GeoExt Resources
OpenGeo Services
OpenGeo offers GeoExt core development to add new features to the project.
Our GeoExt Team
Andreas is an active OpenLayers and GeoExt steering committee member and committer. He has been working in geospatial for almost 20 years, and is a frequent teacher and speaker.
Rollie is a Product Manager at OpenGeo and has been involved in design decisions for GeoServer, GeoWebCache, GeoExt, GeoNode, and the OpenGeo Suite.
About GeoExt
GeoExt is a JavaScript library that provides a groundwork for creating rich web mapping applications. It combines the web mapping library OpenLayers with Extjs, "a cross-browser JavaScript library for building rich internet applications." GeoExt provides a suite of customizable widgets and data handling support that makes it easy to build applications for viewing, editing, and styling geospatial data.
- Built with Ext JS, cross-browser rich Internet application framework
- Integrated OpenLayers mapping client
- Full dynamic user interactivity and animation without the need for Flash or Silverlight
- Well designed and extensible component model
- Wide variety of generic widgets (grids, charts, trees, layouts, combo boxes, toolbars)
- Flexible, standards-based mapping widgets like legends, pop-ups, and scale choosers
- Printing controls from PDF serving platform, such as page layouts, resolution, and legends
- Customizable layer selection
GeoExt Applications
GeoExt makes it easy to build web mapping applications like the ones below:
- GeoExplorer: A tool for browsing geospatial data on the web

