<br>In the WMS layer they will be handle by the server, so you can have thousands of them, but if you do a marker layer then each marker is an object that the browser has to handle.<br>The browsers are not made to handle those kinds of applications.<br>
<br>Best regards,<br><br>Calos<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 4:28 PM, ashlin <<a href="mailto:twink_1984@yahoo.com.sg">twink_1984@yahoo.com.sg</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Are there any examples that i can refer to?<br>
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What is the difference between having a marker layer and a WMS layer?<br>
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I am still quite new in GIS system. I seek your understanding.<br>
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ashlin<br>
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Bart van den Eijnden wrote:<br>
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> I think the limit is a few hundred markers, certainly not 30k. You'd<br>
> better<br>
> be off displaying them as a WMS layer and implementing GetFeatureInfo on<br>
> click or hover.<br>
><br>
> Best regards,<br>
> Bart<br>
><br>
> On Tue, 20 May 2008 06:59:00 -0700 (PDT), ashlin <<a href="mailto:twink_1984@yahoo.com.sg">twink_1984@yahoo.com.sg</a>><br>
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>> Hi,<br>
>><br>
>> I wanted to know the recommended amount of objects that is appropriate to<br>
>> overlay in openlayers. How many markers would be best for client to load<br>
>> in<br>
>> 10-20 secs? Is it possible to have 30k markers to be in the same<br>
>> layer? Please advice on the do and dont. Thanks.<br>
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