[OpenLayers-Users] How do you handle large amounts of data?

[Tito, Joseph]

I'm  trying to expand one of my  current application to handle larger
amounts of data. Right now the application comfortably handles 2000-3000
points at a time, but I'd like to expand its capabilities to handle at
LEAST 20,000 points. More would be nice, but the minimum requirement is
20,000. Displaying these 20,000 points as X number of 'clusters' is
totally acceptable, as long as it gives a good visual representation of
the full data set.

 

One thing I need to take into consideration is that I have multiple data
types represented as their own layers, and each user has the ability to
turn on/off layers based on their personal preferences. 

My question to everyone is, how have others solved this problem? I have
a couple server side ideas to "pre-cluster" data in mind, but I want to
see how others have tackled this problem before I attack it. If anyone
has links to other relevant posts or websites, please share!

 

Thank you

 

Joe Tito

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