Leaflet

Leaflet is a lightweight JavaScript library for map display and interaction by CloudMade. It will form the core of CloudMade's next generation JavaScript API.

It is built from the ground up to work well on both desktop and mobile web browsers, utilizing cutting-edge technologies included in HTML5. It focuses on performance, usability, A-grade browser support, flexibility and easy to use API. The OOP-based code of the library is designed to be modular, extensible and very easy to understand.

Contributing to Leaflet

Please send your pull requests to mourner - we'll be happy to accept your contributions!

What's left to do for a feature-complete version

Overlays:

• GeoJSON, KML, GeoRSS layers
• mouse events in polylines, polygons and circles

Interaction:

• double tap on mobile webkit
• panning intertia on mobile webkit

Controls:

• control infrastructure (smart positioning)
• basic zoom control, zoom slider
• copyright control

Known issues to be fixed:

• flickering of vector layers on drag end under mobile webkit
• show scaled background until tiles are loaded even with animation disabled

Browser support

On desktop:

• Firefox 3.6+
• Chrome
• Safari 5
• IE 7-9
• IE 6 (not perfect but accessible)

On mobile:

• Safari for iOS 3/4+
• WebKit for Android 2.2+

Leaflet developers

Lead Developer: Vladimir Agafonkin
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