JSTS
JSTS union example
by _DR_
HTML
<script src="http://openlayers.org/dev/OpenLayers.js"></script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/bjornharrtell/jsts/master/lib/javascript.util.js"></script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/bjornharrtell/jsts/master/lib/jsts.js"></script>
<div id='map'></div>
CSS
#map {
width: 500px;
height: 500px;
border: 1px solid #dddddd;
}
JavaScript
var reader = new jsts.io.WKTReader();
var a = reader.read('POLYGON((10 10, 100 10, 100 100, 10 100, 10 10))');
var b = reader.read('POLYGON((50 50, 200 50, 200 200, 50 200, 50 50))');
var union = a.union(b);
var parser = new jsts.io.OpenLayersParser();
//a = parser.write(a);
//b = parser.write(b);
union = parser.write(union);
var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {
maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(0, 0, 300, 300),
maxResolution: 100,
units: 'm',
controls: [new OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition(), new OpenLayers.Control.Navigation()]
});
var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector('test', {isBaseLayer: true});
map.addLayer(layer);
var unionOutput = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(union, null, { fillColor: 'green', fillOpacity: 1});
layer.addFeatures([unionOutput ]);
map.zoomToMaxExtent();