[Live-demo] OSGeo-Live and OpenLayers3 - Project Overview
Cameron Shorter
cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Sat Dec 27 13:51:01 PST 2014
Hi Antonio,
I'm reviewing your Project Overview. Before getting into depth, I'd like
to ask the key question which most potential developers will want to know.
Why should a new developer want to use OpenLayers3 instead of Leaflet?
What is special about OL3?
Re the image:
* The 4 images that you current have shows the same OpenLayers framework
with 4 different basemap. That is not selling all the great features of
OpenLayers. This image is your first chance to draw in a potential new
user, and showing a map and tools that they will likely want to use is
the best way to draw them in.
I'd suggest trying to show an indicative range of the different tools
that can be added to a map that people may want to include: Eg: a
legend, a pop up query, styling. This example shows some of that:
http://openlayers.org/en/v3.0.0/examples/kml-earthquakes.html
What else can you show?
On 23/12/2014 4:14 am, Antonio Santiago wrote:
> Hi, I have updated the overview page for OpenLayers3 and placed a new
> image.
> I would appreciate a review (my english is not awesome :) ).
>
> Now, I'll try to improve the quickstart section.
>
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Antonio Santiago
> <asantiagop at gmail.com <mailto:asantiagop at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Cameron,
> I made no big changes from source documents, I updated the logo
> and image and rewrite the quickstart doc following the previous rules.
> OL3 has no support for GMaps base layers, it is possible but due
> gmaps license it does not offers a direct class implementation
> like in OL2.
>
> As you suggest, I'll try to improve the overview page, the
> screenshots and the quickstart.
>
> Cheers.
>
> On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Cameron Shorter
> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Antonio,
> I've had a quick pass over the OpenLayers Project Overview and
> Quickstart.
>
> Project Overview:
> * I notice there are only minor changes from OL2, which is
> mostly fine.
> http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset?new=12020%40livedvd%2Fgisvm%2Ftrunk%2Fdoc%2Fen%2Foverview%2Fopenlayers_overview.rst&old=11575%40livedvd%2Fgisvm%2Ftrunk%2Fdoc%2Fen%2Foverview%2Fopenlayers_overview.rst
>
> * I notice that reference to using Google Maps as a base layer
> has been removed. I assume that OL3 can still access Google
> Maps layers? This would be an important feature for some
> users, and worth noting. Is there any reason for removing such
> reference?
>
> * I suggest having a look at the leaflet Project Overview. I
> suspect you will see features currently listed for Leaflet
> which could also be listed for OpenLayers.
>
> * At the moment the Project Overview image is quite plain,
> with only one base map. You might want to consider adding some
> other features, such as a legend, a tool bar, popup window,
> etc. Possibly even create a collage such as used by GeoServer:
> http://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/geoserver_overview.html
>
> * I notice you are referencing the location of source code.
> This line should be removed as it doesn't fit with our
> template. Less words get read more. If someone is serious
> enough about the project to want to get source code, then they
> will find it on the project's web page.
>
> Quickstart:
> * I've only had a brief overview of the quickstart so far, but
> have noticed:
>
> So far, there are no screen shots after each step, in line
> with our guidelines:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Application_Quick_Start
> (I see that the previous OpenLayers Quickstart didn't have
> images either)
>
> An example of a good quickstart is:
> http://live.osgeo.org/en/quickstart/udig_quickstart.html
> You might want to consider writing style and structure used by
> the udig_quickstart, which we use as our template to base
> other quickstarts from.
>
> On 20/12/2014 7:34 am, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> Thank you very much Antonio for all your work on OpenLayers 3.
>> I'm forwarding your email onto the OSGeo-Live list.
>>
>> OSGeo-Live developers,
>> I'd be keen to see feedback provided to Antonio for his
>> packaging and doc updates for OpenLayers 3.
>> Anyone up to the task?
>>
>> I'm anticipating OpenLayers 3 will be one of the hot topics
>> for the OSGeo-Live 8.5 release.
>>
>> On 19/12/2014 5:21 pm, Antonio Santiago wrote:
>>> Hi Cameron,
>>> all modification for OpenLayers3 are at "trunk":
>>>
>>> - install script
>>> - overview and quickstart pages (only in english)
>>> - icons and images used in the docs
>>>
>>> Let me know if you need more help
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> --
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>>> | OpenLayers Cookbook: _http://kcy.me/ar2b_
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>> Cameron Shorter,
>> Software and Data Solutions Manager
>> LISAsoft
>> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
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>>
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>
> --
> Cameron Shorter,
> Software and Data Solutions Manager
> LISAsoft
> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
>
> P+61 2 9009 5000 <tel:%2B61%202%209009%205000>, Wwww.lisasoft.com <http://www.lisasoft.com>, F+61 2 9009 5099 <tel:%2B61%202%209009%205099>
>
>
>
>
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> | The book of OpenLayers 3 - http://kcy.me/x29y
> | OpenLayers Cookbook: _http://kcy.me/ar2b_
> | Blog: http://www.acuriousanimal.com/blog
> | Twitter: @acanimal <http://twitter.com/#%21/acanimal>
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> --
> |----------------------------------------------------------------
> | The book of OpenLayers 3 - http://kcy.me/x29y
> | OpenLayers Cookbook: _http://kcy.me/ar2b_
> | Blog: http://www.acuriousanimal.com/blog
> | Twitter: @acanimal <http://twitter.com/#%21/acanimal>
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Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099
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