ReadyMap - OpenLayers in 3D -- Slides from our 30-minute presentation at FOSS4G-NA 2012 in Washington, DC

1. ReadyMap – OpenLayers in 3D
readymap.com
@pelicanmapping

2. backstory

3. osgEarth
Open Source
Geospatial Earth
C++ Terrain Engine
…build your own
“Google Earth”
osgearth.org

5. web?

6. osgEarth
Web Plugin
…osgEarth C++ SDK
wrapped in a browser
extension for
FireFox/IE/Safari
JavaScript API

7. Along comes WebGL

8. ReadyMap SDK
WebGL-based 3D
mapping toolkit
No plugins.
Native graphics.
Mobile-ready.

9. Demos.
1. simple
2. layers
3. elevation
4. labels
5. slippy

10. ReadyMap SDK
Works with OGC data
sources.
Works in the web-
mapping ecosystem.
Familiar “map/layer”
API layout.

11. Wait

12. OpenLayers
integration
Better idea:
Extend the
OpenLayers API to
support 3D map
rendering.

13. The Goal:
Run your OpenLayers app
in 3D
…with one line of code

14. demo.

16. What next?
markers,
features,
controls,
annotation
….etc
(btw, it works with Leaflet too)

17. ReadyMap – OpenLayers in 3D
Thanks for listening.
Follow us at @pelicanmapping
Try the demos at readymap.com
Start coding at github.com/gwaldron/godzi-webgl