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OpenLayers 3: Interactive Guide

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Questions and Issues
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Introduction
1. Mapping Basics
- 1.1. Coordinate System
- 1.2. Projection
2. OpenLayers Components
3. The Layers
4. Data
- 4.1. Formats
- 4.2. Transformations
5. Layers
- 5.1. Base Layers
- 5.2. Vector Layers
- 5.3. Image Layers
- 5.4. Overlays
- 5.5. Tile Layer
- 5.6. XYZ Layer
- 5.7. WMS Layer
- 5.8. Putting a Pin
- 5.9. Layer Groups
6. Controls
7. Views
- 7.1. Projections
- 7.2. 2D View
- 7.3. 2.5D View (Columbus View)
- 7.4. 3D Views
8. Overlays
- 8.1. Putting a pin on the map
- 8.2. Drawing a polygon
9. Vectors
10. Interaction
- 10.1. Available Interactions
11. Styles
12. Spatial Animation
- 12.1. Heatmaps
13. Events
14. Map Services
- 14.1. WMS
- 14.2. WFS
- 14.3. GeoCoding
15. Concepts
- 15.1. Extent
- 15.2. Projections
- 15.3. Size
- 15.4. Observer Pattern
16. Helpful Links
17. Custom Controls
- 17.1. Menu Control
- 17.2. Search Control
- 17.3. Base Layer Switcher
- 17.4. Layer Manager
18. Examples
19. Scratch
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With the advent of mobile devices and GPS systems, mapping libraries are ubiquitous. OpenLayers is a high-performance, feature-packed Javascript library for Web-based Cartography.

This book will start with some of the fundamentals of mapping followed by a deep dive into OpenLayers 3. Along the way, we will create a beautiful mapping library that you can use as a template for your project.