[OSGeo-Discuss] OpenLayers for the Vancouver Olympics 2010 Weather Web Map

[Jeff McKenna]

Alexandre Leroux wrote:
> 
> Hi OSGeo enthusiasts,
> 
> Ok, I admit this web map provides little features, but it's a first step 
> for us and it's using OpenLayers on a heavy traffic website (I've been 
> told 80 million daily hits!).
> 
> http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/2010/slf/index_e.html
> 
> Here's what I just shared on Slashgeo 
> (http://slashgeo.org/article.pl?sid=10/01/21/1942228 ).
> 
> = = = = = = = =
> Vancouver Olympics 2010 Weather Web Map
> 
> There's a new product available on WeatherOffice, the Canadian weather 
> forecasts site. Called 'Street Level Forecast', this web mapping 
> prototype offers point and click weather forecasts and hourly graphs 
> over the Vancouver Olympics 2010 area (please select "Graph detail: 
> High" for better viewing).
> 
> As a web mapping product, it doesn't offer much features, but it is 
> still an important first step for the Meteorological Service of Canada 
> to provide more web maps and geospatial web services in the future. 
> WeatherOffice is a traffic-heavy site - I've been told it has about 80 
> million daily hits.
> 
> The SLF prototype uses OpenLayers.
> = = = = = = = =
> 

Very cool!  From looking at the source it's using MapFish...quite a big 
promotional app for the MapFish team!  congrats.

-jeff


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