OpenLayers
High-performance library for all kinds of web maps
OpenLayers is a powerful open-source JavaScript library for displaying map data in web browsers. It supports vector and raster layers, many projections, and advanced geospatial features.
Key features
- Vector and raster layers
- Many map projections
- Advanced geospatial features
- OGC service support
Strengths
- Released under the BSD-2-Clause license
- Mature project with 12.5k GitHub stars
- Written in JavaScript
- Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
OpenLayers replaces
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