[OpenLayers-Dev] auto-generating OpenLayers javascript

[Cameron Shorter]

Erik Hazard is a Google Summer of Code student who is interested in this 
work. I suggest you touch base with him and work synergies between you.

Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> you can use OpenLayers.Format.WMC (Web Map Context) for this purpose, 
> although it's pretty much limited to OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.
>
> If you need other types, you could look at the OWS Context specification 
> by OGC, but there is no OL code currently for this format. Mapbuilder 
> does have code for this IIRC.
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
> Burgholzer,Robert wrote:
>   
>> I am interested in developing a parser that would take a block of XML 
>> describing a map view (maybe SLD notation?) and turn it into 
>> OpenLayers javascript code.  Once I have done this, I would like to 
>> turn it into a WordPress plugin, so that maps can be dynamically added 
>> to blogs, real, custom maps that is.  The things I think I need to 
>> know before starting this are:
>>
>>  
>>
>>    1. Is there already something out there that does this?
>>    2. What format is considered the best standard, SLD, or some other?
>>    3. Is this interesting to others as well?
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>  
>>
>> Robert W. Burgholzer
>>
>> Surface Water Modeler
>>
>> Office of Water Supply and Planning
>>
>> Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
>>
>> rwburgholzer at deq.virginia.gov <mailto:rwburgholzer at deq.virginia.gov>
>>
>> 804-698-4405
>>
>> Open Source Modeling Tools:
>>
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/npsource/
>>
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