hi SuneelKota,<br><br>MapBuilder is an online service to create maps using the Google and Yahoo map api's. OpenLayers is a api itself that can be used to build a map. As far as I know there is no online service to build a map using the Openlayers api.
<br><br>The disadvantage of MapBuilder is that it creates a Yahoo or Google map, which means that you are stuck with either of them. When you build a map using Openlayers your users can switch between Yahoo and Google or Virtualearth with a mouseclick if you want to or you can switch to either of them by changing one line of code (!). In other words, Openlayers makes you independent and flexible.
<br><br>In addition Openlayers provides advanced features like projecting all kind of map-layers (wms-layers, imagelayers) and uses the overlay-structure, which lets you organize markers is sets that can be hidden and shown by the user.
<br><br>Because Openlayers can use the same mapdata as Yahoo and Google, there are no disadvantages really (not that I can think off) except maybe that there is no online tool to build an Openlayers map. Building an Openlayers map is however quite easy, so this disadvantage is rather minimal.
<br><br>If you are looking for a no effort way to have a dynamic Openlayers based map, try WikiMap (<a href="http://wikimap.sf.net">http://wikimap.sf.net</a>). WikiMap is a really easy to install Openlayers and WordPress based mapping content management system/community application written in php and using a mysql database, fully configurable through your own web-interface :-). It provides you with a mapping application without writing one line of code, but also without preventing you from doing so. Well, isn't that what everybody wants? :-).
<br><br>WikiMap, WordPress and Openlayers are open source programs which means among other things that you can be sure that you can use them without ever being surprised by advertising or fees or such annoyances.<br><br>
Apart from that: everyone knows Google maps and is not impressed by them anymore, but if you provide your users/visitors with an Openlayers map that can switch between different providers and can do all kinds of other cool things, well that's something else...
<br><br> Hope this helps,<br><br>Robert.<br><br>PS There is a new version of WikiMap with major enhancements coming out within a week or so...<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/1/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">suneel kota
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<div> I am using OpenLayers in my project.. Can anybody tell me the advantages of OpenLayers over MapBuilder.</div>
<div>Still i am in confusion which one to use(OpenLayers and MapBuilder..)</div>
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<div>Please help me out.</div>
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<div>Regards</div>
<div>SuneelKota</div>
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