This is a beginners guide with the essential screenshots and clearly explained code, which also serves as a reference. This book is for anyone who has any interest in using maps on their website, from hobbyists to professional web developers. OpenLayers provides a powerful, but easy-to-use, pure JavaScript and HTML (no third-party plug-ins involved) toolkit to quickly make cross-browser web maps. A basic understanding of JavaScript will be helpful, but there is no prior knowledge required to use this book. If youve never worked with maps before, this book will introduce you to some common mapping topics and gently guide you through the OpenLayers library. If youre an experienced application developer, this book will also serve as a reference to the core components of OpenLayers.