Hi Andreas, thanks for your insight.
I agree with 2 (I come from a server-side framework, i.e. Chameleon), but ofcourse since OL already provides most of the building blocks (GML parser etc.) it will require a few lines of code to interact with the OGC Web Services. Only things like printing (PDF output) make sense server-side. Wrt 1, since OL is providing more and more controls (in the library itself or in the addons), the "application around the map" will become thinner and thinner or not? Wrt 3, IMHO you can also build reusable widgets in OL itself or in a framework like MapFish around OL. Best regards, Bart -- Bart van den Eijnden OSGIS, Open Source GIS http://www.osgis.nl --------- Oorspronkelijk bericht -------- Van: Andreas Hocevar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Naar: Bart van den Eijnden OSGIS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: [Mapbuilder-devel] added value of Mapbuilder over OpenLayers? Datum: 21/11/07 07:00 > Hi Bart, > > I can only speak for myself here, but I see the added value in the following: > > * The MVC pattern allows us to build applications in a modular manner. > OpenLayers gives us the map, Mapbilder the application around the map. > > * Of course there are also server-side frameworks giving us this > functionality, but communicating with OGC services might produce a lot > of traffic and we do not want to go this traffic over an application > server. Mapbuilder keeps this traffic between the service and the > client. > > * Companies want reusable code. Creating custom widgets and tools for > Mapbuilder (which can be 99% OpenLayers API usage) will leave them > with a codebase of modular pieces that can be used for furture > applications. > > Just my 2ยข > > Regards, > Andreas. > > On Nov 20, 2007 6:12 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I often wonder what currently is the added value of Mapbuilder over > > OpenLayers. > > > > As I see it, the gap between Mapbuilder and OpenLayers is quickly > > getting smaller and smaller. Soon OpenLayers will have WMC and OWS > > Context read/write support, previous and next extent controls, a > > distance measuring control, Tim's css-based scalebar. The overview map > > is already there for a while. Add to this Andreas excellent work on SLD > > and styles in OL. Also, it is very easy using something like ExtJS to > > add a fancy layer manager with drag and drop, like e.g. MapFish is > > doing. ExtJS also makes it easy to create fancy toolbars or menus using > > OL's map controls. > > > > So I am interested to hear what the developers of Mapbuilder see as the > > added value of Mapbuilder? > > > > Best regards, > > Bart > > > > -- > > Bart van den Eijnden > > OSGIS, Open Source GIS > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.osgis.nl > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > > mapbuilder-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mapbuilder-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ mapbuilder-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mapbuilder-devel
