Example of using the KML source.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>KML example</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://openlayers.org/en/v3.8.2/css/ol.css" type="text/css"> <script src="http://openlayers.org/en/v3.8.2/build/ol.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <div id="map" class="map"></div> <div class="span4 offset4 pull-right"> <div id="info" class="alert alert-success"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> var projection = ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'); var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({ source: new ol.source.BingMaps({ imagerySet: 'Aerial', key: 'Ak-dzM4wZjSqTlzveKz5u0d4IQ4bRzVI309GxmkgSVr1ewS6iPSrOvOKhA-CJlm3' }) }); var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({ source: new ol.source.Vector({ url: 'data/kml/2012-02-10.kml', format: new ol.format.KML() }) }); var map = new ol.Map({ layers: [raster, vector], target: document.getElementById('map'), view: new ol.View({ center: [876970.8463461736, 5859807.853963373], projection: projection, zoom: 10 }) }); var displayFeatureInfo = function(pixel) { var features = []; map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(pixel, function(feature, layer) { features.push(feature); }); if (features.length > 0) { var info = []; var i, ii; for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) { info.push(features[i].get('name')); } document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = info.join(', ') || '(unknown)'; map.getTarget().style.cursor = 'pointer'; } else { document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = ' '; map.getTarget().style.cursor = ''; } }; map.on('pointermove', function(evt) { if (evt.dragging) { return; } var pixel = map.getEventPixel(evt.originalEvent); displayFeatureInfo(pixel); }); map.on('click', function(evt) { displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel); }); </script> </body> </html>