Building a web interface to edit layers: Code Gallery, OpenLayers, ...

[BilGis]

Hi.

We are planning to implement a web interface to browse/edit some layers of our information. They are minimal editions: buffers, some lines, parallels and rotate some elements, ...

Are there enough examples in the 'ESRI Code Gallery' to do this? Would it be difficult to code/improve these examples?

Have you tried OpenLayers/GeoExt/GeoExplorer solution? Do they integrate via WFS-T with ArcGIS Server? Could it be the solution for my needs?

Thank you very much.

[derekswingley1]

The functionality you describe is all possible with the current release the the JS API.

Buffers:  http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/demos/util/util_buffer.html
Editing:  http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/demos/ed/ed_simpletoolbar.html

In the editing sample, select a template to create a new feature. Once you create a new feature, click and drag the top-center handle to rotate it.

If you're already using ArcGIS Server, your easiest path and best solution will be to use the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. If you want more information about integration with OpenLayers and/or GeoExt, you're better off asking in their user forums/mailing lists.