development, and Mapbuilder now uses OpenLayers for all of map rendering.

As a consequence, we have replaced MapPane.js and MapPane2.js by MapPaneOL.js.

As you can see MapPaneOL supports the new WMS Tiling Client Recommendation. If you want to use this, you have to use the service type "WMS-C" instead of "WMS" in your Context document. Other supported layer types are GML and WFS layers, and as baselayer you can also use Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, and Microsoft Virtual Earth.