[OpenLayers-Users] Openlayers recommended load

[Carlos Pinto]

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.
The browsers are not made to handle those kinds of applications.

Best regards,

Calos

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 4:28 PM, ashlin <twink_1984 at yahoo.com.sg> wrote:

>
> Are there any examples that i can refer to?
>
> What is the difference between having a marker layer and a WMS layer?
>
> I am still quite new in GIS system. I seek your understanding.
>
> ashlin
>
>
> Bart van den Eijnden wrote:
> >
> > I think the limit is a few hundred markers, certainly not 30k. You'd
> > better
> > be off displaying them as a WMS layer and implementing GetFeatureInfo on
> > click or hover.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Bart
> >
> > On Tue, 20 May 2008 06:59:00 -0700 (PDT), ashlin <
> twink_1984 at yahoo.com.sg>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I wanted to know the recommended amount of objects that is appropriate
> to
> >> overlay in openlayers. How many markers would be best for client to load
> >> in
> >> 10-20 secs? Is it possible to have 30k markers to be in the same
> >> layer? Please advice on the do and dont. Thanks.
> >>
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