[Mapbender-dev] OpenLayers integration

[Sebastian Schmitz]

Hi,

for some time now there has been discussion about integration of 
OpenLayers into Mapbender as map tool box. Discussion started last year 
in September at FOSS4G in a meeting room in Lausanne. Interest was great 
to do this and it seemed a good idea. Then nothing really happened.

The discussion has been revived recently through OGC expressing strong 
interest for KML in Mapbender, so they included that within OWS-5. As 
OpenLayers provides (basic) KML support already, the idea is to take 
this opportunity and integrate OpenLayers into Mapbender and then do the 
KML work within OpenLayers. Within OWS-5 other porjects will advance KML 
support in OpenLayers (Mapbuilder, TOPP), which may/should/will become 
the OpenSource KML library of choice.

Now, I am not really a developer and would like you devs to discuss 
this, so we can decide on the issue. Do we want this? What are 
advantages of having an independently maintained map toolbox. What are 
pitfalls? How much effort will be required? Can we have a partial 
integration? Can we not?

Cheers

Sebastian

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