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27 <td bgcolor="#99ccff"><a href="index_en_36.html"><img border="0" alt="A.2 Free client serverside" src="images/icons/next.png"/></a></td><td bgcolor="#99ccff"><a href="index_en.html"><img border="0" alt="Top" src="images/icons/up.png"/></a></td><td bgcolor="#99ccff"><a href="index_en_34.html"><img border="0" alt="A Current State Analysis" src="images/icons/previous.png"/></a></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#99ccff" width="100%"><b>A.1 Free &#38; client-side</b></td><td bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center"><a href="index_en.html"><p>Contents</a></td><td bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center"><a href="index_de_35.html"><img alt="German" src="images/icons/german.png"/></a></td></tr></table>
28 <h1>A.1 Free &#38; client-side</h1>
29 Free Web Mapping Applications with 100&#37; JavaScript
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31 <p>44
32 </p>
33
34 <h2><a name="maptool:openlayers">A.1.1 OpenLayers</a></h2><p>
35 <img alt="" src="images/logos/openlayers_logo.png"/>
36 As of: May 15, 2007<br />
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38 <table class=myTable><tbody><tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" colspan="2" align="left">
39 <p><font size="+0"><b>1. General</b></font></td></tr>
40 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
41 Name </td><td width='70\%' colspan="1" align="left"> <b>OpenLayers</b> </td></tr>
42 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
43 URL </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> </td></tr>
44 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
45 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Home </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> <a href="http://www.openlayers.org">http://www.openlayers.org</a> </td></tr>
46 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
47 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Documentation </td><td colspan="1" align="left"><a href="http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Documentation">http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Documentation</a> </td></tr>
48 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
49 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Download </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> <a href="http://www.openlayers.org/download">http://www.openlayers.org/download</a> </td></tr>
50 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
51 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Live Demo </td><td colspan="1" align="left"><a href="http://openlayers.org/gallery">http://openlayers.org/gallery</a>
52 and <a href="http://www.openlayers.org/dev/examples">http://www.openlayers.org/dev/examples</a> </td></tr>
53 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
54 Current version </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> 2.3 (stable)</td></tr>
55 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
56 Last update </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> February 21, 2007 </td></tr>
57 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
58 License </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> BSD </td></tr>
59 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
60 Developed by </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> MetaCarta, USA </td></tr>
61 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
62 Short Description </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> OpenLayers is a Free (pure) JavaScript API used to integrate dynamic maps into any website.
63 </td></tr>
64 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
65 <font size="+0"><b>2. System</b> </font></td></tr>
66 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
67 Architecture </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> client-side </td></tr>
68 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
69 Programming language </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> JavaScript </td></tr>
70 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
71 Prerequisites </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
72 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
73 Supported browser </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> Mozilla 1.8; Firefox 1.0+; IE 6.0+; Safari 2.0+; Opera 9.0+; Netscape X.X </td></tr>
74 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
75 Where applicable, integration with other software </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> uses prototype and
76 components of Rico </td></tr>
77 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf"
78 valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
79 <font size="+0"><b>3. Community</b> </font></td></tr>
80 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
81 Revision Administration </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> SVN (svn checkout
82 http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/) </td></tr>
83 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
84 Mailing Lists (URL) </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> <a href="http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo">http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo</a> </td></tr>
85 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
86 Developer ML </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> </td></tr>
87 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
88 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mails per month<sup>1</sup></td><td colspan="1" align="left">85</td></tr>
89 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
90 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total number of active developers<sup>2</sup></td><td colspan="1" align="left">72 </td></tr>
91 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
92 User ML </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> </td></tr>
93 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
94 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mails per month<sup>1</sup></td><td colspan="1" align="left">197</td></tr>
95 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
96 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total number of active users<sup>2</sup></td><td colspan="1" align="left">150</td></tr>
97 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
98 Commercial support </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> MetaCarta, USA
99 </td></tr>
100 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
101 <font size="+0"><b>4. Documentation</b> </font></td></tr>
102 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
103 For installation/development/operation
104 (suggestions, tutorials, URL) </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> no installation necessary (API); API reference; Quick Tutorial (good basic info, <a href="http://www.openlayers.org/QuickTutorial">http://www.openlayers.org/QuickTutorial</a>)
105 </td></tr>
106 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
107 <font size="+0"><b>5. Usability</b></font></td></tr>
108 <tr><td style='color:darkred;' colspan="2" align="left">
109 <i>All analysis is based on demo <a href="http://www.openlayers.org/dev/examples/controls.html">http://www.openlayers.org/dev/examples/controls.html</a></i> </td></tr>
110 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
111 Usability - General Impression </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> basically conforming to expectations; intuitive; plain GUI &#38; clear; minimizable layer overview and overview map result in a very tidy user interface; remarkably quick reloading of tiles - easy navigation</td></tr>
112 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
113 </p>
114 <p>Main map </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> all elements/tools are placed on map</td></tr>
115 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
116 Overview map </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> can be minimized; dynamic zoom level; section can be moved with Drag&#38;Drop or mouse click; missing centering of section after panning!; does not adjust to the style of the main map (displays only base layer) </td></tr>
117 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
118 Layer overview </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> minimizeable layer display; divided into base layers and overlays; can&nbsp;be&nbsp;de/activated with radio buttons and check boxes </td></tr>
119 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
120 Legend </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
121 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
122 Scale bar </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> simple scale indication possible (not included in demo) </td></tr>
123 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
124 Toolbar </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> not a conventional toolbar; very minimialistic; zoomBox and pan buttons only; missing zoomOut button irritating at first; active tool not discernible right away (bad color contrast); tool bar not really necessary</td></tr>
125 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
126 Zoom bar </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> halbtransparent in der Karte integriert </td></tr>
127 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
128 Pan navigation panel </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> above zoom bar</td></tr>
129 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
130 General zooming </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> switch between pan and zoom mode not necessary; max/min zoom level only discernible on zoom bar; missing in demo: reset map to default zoom value (in other examples through 'Worldmap' in a smaller zoom bar)</td></tr>
131 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
132 Zooming with double-click </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> yes</td></tr>
133 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
134 Zooming with mouse wheel </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> yes</td></tr>
135 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
136 Zooming with zoom box </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> yes (also by holding down Shift-key; colorful underlay of pulled-out area)</td></tr>
137 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
138 General panning </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> unhindered smooth panning with Drag&#38;Drop;
139 background reloading results in map movement without any (!) time delay </td></tr>
140 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
141 Zooming/panning with keyboard </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> yes </td></tr>
142 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
143 Tiling </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> yes
144 </td></tr>
145 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
146 <font size="+0"><b>6. Other Features</b>
147 </font></td></tr>
148 <tr><td style='color:darkred;' colspan="2" align="left">
149 <i>All analysis is based on demo <a href="http://www.openlayers.org/dev/examples/controls.html">http://www.openlayers.org/dev/examples/controls.html</a></i> </td></tr>
150 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
151 Analysis function </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
152 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
153 Search function </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
154 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
155 Help function </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
156 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
157 Print function </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
158 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf"
159 valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
160 <font size="+0"><b>7. Notes</b></font></td></tr>
161 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
162 </td><td colspan="1" align="left"><i>&bull;</i> object-oriented JavaScript library (API)<br/><i>&bull;</i> very easy integration into own website<br/><i>&bull;</i> <i>lite</i> version (bundles selected classes into a js file, therefore integration with other web mapping applications is possible)<br/><i>&bull;</i> TileCache significantly advanced by OL <br/><i>&bull;</i> Integration of special layers is possible (GoogleMaps, ka-map, Yahoo,
163 Virtual Earth and many more); Map24 support for development
164 </td></tr>
165 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
166 <font size="+0"><b>8. Screenshot</b></font></td></tr>
167 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
168 of analyzed demo</td><td colspan="1" align="left"></td></tr>
169 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
170 </td><td colspan="1" align="left"><img alt="" src="images/screens/openlayers.png"/>
171 </p>
172 </td></tr></tbody></table>
173 <ul class="menu"><font size="-1"><li>[1] Average monthly mail volume in investigated time period October 2006 - March 2007 (6 months)</li><li>[2] Total number of active developers/users in investigated time period October 2006 - March 2007 (6 months))</font></li></ul>
174
175 <h2><a name="maptool:wmsmapper">A.1.2 WMS Mapper</a></h2><p>
176 As of: May 15, 2007<br />
177 </p>
178 <table class=myTable><tbody><tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" colspan="2" align="left">
179 <p><font size="+0"><b>1. General</b></font></td></tr>
180 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
181 Name </td><td width='70\%' colspan="1" align="left"> <b>WMS Mapper</b> </td></tr>
182 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
183 URL </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> </td></tr>
184 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
185 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Home </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> <a href="http://wms-map.sourceforge.net">http://wms-map.sourceforge.net</a> </td></tr>
186 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
187 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Documentation </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> See Home </td></tr>
188 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
189 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Download </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> See Home </td></tr>
190 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
191 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Live Demo </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> See Home </td></tr>
192 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
193 Current verion </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> 0.03</td></tr>
194 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
195 Last update </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> k. A. </td></tr>
196 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
197 License </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> Academic Free License (AFL), Artistic License </td></tr>
198 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
199 Developed by </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> k. A. </td></tr>
200 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
201 Short Description </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> WMS Mapper is a lean JavaScript library for the integration of WMS services, with simple zoom and pan functionalities.
202 </td></tr>
203 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
204 <font size="+0"><b>2. System</b> </font></td></tr>
205 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
206 Architecture </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> client-side </td></tr>
207 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
208 Programming language </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> JavaScript </td></tr>
209 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
210 Prerequisites </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
211 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
212 Supported browser </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> k. A.</td></tr>
213 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
214 Where applicable, integration with other software </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> Prototype
215 </td></tr>
216 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
217 <font size="+0"><b>3. Community</b> </font></td></tr>
218 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
219 Revision Administration </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
220 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
221 Mailing Lists (URL) </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> -</td></tr>
222 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
223 Developer ML </td><td colspan="1" align="left">- </td></tr>
224 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
225 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mails per month<sup>1</sup></td><td colspan="1" align="left"></td></tr>
226 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
227 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total number of active developers<sup>2</sup></td><td colspan="1" align="left"> </td></tr>
228 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
229 User ML </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> -</td></tr>
230 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
231 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mails per month<sup>1</sup></td><td colspan="1" align="left"></td></tr>
232 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
233 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total number of active users<sup>2</sup></td><td colspan="1" align="left"></td></tr>
234 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
235 commercial support </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> k. A. </td></tr>
236 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
237 <font size="+0"><b>4. Documentation</b> </font></td></tr>
238 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
239 For installation/development/application
240 (suggestions, tutorials, URL) </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> no installation required; no documentation - only brief introductory example on start page
241 </p>
242 <p></td></tr>
243 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
244 <font size="+0"><b>5. Usability</b></font></td></tr>
245 <tr><td style='color:darkred;' colspan="2" align="left">
246 <i>All analysis is based on demo on start page</i> </td></tr>
247 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
248 Usability - General Impression </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> plain, only two zoom buttons, intuitive navigation, missing zoom depth orientation and other interaction possibilities</td></tr>
249 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
250 </p>
251 <p>Main map </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> plain, well integrated into website </td></tr>
252 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
253 Overview map </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
254 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
255 Layer overview</td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
256 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
257 Legend </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
258 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
259 Scale bar </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
260 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
261 Toolbar </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> not like conventional toolbars; very minimalistic; only ZoomIn and ZoomOut button; click on button starts zoom process - therefore no extra button actions required</td></tr>
262 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
263 Zoom bar </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
264 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
265 Pan navigation panel </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> -</td></tr>
266 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
267 General zooming </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> not required to switch between pan and zoom mode; maz/min zoom level not discernible; no ability to set map to default zoom value; zooming only with buttons; zooming to a specific location not possible</td></tr>
268 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
269 Zooming with double-click </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> -</td></tr>
270 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
271 Zooming with mousewheel </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> -</td></tr>
272 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
273 Zooming with zoom box </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> -</td></tr>
274 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
275 General panning </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> unhindered smooth panning with Drag&#38;Drop; background loading of map causes almost simultaneous map movement; with large panning steps the pre-loaded tiles are not sufficient</td></tr>
276 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
277 Zooming/panning with keyboard </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
278 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
279 Tiling </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> yes
280 </td></tr>
281 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
282 <font size="+0"><b>6. Other Features</b>
283 </font></td></tr>
284 <tr><td style='color:darkred;' colspan="2" align="left">
285 <i>All analysis is based on demo on start page</i> </td></tr>
286 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
287 Analysis function </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
288 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
289 Search function </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
290 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
291 Help function </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
292 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
293 Print function </td><td colspan="1" align="left"> - </td></tr>
294 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf"
295 valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
296 <font size="+0"><b>7. Notes</b></font></td></tr>
297 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
298 </td><td colspan="1" align="left"><i>&bull;</i> JavaScript API<br/><i>&bull;</i> easy to integrate into websites<br/><i>&bull;</i> GetFeatureInfo to follow shortly
299 </p>
300 <p></td></tr>
301 <tr><td BGCOLOR="#c2bfbf" valign='top' colspan="2" align="left">
302 <font size="+0"><b>8. Screenshot</b></font></td></tr>
303 <tr><td colspan="1" align="left">
304 </td><td colspan="1" align="left"><img width=600 alt="" src="images/screens/wmsmapper.png"/>
305 </p>
306 </td></tr></tbody></table>
307 <ul class="menu"><font size="-1"><li>[1] Average monthly mail volume in investigated time period October 2006 - March 2007 (6 months)</li><li>[2] Total number of active developers/users in investigated time period October 2006 - March 2007 (6 months))</font></li></ul>
308 <hr /><address><p><i>&#169;</i> June 1, 2007 |
309 <a href="mailto:emanuel at smartmapbrowsing.org">Emanuel Sch&uuml;tze</a> |
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314 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en">Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Germany</a>.
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316 </address><br />
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