Using OpenLayers with ArcGIS Server REST API

Talk from 2009 Esri Developer Summit

Transcript

1. Using OpenLayers with ArcGIS Server REST API James Fee RSP Architects Blog: spatiallyadjusted.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ jamesfee Twitter: cageyjames
3. Getting RESTful
5. What is OpenLayers? •  JavaScript Library •  No server-side dependencies •  Free Software, developed for and by the Open Source software community
6. Why not use ESRI JSAPI?
7. COMMUNITY
11. Understanding OpenLayers “OpenLayers is not designed to be usable 'out of the box'. It is a library designed to help you build applications, so it's your job as an OpenLayers user to build the box.” -Christopher Schmidt on OpenLayers Users List
13. OpenLayers Basics
14. ArcGIS Server and OpenLayers •  At version 2.8, ArcGIS REST API support exists in OpenLayers – ArcGIS Dynamic Maps – ArcGIS Tiled Maps – Query •  Other functionality is outside the trunk – Look for Sandbox tools that you can patch OpenLayers with.
15. Getting Started with ArcGIS Server and OpenLayers Get OpenLayers via SVN svn checkout http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/ openlayers/
16. Getting Started with ArcGIS Server and OpenLayers Download and Install OL User august's AGSControl http://dev.openlayers.org/sandbox/august/documentation/ agsControl_instructions.pdf
17. Getting Started with ArcGIS Server and OpenLayers Patch AgsControl.js Download the patch, 'AgsControl.patch' from mkgeomatics Test Functionality Using Unit Tests (Optional) Download Unit Tests http://trac.openlayers.org/browser/sandbox/august/ openlayers/openlayers-2.6/tests/Control?rev=7801
18. Getting Started with ArcGIS Server and OpenLayers Demo
19. Example: Identify •  Instantiate Layers to Map Canvas
20. Example: Identify •  Create Identify Task
21. Example: Identify •  Create Identify Callback
22. Getting Started with ArcGIS Server and OpenLayers Demo
23. Example: Geoprocessing •  Create Geoprocessing Task
24. Example: Geoprocessing •  Update Parameters and Generate Results
25. Getting Started with ArcGIS Server and OpenLayers Demo
26. Example: Web Mercator •  Define Projection For Map and Layer
27. Example: Web Mercator •  Add Google Maps and OpenStreetMap
28. Example: Web Mercator •  OpenStreetMap Callback Function
29. Getting Started with ArcGIS Server and OpenLayers Demo
30. Who is using OpenLayers with ArcGIS?
31. Long Island Index http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/
32. Avencia
35. Pennsylvania State University Facilities Information System
36. Now What? •  Get involved with the OpenLayers community •  OpenLayers ArcGIS REST API users need to think strategically •  ESRI hosting ArcGIS OpenLayers API on their own servers
39. Contact James Fee – RSP Architects james.fee@rsparch.com http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com twitter: cageyjames Matt Kenny matt.kenny@gmail.com http://www.mkgeomatics.com/ Matt Priour – Kestrel Computing mpriour@kestrelcomputer.com http://priour.wordpress.com/
40. Code http://www.mkgeomatics.com/apps/ REST_Dev/