diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 82cdd86a3a..741389d301 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -324,13 +324,14 @@ def examples_star_json(name, match):
                 '//jquery-1.7.js',
                 '../externs/bingmaps.js',
                 '../externs/bootstrap.js',
+                '../externs/closure-compiler.js',
                 '../externs/example.js',
                 '../externs/geojson.js',
-                '../externs/topojson.js',
                 '../externs/oli.js',
                 '../externs/proj4js.js',
                 '../externs/tilejson.js',
-                '../externs/closure-compiler.js',
+                '../externs/topojson.js',
+                '../externs/vbarray.js',
             ],
         })
         with open(t.name, 'w') as f:
diff --git a/buildcfg/base.json b/buildcfg/base.json
index 956f26a727..b11b1de0e3 100644
--- a/buildcfg/base.json
+++ b/buildcfg/base.json
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
     "../externs/oli.js",
     "../externs/proj4js.js",
     "../externs/tilejson.js",
-    "../externs/topojson.js"
+    "../externs/topojson.js",
+    "../externs/vbarray.js",
   ],
 
   "level": "VERBOSE",
diff --git a/buildcfg/examples-all.json b/buildcfg/examples-all.json
index ef7323f5b9..6fa2626238 100644
--- a/buildcfg/examples-all.json
+++ b/buildcfg/examples-all.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
         "../externs/oli.js", 
         "../externs/proj4js.js", 
         "../externs/tilejson.js", 
-        "../externs/topojson.js"
+        "../externs/topojson.js",
+        "../externs/vbarray.js"
     ], 
     "id": "simple", 
     "inherits": "base.json", 
diff --git a/buildcfg/ol-all.json b/buildcfg/ol-all.json
index 5e9c1057f4..dfee94cfc5 100644
--- a/buildcfg/ol-all.json
+++ b/buildcfg/ol-all.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "../externs/oli.js",
     "../externs/proj4js.js",
     "../externs/tilejson.js",
-    "../externs/topojson.js"
+    "../externs/topojson.js",
+    "../externs/vbarray.js"
   ],
 
   "inherits": "base.json",
diff --git a/buildcfg/ol-simple.json b/buildcfg/ol-simple.json
index 74b989a243..a2e3042793 100644
--- a/buildcfg/ol-simple.json
+++ b/buildcfg/ol-simple.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "../externs/oli.js",
     "../externs/proj4js.js",
     "../externs/tilejson.js",
-    "../externs/topojson.js"
+    "../externs/topojson.js",
+    "../externs/vbarray.js"
   ],
 
   "inherits": "ol.json",
diff --git a/buildcfg/ol-whitespace.json b/buildcfg/ol-whitespace.json
index fe8ffdf282..9c8ebe3bc5 100644
--- a/buildcfg/ol-whitespace.json
+++ b/buildcfg/ol-whitespace.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "../externs/oli.js",
     "../externs/proj4js.js",
     "../externs/tilejson.js",
-    "../externs/topojson.js"
+    "../externs/topojson.js",
+    "../externs/vbarray.js"
   ],
 
   "inherits": "ol.json",
diff --git a/buildcfg/ol.json b/buildcfg/ol.json
index 0b73e72219..d9db7932c4 100644
--- a/buildcfg/ol.json
+++ b/buildcfg/ol.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "../externs/oli.js",
     "../externs/proj4js.js",
     "../externs/tilejson.js",
-    "../externs/topojson.js"
+    "../externs/topojson.js",
+    "../externs/vbarray.js"
   ],
 
   "inherits": "base.json",
diff --git a/externs/vbarray.js b/externs/vbarray.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1113b487f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/externs/vbarray.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * @externs
+ * @see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y39d47w8(v=vs.94).aspx
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * FIXME check argument type
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {VBArray|string} safeArray
+ */
+var VBArray = function(safeArray) {};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {number}
+ */
+VBArray.prototype.dimensions = function() {};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {...number} var_args
+ * @return {*}
+ */
+VBArray.prototype.getItem = function(var_args) {};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} dimension
+ * @return {*}
+ */
+VBArray.prototype.lbound = function(dimension) {};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {Array.<number>}
+ */
+VBArray.prototype.toArray = function() {};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} dimension
+ * @return {*}
+ */
+VBArray.prototype.ubound = function(dimension) {};
diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index b8c3cf296b..5f30b01d63 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} olx.source.VectorFileOptions
+ * @property {ArrayBuffer|undefined} arrayBuffer Array buffer.
  * @property {Array.<ol.Attribution>|undefined} attributions Attributions.
  * @property {Document|undefined} doc Document.
  * @property {ol.Extent|undefined} extent Extent.
diff --git a/src/ol/binary.js b/src/ol/binary.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96f27492ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/binary.js
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+// FIXME Test on Internet Explorer with VBArray
+
+goog.provide('ol.binary.Buffer');
+goog.provide('ol.binary.IReader');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('goog.userAgent');
+goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer|string} data Data.
+ */
+ol.binary.Buffer = function(data) {
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ArrayBuffer|string}
+   */
+  this.data_ = data;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {ol.binary.IReader} Reader.
+ */
+ol.binary.Buffer.prototype.getReader = function() {
+  var data = this.data_;
+  if (ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_ARRAY_BUFFER) {
+    var arrayBuffer;
+    if (data instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+      arrayBuffer = data;
+    } else if (goog.isString(data)) {
+      // FIXME check what happens with Unicode
+      arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(data.length);
+      var uint8View = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+      var i, ii;
+      for (i = 0, ii = data.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+        uint8View[i] = data.charCodeAt(i);
+      }
+    } else {
+      goog.asserts.fail();
+      return null;
+    }
+    return new ol.binary.ArrayBufferReader(arrayBuffer);
+  } else {
+    goog.asserts.assert(goog.isString(data));
+    goog.asserts.assert(
+        goog.userAgent.IE && !goog.userAgent.isVersionOrHigher('10.0'));
+    return new ol.binary.ArrayReader(new VBArray(data).toArray());
+  }
+};
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @interface
+ */
+ol.binary.IReader = function() {};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {boolean} At EOF.
+ */
+ol.binary.IReader.prototype.atEOF = function() {};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {number} Byte.
+ */
+ol.binary.IReader.prototype.readByte = function() {};
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer} arrayBuffer Array buffer.
+ * @implements {ol.binary.IReader}
+ */
+ol.binary.ArrayBufferReader = function(arrayBuffer) {
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Uint8Array}
+   */
+  this.uint8View_ = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.length_ = this.uint8View_.length;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.offset_ = 0;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.binary.ArrayBufferReader.prototype.atEOF = function() {
+  return this.offset_ == this.length_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.binary.ArrayBufferReader.prototype.readByte = function() {
+  if (this.offset_ < this.length_) {
+    return this.uint8View_[this.offset_++];
+  } else {
+    goog.asserts.fail();
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @implements {ol.binary.IReader}
+ * @param {Array.<number>} array Array.
+ */
+ol.binary.ArrayReader = function(array) {
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Array.<number>}
+   */
+  this.array_ = array;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.length_ = array.length;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.offset_ = 0;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.binary.ArrayReader.prototype.atEOF = function() {
+  return this.offset_ == this.length_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.binary.ArrayReader.prototype.readByte = function() {
+  if (this.offset_ < this.length_) {
+    return this.array_[this.offset_++];
+  } else {
+    goog.asserts.fail();
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/browserfeature.js b/src/ol/browserfeature.js
index 1695160557..265ba06fdd 100644
--- a/src/ol/browserfeature.js
+++ b/src/ol/browserfeature.js
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ ol.IS_LEGACY_IE = goog.userAgent.IE &&
 ol.BrowserFeature.DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO = goog.global.devicePixelRatio || 1;
 
 
+/**
+ * True if the browser supports ArrayBuffers.
+ * @type {boolean}
+ * @todo stability experimental
+ */
+ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_ARRAY_BUFFER = 'ArrayBuffer' in goog.global;
+
+
 /**
  * True if the browser's Canvas implementation implements {get,set}LineDash.
  * @type {boolean}
diff --git a/src/ol/format/binaryformat.js b/src/ol/format/binaryformat.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cf01cfdd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/format/binaryformat.js
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+goog.provide('ol.format.Binary');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
+goog.require('ol.binary.Buffer');
+goog.require('ol.format.Format');
+goog.require('ol.format.FormatType');
+goog.require('ol.proj');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @extends {ol.format.Format}
+ */
+ol.format.Binary = function() {
+  goog.base(this);
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.format.Binary, ol.format.Format);
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer|Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
+ * @private
+ * @return {ol.binary.Buffer} Buffer.
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.getBuffer_ = function(source) {
+  if (ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_ARRAY_BUFFER && source instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+    return new ol.binary.Buffer(source);
+  } else if (goog.isString(source)) {
+    return new ol.binary.Buffer(source);
+  } else {
+    goog.asserts.fail();
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.getType = function() {
+  return ol.format.FormatType.BINARY;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.readFeature = function(source) {
+  return this.readFeatureFromBuffer(ol.format.Binary.getBuffer_(source));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.readFeatures = function(source) {
+  return this.readFeaturesFromBuffer(ol.format.Binary.getBuffer_(source));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.binary.Buffer} buffer Buffer.
+ * @protected
+ * @return {ol.Feature} Feature.
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.readFeatureFromBuffer = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.binary.Buffer} buffer Buffer.
+ * @protected
+ * @return {Array.<ol.Feature>} Feature.
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.readFeaturesFromBuffer = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.readGeometry = function(source) {
+  return this.readGeometryFromBuffer(ol.format.Binary.getBuffer_(source));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.binary.Buffer} buffer Buffer.
+ * @protected
+ * @return {ol.geom.Geometry} Geometry.
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.readGeometryFromBuffer = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.readProjection = function(source) {
+  return this.readProjectionFromBuffer(ol.format.Binary.getBuffer_(source));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.binary.Buffer} buffer Buffer.
+ * @return {ol.proj.Projection} Projection.
+ */
+ol.format.Binary.prototype.readProjectionFromBuffer = goog.abstractMethod;
diff --git a/src/ol/format/format.js b/src/ol/format/format.js
index 022689936b..69cf3ed97b 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/format.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/format.js
@@ -36,28 +36,28 @@ ol.format.Format.prototype.getType = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
 /**
- * @param {Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer|Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
  * @return {ol.Feature} Feature.
  */
 ol.format.Format.prototype.readFeature = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
 /**
- * @param {Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer|Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
  * @return {Array.<ol.Feature>} Features.
  */
 ol.format.Format.prototype.readFeatures = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
 /**
- * @param {Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer|Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
  * @return {ol.geom.Geometry} Geometry.
  */
 ol.format.Format.prototype.readGeometry = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
 /**
- * @param {Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer|Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
  * @return {ol.proj.Projection} Projection.
  */
 ol.format.Format.prototype.readProjection = goog.abstractMethod;
@@ -65,20 +65,20 @@ ol.format.Format.prototype.readProjection = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 /**
  * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
- * @return {Node|Object|string} Result.
+ * @return {ArrayBuffer|Node|Object|string} Result.
  */
 ol.format.Format.prototype.writeFeature = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
 /**
  * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} features Features.
- * @return {Node|Object|string} Result.
+ * @return {ArrayBuffer|Node|Object|string} Result.
  */
 ol.format.Format.prototype.writeFeatures = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
 /**
  * @param {ol.geom.Geometry} geometry Geometry.
- * @return {Node|Object|string} Node.
+ * @return {ArrayBuffer|Node|Object|string} Node.
  */
 ol.format.Format.prototype.writeGeometry = goog.abstractMethod;
diff --git a/src/ol/source/vectorfilesource.js b/src/ol/source/vectorfilesource.js
index c2fd85339a..11ef6a65f7 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/vectorfilesource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/vectorfilesource.js
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@
 goog.provide('ol.source.VectorFile');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('goog.dispose');
+goog.require('goog.events');
+goog.require('goog.net.EventType');
 goog.require('goog.net.XhrIo');
+goog.require('goog.net.XhrIo.ResponseType');
 goog.require('goog.userAgent');
+goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
 goog.require('ol.format.FormatType');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 goog.require('ol.source.State');
@@ -53,17 +58,38 @@ ol.source.VectorFile = function(opt_options) {
     this.readFeatures_(options.text);
   }
 
+  if (goog.isDef(options.arrayBuffer)) {
+    this.readFeatures_(options.arrayBuffer);
+  }
+
   if (goog.isDef(options.url) || goog.isDef(options.urls)) {
     this.setState(ol.source.State.LOADING);
-    var handleXhrIo = goog.bind(this.handleXhrIo_, this);
+
+    var type = this.format.getType();
+    var responseType;
+    if (type == ol.format.FormatType.BINARY &&
+        ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_ARRAY_BUFFER) {
+      responseType = goog.net.XhrIo.ResponseType.ARRAY_BUFFER;
+    } else {
+      responseType = goog.net.XhrIo.ResponseType.TEXT;
+    }
+    var xhrIo;
     if (goog.isDef(options.url)) {
-      goog.net.XhrIo.send(options.url, handleXhrIo);
+      xhrIo = new goog.net.XhrIo();
+      xhrIo.setResponseType(responseType);
+      goog.events.listen(xhrIo, goog.net.EventType.COMPLETE,
+          goog.bind(this.handleXhrIo_, this));
+      xhrIo.send(options.url);
     }
     if (goog.isDef(options.urls)) {
       var urls = options.urls;
       var i, ii;
       for (i = 0, ii = urls.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-        goog.net.XhrIo.send(urls[i], handleXhrIo);
+        xhrIo = new goog.net.XhrIo();
+        xhrIo.setResponseType(responseType);
+        goog.events.listen(xhrIo, goog.net.EventType.COMPLETE,
+            goog.bind(this.handleXhrIo_, this));
+        xhrIo.send(urls[i]);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -77,13 +103,16 @@ goog.inherits(ol.source.VectorFile, ol.source.Vector);
  * @private
  */
 ol.source.VectorFile.prototype.handleXhrIo_ = function(event) {
-  var xhrIo = /** @type {goog.net.XhrIo} */ (event.target);
+  var xhrIo = event.target;
+  goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(xhrIo, goog.net.XhrIo);
   if (xhrIo.isSuccess()) {
     var type = this.format.getType();
-    /** @type {Document|Node|Object|string|undefined} */
+    /** @type {ArrayBuffer|Document|Node|Object|string|undefined} */
     var source;
-    if (type == ol.format.FormatType.BINARY) {
-      // FIXME
+    if (type == ol.format.FormatType.BINARY &&
+        ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_ARRAY_BUFFER) {
+      source = xhrIo.getResponse();
+      goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(source, ArrayBuffer);
     } else if (type == ol.format.FormatType.JSON) {
       source = xhrIo.getResponseJson();
     } else if (type == ol.format.FormatType.TEXT) {
@@ -98,6 +127,7 @@ ol.source.VectorFile.prototype.handleXhrIo_ = function(event) {
     } else {
       goog.asserts.fail();
     }
+    goog.dispose(xhrIo);
     if (goog.isDef(source)) {
       this.readFeatures_(source);
     } else {
@@ -111,7 +141,7 @@ ol.source.VectorFile.prototype.handleXhrIo_ = function(event) {
 
 
 /**
- * @param {Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
+ * @param {ArrayBuffer|Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
  * @private
  */
 ol.source.VectorFile.prototype.readFeatures_ = function(source) {