OpenLayers for Drupal: The 10,000 Foot View
- 2. Presentation Overview Basic GIS Concepts
- 3. OpenLayers as a GIS Interface
- 4. Integration with Drupal 6.x using OpenLayers for Drupal module
- 5. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) A geographic information system (GIS) , geographical information system , or geospatial information system is any system that captures, stores, analyzes, manages, and presents data that are linked to location(s). In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis, and database technology.* *source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system
- 6. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- 7. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- 8. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Several standards exist to promote data interchangeability and distribution. Web Feature Service (WFS) – vector
- 9. Web Map Service (WMS) – raster
- 10. Geography Markup Language (GML) – vector
- 12. OpenLayers Library - Intro & Concepts OpenLayers is a pure JavaScript library for displaying map data in most modern web browsers, with no server-side dependencies.* *source: http://openlayers.org OpenLayers is: Standards supported (WFS, WMS, GML, etc)
- 13. Integrates with free and commercial datasources
- 14. Platform independent via JavaScript
- 15. OpenLayers on Drupal The OpenLayers Module and its submodules bring the OpenLayers Javascript library into Drupal. They enable users to combine maps from different map providers with data from Views and CCK input.* *source: http://drupal.org/project/openlayers Modules Required: Views
- 17. Location, WKT Field, etc.
- 19. OpenLayers on Drupal Basic concepts necessary to understand OpenLayers' architecture: Layers – Vector and Raster
- 20. Base Maps vs. Overlays Projections – 4326 vs. 900913 Controls
- 21. Styles
- 22. Behaviors
- 23. Demo Build of Sample Site
- 24. Demo Build of Sample Site
- 25. Demo Build of Sample Site
- 26. Demo Build of Sample Site
- 27. More Advanced OpenLayers Examples OpenLayers for Drupal provides ease of use for simple mapping, and powerful hooks for more advanced control of layers, maps, and styles. UI-driven OpenLayers style maps
- 28. Custom Drupal behaviors using module system
- 29. Leverage Drupal's AJAX, hooks and templates
- 30. Views relationships, arguments and filters
- 31. Summary and Q&A "A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing." - Oscar Wilde References: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system • http://openlayers.org • http://drupal.org/project/openlaye rs • http://www.osgeo.org • [email_address] || arpieb on drupal.org