SuperMap iClient 9D(2019) Product Overview

The main functions and services

This chapter introduces the main functions and services supported by each map base library of SuperMap iClient JavaScript 9D(2019).

Main functions and services Map base libraries
for Leaflet for OpenLayers for MapboxGL iClient Classic
SuperMap iServer √ √ √ √
Map service
Basemap 4326 coordinate system √ √ - √
3857 coordinate system √ √ √ √
Planar coordinate system √ √ - √
Custom scale √ √ - √
Dynamic layer - - - √
Layer overlay √ √ √ √
Measurement service Distance measurement service √ √ √ √
Area measurement service √ √ √ √
Map query service Map information query √ √ √ √
Layer information query √ √ √ √
Bounds query √ √ √ √
Distance query √ √ √ √
Geometry query √ √ √ √
SQL query √ √ √ √
Data service
Data editing service √ √ √ √
Data query Data gridcell query √ √ √ √
Field query √ √ √ √
Buffer query √ √ √ √
Bounds query √ √ √ √
Geometry query √ √ √ √
SQL query √ √ √ √
ID query √ √ √ √
Spatial analysis services
Buffer analysis Geometry √ √ √ √
Dataset √ √ √ √
Thiessen Polygons analysis Geometry √ √ √ √
Dataset √ √ √ √
Overlay analysis √ √ √ √
Surface analysis √ √ √ √
Dynamic segmentation √ √ √ √
Terrain curvature calculation √ √ √ √
Math expression analysis √ √ √ √
Kernel density analysis √ √ √ √
Interpolation analysis Point density analysis √ √ √ √
Inverse distance weighted analysis √ √ √ √
Kriging analysis √ √ √ √
Radial basis function analysis √ √ √ √
Discrete point analysis √ √ √ √
Mileage analysis Route calculate measure analysis √ √ √ √
Route locator analysis √ √ √ √
Batch analysis √ √ √ √
Batch overlay analysis √ √ √ √
Network analysis services
Service area analysis √ √ √ √
Closest facilities analysis √ √ √ √
Find location analysis √ √ √ √
Traveler analysis √ √ √ √
Multi-traveler analysis √ √ √ √
Best path analysis √ √ √ √
Traffic transfer analysis service
Traffic transfer analysis √ √ √ √
Distributed analysis services
Density analysis Simple point density analysis √ √ √ √
Kernel density analysis √ √ √ √
Mesh summary analysis Mesh surface aggregation √ √ √ √
Polygon aggregation √ √ √ √
Single object query analysis √ √ √ √
Regional summary analysis Grid surface summary √ √ √ √
Polygon summary √ √ √ √
Vector clip analysis Internal clipping √ √ √ √
External clipping √ √ √ √
Buffers √ √ √ √
Topology Validator √ √ √ √
Overlay Geo √ √ √ √
Summary Attributes √ √ √ √
Address matching service
Address match Geocoding √ √ √ √
Reverse geocoding √ √ √ √
Data flow service
Data flow √ √ √ -
iServer thematic map
Dot density map √ √ √ √
Rank symbol thematic map √ √ √ √
Statistical thematic map √ √ √ √
Matrix label thematic map √ √ √ √
Unique thematic map √ √ √ √
Range thematic map √ √ √ √
Grid unique thematic map √ √ √ √
Grid range thematic map √ √ √ √
Server security certification
Security certificate √ √ - √
SuperMap iPortal √ √ - √
iPortal web map Base map layer √ √ - √
Vector map layer √ √ - √
Thematic map layer √ √ - √
iPortal web map list √ √ - -
Security certificate √ √ - √
SuperMap Online √ √ - √
Online web map Base map layer √ √ - √
Vector map layer √ √ - √
Thematic map layer √ √ - √
Security certificate √ √ - √
SuperMap iManager √ - - -
Node management √ - - -
Security certificate √ - - -
Elasticsearch √ √ √ √
Data retrieval √ √ √ √
Data aggregation √ √ √ √
Geo-fencing √ √ √ √
Client visualization √ √ √ √
ECharts
Line chart √ √ √ -
Bar chart √ √ √ -
Scatter chart √ √ √ -
Pie chart √ √ √ -
Scattered map √ √ √ -
Migration map √ √ √ -
Heat map √ √ √ -
Line map √ √ √ -
Line effect map √ √ √ -
EChartsGL
Bar3D - - √ -
Lines3D - - √ -
Map3D - - √ -
GraphGL - - √ -
MapV
Honeycomb map √ √ √ √
OD map √ √ √ √
Force edge bundling map √ √ √ √
Migration map √ √ √ √
Migration timing map √ √ √ √
Dynamic trajectory map √ √ √ √
Simple line √ √ √ √
Line density √ √ √ √
Simple polygon √ √ √ √
D3
Svg visualization √ √ - √
DeckGL
Scatter plot layer - - √ -
Path layer - - √ -
Polygon layer - - √ -
Arc line layer - - √ -
Hexagon layer - - √ -
threejs
Model - - √ -
OSMBuildings
Building 3D effect √ √ - √
Vector tile
SuperMap standard √ √ - √
MVT standard √ √ √ -
Client thematic map
2D client thematic map Unique thematic map √ √ √ √
Range thematic map √ √ √ √
Rank symbol thematic map √ √ √ √
Label thematic map √ √ √ √
Statistic thematic map √ √ √ √
3D client thematic map Unique thematic map - - √ -
Range thematic map - - √ -
Other visual effects
Heat map √ √ √ √
Flashing animation √ √ √ √
Point aggregation √ √ √ √
High efficiency point layer √ √ √ √
Dynamic plotting √ - - √
Client analysis √ √ √ -
Turf
Spatial analysis √ √ √ -
Control √ √ √ √
Draw √ √ √ √
Basemap cache switch control √ √ - √
Base control √ √ √ √
OGC √ √ √ √
WMS √ √ √ √
WMTS √ √ - √
WFS √ √ - √
Internet map √ √ √ √
Baidu map baidu map √ √ - √
Tianditu Latitude and longitude √ √ - √
Mercator √ √ √ √
SuperMap Cloud map SuperMap Cloud map √ √ √ √
Google map Google map √ √ √ √
Bing map Bing map √ √ √ √
OSM map OSM map √ √ √ √

Note: √ is supported， √ is partially supported， - is under development

Browser compatibility

This chapter introduces the compatibility of SuperMap iClient JavaScript 9D(2019) on mainstream browsers on the PC and mobile terminals.

Map base library Desktop Mobile

Chrome

Firefox

IE

Opera

Safari

Chrome

Firefox

IE

Safari

Android Browser
for Leaflet 26.0+ 23.0+ 7-11 12.0+ 5.0+ Chrome Mobile 47+ 55+ 10+ for Win8 for iOS 7+ 2.2+, 3.1+, 4.0+
for OpenLayers 26.0+ 23.0+ 10.0+ 20.0+ 5.0+ Chrome Mobile 47+ 55+ 10+ for WP7+ Mobile Safari 9.0+

for iOS 9+

 4.4+
for MapboxGL 23.0+ 38.0+ 11 on XBOX One 20.0+ 12 alpha+ Chrome Mobile 47+ 55+ 11 for WP 7+ Mobile Safari 9.0+

for iOS 9+

 4.4+
iClient Classic 26.0+ 23.0+ 9.0+ 20.0+ 5.0+ Chrome Mobile 47+ 55+ for WP 7.5 for iOS 4+ 2.1+

Note: the compatibility of Leaflet's main functions under IE(The 1.2.0 version does not support IE8 for the time being, use the 1.0.3 instead)
GIS services GIS services
(data flow)		 Visualization
(client thematic map)		 Visualization
(ECharts)		 Visualization
(MapV)		 Visualization
(D3)		 Client analysis
(Turf)		 Third party
(Elasticsearch)
IE8+ IE10+ IE9+ IE8+ IE10+ IE9+ IE9+ IE11+

Third-party plugins

This chapter describes the usage of third-party plugins of SuperMap iClient JavaScript 9D(2019).

Third-party plugins Map base library Plugin version information
for Leaflet for OpenLayers for MapboxGL iClient Classic The latest version Release / latest submission time Currently used version
Leaflet √ - - - v1.3.4 2018-08-21 v1.3.1
Leaflet.heat √ - - - v0.2.0 2016-09-30 v0.2.0
Leaflet.markercluster √ - - - v1.4.1 2018-09-14 v1.3.0
Leaflet.draw √ - - - v1.0.3 2018-09-15 v1.0.2
leaflet.pm √ - - - v0.25.0 2018-09-15 v0.25.0
leaflet-icon-pulse √ - - - v0.1.0 2017-09-06 v0.1.0
Leaflet.D3SvgOverlay √ - - - v2.2.0 2017-10-13 v2.2.0
Leaflet-MiniMap √ - - - v3.6.1 2018-03-02 v3.6.1
leaflet-side-by-side √ - - - v2.0.0 2017-08-05 v2.0.0
openlayers - √ - - v5.2.0 2018-08-29 v4.6.5
OL3-AnimatedCluster - √ - - - 2018-07-04 -
ol-mapbox-style - √ - - v2.11.2 2018-05-28 v2.11.2
ol3-echarts - √ - - v1.3.4 2018-07-31 v1.3.4
mapbox-gl-js - - √ - v0.49.0 2018-09-13 v0.48.0
mapbox-gl-draw - - √ - v1.0.9 2018-05-10 v1.0.9
mapbox-gl-compare - - √ - v0.2.0 2018-08-04 v0.1.0-dev
echartsLayer - - √ - - 2017-12-04 -
shapefile - - √ - v0.6.6 2017-09-03 v0.6.6
echarts √ √ √ - v4.2.0-rc.1 2018-09-15 v4.1.0
mapv √ √ √ √ v2.0.20 2018-8-27 v2.0.20
turf √ √ - - v5.1.6 2017-12-11 v5.1.6
elasticsearch √ √ √ √ v15.1.1 2018-07-04 v15.0.0
osmbuildings-OL3 √ √ - - v0.2.2b 2014-11-25 v0.2.2b
osmbuildings-Leaflet √ √ - - v0.2.2b 2014-11-25 v0.2.2b
d3 √ - - - v5.7.0 2018-08-25 v5.5.0
d3-hexbin √ - - - v0.2.2 2017-03-29 v0.2.2
deck.gl √ √ √ - v5.1.4 2018-03-24 v5.1.3
js-xlsx √ - - - v0.14.0 2018-09-06 v0.12.13
dat.gui - √ - - v0.7.2 2018-05-06 v0.6.5
proj4js - - √ - v2.5.0 2018-08-25 v2.4.3

Note: 1. Third-party plugin version information statistics in Sep. 2018

2. Some plugins did not provide the release version and release time, then its latest submission date shall prevail

License

This chapter describes the license agreements involved in SuperMap iClient JavaScript 9D(2019) related third-party plugins.

Third-party plugin list License
BSD-2-Clause License BSD-3-Clause License MIT License ISC License Apache License 2.0 CeCILL-B FREE

SOFTWARE LICENSE
Leaflet detail
Leaflet.heat detail
Leaflet.markercluster detail
Leaflet.draw detail
leaflet.pm detail
leaflet-icon-pulse detail
Leaflet.D3SvgOverlay detail
Leaflet-MiniMap detail
leaflet-side-by-side detail
openlayers detail
OL3-AnimatedCluster detail
ol-mapbox-style detail
ol3-echarts detail
mapbox-gl-js detail
mapbox-gl-draw detail
mapbox-gl-compare detail
echartsLayer detail
shapefile detail
echarts detail
mapv detail
turf detail
elasticsearch detail
osmbuildings detail
d3 detail
d3-hexbin detail
deck.gl defail
js-xlsx detail
dat.gui detail
proj4js detail

How to choose

This chapter introduces how to choose the map base library of SuperMap iClient JavaScript 9D(2019).

Indicators Map base library and corresponding open source map client
for Leaflet for OpenLayers for MapboxGL iClient Classic
Leaflet OpenLayers 3/4 MapboxGL OpenLayers 2
Open source license BSD-2-Clause BSD-2-Clause BSD-3-Clause BSD-2-Clause
Closed-source risk no no no no
Advantage Lightweight ,
Rich plugins		 HTML5 ,
OL-Cesium		 MVT vector tile
Display effect		 More users ,
High stability
Disadvantages Plugin stability is uneven Heavier ,
Less plugins		 Only support 3857 coordinate system Outdated framework
Performance Medium High High Low
stability High medium medium High
Extendibility Well Better Poor Better
Document Better ,
(Without Chinese)		 Better ,
(Without Chinese)		 Better ,
(Without Chinese)		 Well ,
(Chinese API doc)
Community activity Stars 22,763 4,056 3,442 1,493
Contributors 581 223 212 102
Commits 6,636 24,224 8,365 7,248
Pull Requests 73 49 24 150
Issues 294 559 490 391
Forks 3,769 1,683 870 813
Software maturity high Medium Medium General
Community ecology well Better The initial stage Better
Learning costs Medium High Medium High

Note: The community activity statistics in Sep. 2018

Summary statement：

The community activity of any open source software product determines the maturity, vitality, future prospects and other characteristics of the product. It also determines whether or not to establish a R & D - application - service ecosystem.

  • Leaflet map libraries are lightweight, feature rich plugins, and have a high degree of community activity, and it is better in stability and scalability.
  • The Openlayers 3/4 map library is heavyweighted, with a moderate level of community activity, but with better expansibility and scalability and support for HTML5 features.
  • MapboxGL launched later than the previous two map libraries,community activity in general, only supports 3857 coordinate system at this stage. Its scalability is poor, but it supports 3D features and better visualization.
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