[OpenLayers-Users] Open Spaces

[Peter Robins]

On Wednesday 10 Jun 2009, Tom (JDi Solutions) wrote:
> Are there any plans to add Open Spaces services to the Open Layers API?

why would you want that? The OS tiles are set up as a WMS which you can read 
with OL just like any other WMS - although you need a valid key to access. 
The OpenSpace api is based on OL (as is the French IGN's api), and released 
under a BSD licence, so you can change it if you want. There's nothing in the 
OpenSpace T&C that says you have to use their api to access the OpenSpace 
services.

See discussions on this subject on the OpenSpace forum.

Going slightly off-subject, I'm seeing increasing use of open-source software 
by the national mapping agencies in Europe - not just OL, but mapserver, 
tilecache too. Seems like they have to consider open-source software to meet 
the objectives of the EU's INSPIRE project - without breaking the bank.