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OpenLayers

JavaScript library for displaying map data in web browsers
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OpenLayers

Summary

OpenLayers is an open-source software[1]. OpenLayers has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenLayers is the creator of MetaCarta[3].
  • OpenLayers's instance of is recorded as open-source software[4].
  • OpenLayers's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • OpenLayers's instance of is recorded as JavaScript library[6].
  • OpenLayers's developer is recorded as Open Source Geospatial Foundation[7].
  • OpenLayers's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace[8].
  • OpenLayers's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research[9].
  • OpenLayers's copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[10].
  • OpenLayers's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[11].
  • OpenLayers's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[12].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.17.1[13].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.18.2[14].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.20.1[15].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.20.0[16].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.19.1[17].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.19.0[18].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.18.1[19].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.18.0[20].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.17.0[21].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.16.0[22].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.15.1[23].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.15.0[24].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.2[25].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.1[26].
  • OpenLayers's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.0[27].

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Authorship and Creation

OpenLayers is the creator of MetaCarta[3].

Why It Matters

OpenLayers has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . tapor.ca. tapor.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
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    Platform → web browser
    Copyright license → 2-clause BSD License
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