Mobile Feature List

• Map Navigation
  • Goal: the mobile user should be able to navigate in the maps with the interaction design patterns he is used to.
  • References:
    • Touch Gesture Reference Guide:  http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1071
• Map Layers
  • Goal: the OpenLayers layers (TileCache, WMS, WMTS, etc..) type are supported
• Geolocate
  • Goal: the mobile user can know his position, track his position and can search for a location
  • Reference
    • Geolocation API:  http://dev.w3.org/geo/api/spec-source.html
    • Geocoding services like geonames ( http://www.geonames.org/export/ws-overview.html) / MapQuest:  http://open.mapquestapi.com/
• Layer Selector
  • Goal: the mobile user can select the layer he wants to see
• Multilingual
  • Goal: the mobile application can support various languages
• Multiple coordinate system
  • Goal: the mobile application can support various coordinate systems, like OpenLayers now
• Background selector
  • Goal: the mobile user can choose which base layer he wants to see
• Permalink
  • Goal: the mobile user can store the state of its application and use it later
• Geometry editing
  • Goal: the mobile user can add or modify features
• Feature Query / Tooltip
  • Goal: the mobile user can select a feature and get information about the feature. WMS GetFeatureInfo should be supported
• Device API
  • Goal: the mobile user can orient the map according to the north position provided by the compass
• Legend
  • Goal: the mobile user can see a legend about the visible layers

More info coming soon. For now, see the  code sprint page.