[OpenLayers-Dev] Alternating base layers

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 04:29:21PM +0200, Ringdahl Niklas wrote:
> Hello list.
> 
> I have two different raster layers with different coordinate systems;
> one is a Google Satellite layer and the other is a tiled layer in
> epsg:2400. Depending on scale, I would like to select either as the base
> layer and keep the WMS and WFS overlays independent of which base layer
> is used. 

This is not particularly easy with the current version of OpeNLayers.
#1249 is tracking possible additions which would make this easier, but
is not planned for any particular release. In particular, the overlays
-- particularly vector overlays -- would likely need to be refreshed,
which might not happen.

If all of your data is based on BBOX-style requests -- that is, the data
changes when the extents change -- this might 'just work', though when
you change layers, i expect that the center will likely go to the wrong
place, so you'll need to do some work to set/restore that.

-- Chris

> The way I envision this is to add them both to the map and use the
> map.setBaseLayer method to alternate. Is this approach complete, or are
> there other considerations to make, keeping the different reference
> systems in mind? What kind of trouble will I get myself into with this?
> 
> I would be happy for any pointer in the right direction on this. Thanks!
> 
> - Niklas Ringdahl
> 
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Christopher Schmidt
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