Reusable, Accessible, Mapping Platform (RAMP)
This repo is obsolete and no longer maintained. Please visit RAMP4-PCAR4 for the latest incarnation of the project.
What is the RAMP?
- A collaborative open source project led by Environment Canada.
- RAMP provides the ability to rapidly deploy a theme based Web Mapping application, or to support the implementation of a dynamic Web Mapping viewer.
- Built off of the ESRI JavaScript API, but strives for platform neutrality.
Key Resources
Benefits
Accessibility, Usability, and Interoperability
- Prioritizes WCAG 2.0 level AA compliance
- Leverages WAI-ARIA to further enhance accessibility
- Iterative approach to design, adapting to change all the time
- Built on HTML5
- Supports a wide variety of browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera)
Themeable and Reusable
- Flexible framework that supports custom templates and widgets
- Allows teams to reuse their work across multiple projects
Reduces Development Costs
- Provides with an out-of-the-box solution to reduce development costs
- Avoids duplication of effort, continuously building a core toolset of cross-cutting project requirements
- Breeds better quality solutions by working with proven technology
Inspiring Collaboration
- Project managed on GitHub
- External contributions welcome
- Report issues and suggestions
- Documentation
- Testing