diff --git a/examples_src/box-selection.js b/examples_src/box-selection.js
index 5a7941e126..33af212a55 100644
--- a/examples_src/box-selection.js
+++ b/examples_src/box-selection.js
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.events.condition');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.DragBox');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Select');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.source.OSM');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 goog.require('ol.style.Style');
 
 
-var vectorSource = new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-  projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-  url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson'
+var vectorSource = new ol.source.Vector({
+  url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson',
+  format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
 });
 
 
diff --git a/examples_src/center.js b/examples_src/center.js
index 2c63b99bf8..c154b19ebf 100644
--- a/examples_src/center.js
+++ b/examples_src/center.js
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.control');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.geom.SimpleGeometry');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.source.OSM');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 goog.require('ol.style.Style');
 
-var source = new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-  projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-  url: 'data/geojson/switzerland.geojson'
+var source = new ol.source.Vector({
+  url: 'data/geojson/switzerland.geojson',
+  format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
 });
 var style = new ol.style.Style({
   fill: new ol.style.Fill({
diff --git a/examples_src/earthquake-clusters.js b/examples_src/earthquake-clusters.js
index 0850960250..17c8f5ef66 100644
--- a/examples_src/earthquake-clusters.js
+++ b/examples_src/earthquake-clusters.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
+goog.require('ol.format.KML');
 goog.require('ol.interaction');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Select');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.source.Cluster');
-goog.require('ol.source.KML');
 goog.require('ol.source.Stamen');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.RegularShape');
@@ -122,10 +123,10 @@ function selectStyleFunction(feature, resolution) {
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
   source: new ol.source.Cluster({
     distance: 40,
-    source: new ol.source.KML({
+    source: new ol.source.Vector({
       extractStyles: false,
-      projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-      url: 'data/kml/2012_Earthquakes_Mag5.kml'
+      url: 'data/kml/2012_Earthquakes_Mag5.kml',
+      format: new ol.format.KML()
     })
   }),
   style: styleFunction
diff --git a/examples_src/export-map.js b/examples_src/export-map.js
index f55f940a53..4b22a09ce8 100644
--- a/examples_src/export-map.js
+++ b/examples_src/export-map.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.control');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.source.OSM');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [
@@ -12,9 +13,9 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       source: new ol.source.OSM()
     }),
     new ol.layer.Vector({
-      source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-        projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-        url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson'
+      source: new ol.source.Vector({
+        url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson',
+        format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
       })
     })
   ],
diff --git a/examples_src/geojson.js b/examples_src/geojson.js
index 4674cf4a33..6d7ce5d26f 100644
--- a/examples_src/geojson.js
+++ b/examples_src/geojson.js
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.control');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.source.OSM');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
@@ -88,91 +89,92 @@ var styleFunction = function(feature, resolution) {
   return styles[feature.getGeometry().getType()];
 };
 
-var vectorSource = new ol.source.GeoJSON(
-    /** @type {olx.source.GeoJSONOptions} */ ({
-      object: {
-        'type': 'FeatureCollection',
-        'crs': {
-          'type': 'name',
-          'properties': {
-            'name': 'EPSG:3857'
-          }
-        },
-        'features': [
+var geojsonObject = {
+  'type': 'FeatureCollection',
+  'crs': {
+    'type': 'name',
+    'properties': {
+      'name': 'EPSG:3857'
+    }
+  },
+  'features': [
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'Point',
+        'coordinates': [0, 0]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'LineString',
+        'coordinates': [[4e6, -2e6], [8e6, 2e6]]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'LineString',
+        'coordinates': [[4e6, 2e6], [8e6, -2e6]]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'Polygon',
+        'coordinates': [[[-5e6, -1e6], [-4e6, 1e6], [-3e6, -1e6]]]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'MultiLineString',
+        'coordinates': [
+          [[-1e6, -7.5e5], [-1e6, 7.5e5]],
+          [[1e6, -7.5e5], [1e6, 7.5e5]],
+          [[-7.5e5, -1e6], [7.5e5, -1e6]],
+          [[-7.5e5, 1e6], [7.5e5, 1e6]]
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'MultiPolygon',
+        'coordinates': [
+          [[[-5e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 8e6], [-3e6, 8e6], [-3e6, 6e6]]],
+          [[[-2e6, 6e6], [-2e6, 8e6], [0, 8e6], [0, 6e6]]],
+          [[[1e6, 6e6], [1e6, 8e6], [3e6, 8e6], [3e6, 6e6]]]
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'GeometryCollection',
+        'geometries': [
           {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'Point',
-              'coordinates': [0, 0]
-            }
+            'type': 'LineString',
+            'coordinates': [[-5e6, -5e6], [0, -5e6]]
           },
           {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'LineString',
-              'coordinates': [[4e6, -2e6], [8e6, 2e6]]
-            }
+            'type': 'Point',
+            'coordinates': [4e6, -5e6]
           },
           {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'LineString',
-              'coordinates': [[4e6, 2e6], [8e6, -2e6]]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'Polygon',
-              'coordinates': [[[-5e6, -1e6], [-4e6, 1e6], [-3e6, -1e6]]]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'MultiLineString',
-              'coordinates': [
-                [[-1e6, -7.5e5], [-1e6, 7.5e5]],
-                [[1e6, -7.5e5], [1e6, 7.5e5]],
-                [[-7.5e5, -1e6], [7.5e5, -1e6]],
-                [[-7.5e5, 1e6], [7.5e5, 1e6]]
-              ]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'MultiPolygon',
-              'coordinates': [
-                [[[-5e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 8e6], [-3e6, 8e6], [-3e6, 6e6]]],
-                [[[-2e6, 6e6], [-2e6, 8e6], [0, 8e6], [0, 6e6]]],
-                [[[1e6, 6e6], [1e6, 8e6], [3e6, 8e6], [3e6, 6e6]]]
-              ]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'GeometryCollection',
-              'geometries': [
-                {
-                  'type': 'LineString',
-                  'coordinates': [[-5e6, -5e6], [0, -5e6]]
-                },
-                {
-                  'type': 'Point',
-                  'coordinates': [4e6, -5e6]
-                },
-                {
-                  'type': 'Polygon',
-                  'coordinates': [[[1e6, -6e6], [2e6, -4e6], [3e6, -6e6]]]
-                }
-              ]
-            }
+            'type': 'Polygon',
+            'coordinates': [[[1e6, -6e6], [2e6, -4e6], [3e6, -6e6]]]
           }
         ]
       }
-    }));
+    }
+  ]
+};
+
+var vectorSource = new ol.source.Vector({
+  features: (new ol.format.GeoJSON()).readFeatures(geojsonObject)
+});
 
 vectorSource.addFeature(new ol.Feature(new ol.geom.Circle([5e6, 7e6], 1e6)));
 
diff --git a/examples_src/gpx.js b/examples_src/gpx.js
index d98dceba31..02257ad9b8 100644
--- a/examples_src/gpx.js
+++ b/examples_src/gpx.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 goog.require('ol.source.BingMaps');
-goog.require('ol.source.GPX');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ var style = {
 };
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.GPX({
-    projection: projection,
-    url: 'data/gpx/fells_loop.gpx'
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
+    url: 'data/gpx/fells_loop.gpx',
+    format: new ol.format.GPX()
   }),
   style: function(feature, resolution) {
     return style[feature.getGeometry().getType()];
diff --git a/examples_src/heatmap-earthquakes.js b/examples_src/heatmap-earthquakes.js
index 277ed7fbe3..e93509658c 100644
--- a/examples_src/heatmap-earthquakes.js
+++ b/examples_src/heatmap-earthquakes.js
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.KML');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Heatmap');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
-goog.require('ol.source.KML');
 goog.require('ol.source.Stamen');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 
 var blur = $('#blur');
 var radius = $('#radius');
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Heatmap({
-  source: new ol.source.KML({
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
     extractStyles: false,
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/kml/2012_Earthquakes_Mag5.kml'
+    url: 'data/kml/2012_Earthquakes_Mag5.kml',
+    format: new ol.format.KML()
   }),
   blur: parseInt(blur.val(), 10),
   radius: parseInt(radius.val(), 10)
diff --git a/examples_src/igc.js b/examples_src/igc.js
index 95b380dc1e..4b023bd3e1 100644
--- a/examples_src/igc.js
+++ b/examples_src/igc.js
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ goog.require('ol.FeatureOverlay');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.control');
+goog.require('ol.format.IGC');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LineString');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.IGC');
 goog.require('ol.source.OSM');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
@@ -40,16 +41,24 @@ var styleFunction = function(feature, resolution) {
   return styleArray;
 };
 
-var vectorSource = new ol.source.IGC({
-  projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-  urls: [
-    'data/igc/Clement-Latour.igc',
-    'data/igc/Damien-de-Baenst.igc',
-    'data/igc/Sylvain-Dhonneur.igc',
-    'data/igc/Tom-Payne.igc',
-    'data/igc/Ulrich-Prinz.igc'
-  ]
-});
+var vectorSource = new ol.source.Vector();
+
+var igcUrls = [
+  'data/igc/Clement-Latour.igc',
+  'data/igc/Damien-de-Baenst.igc',
+  'data/igc/Sylvain-Dhonneur.igc',
+  'data/igc/Tom-Payne.igc',
+  'data/igc/Ulrich-Prinz.igc'
+];
+
+var igcFormat = new ol.format.IGC();
+for (var i = 0; i < igcUrls.length; ++i) {
+  $.ajax(igcUrls[i]).then(function(data) {
+    var features = igcFormat.readFeatures(data,
+        {featureProjection: 'EPSG:3857'});
+    vectorSource.addFeatures(features);
+  });
+}
 
 var time = {
   start: Infinity,
diff --git a/examples_src/image-vector-layer.js b/examples_src/image-vector-layer.js
index 6cf67e6450..6e7eaf352b 100644
--- a/examples_src/image-vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples_src/image-vector-layer.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 goog.require('ol.FeatureOverlay');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Image');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.source.ImageVector');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuest');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 goog.require('ol.style.Style');
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     }),
     new ol.layer.Image({
       source: new ol.source.ImageVector({
-        source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-          projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-          url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson'
+        source: new ol.source.Vector({
+          url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson',
+          format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
         }),
         style: new ol.style.Style({
           fill: new ol.style.Fill({
diff --git a/examples_src/kml-earthquakes.js b/examples_src/kml-earthquakes.js
index 10ae729347..1844d77069 100644
--- a/examples_src/kml-earthquakes.js
+++ b/examples_src/kml-earthquakes.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.KML');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.KML');
 goog.require('ol.source.Stamen');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@ var styleFunction = function(feature, resolution) {
 };
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.KML({
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
     extractStyles: false,
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/kml/2012_Earthquakes_Mag5.kml'
+    url: 'data/kml/2012_Earthquakes_Mag5.kml',
+    format: new ol.format.KML()
   }),
   style: styleFunction
 });
diff --git a/examples_src/kml-timezones.js b/examples_src/kml-timezones.js
index 8b8038e167..0683480d5d 100644
--- a/examples_src/kml-timezones.js
+++ b/examples_src/kml-timezones.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.KML');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.KML');
 goog.require('ol.source.Stamen');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 goog.require('ol.style.Style');
@@ -45,10 +46,10 @@ var styleFunction = function(feature, resolution) {
 };
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.KML({
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
     extractStyles: false,
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/kml/timezones.kml'
+    url: 'data/kml/timezones.kml',
+    format: new ol.format.KML()
   }),
   style: styleFunction
 });
diff --git a/examples_src/kml.js b/examples_src/kml.js
index 33236288f3..90eae50ea1 100644
--- a/examples_src/kml.js
+++ b/examples_src/kml.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 goog.require('ol.source.BingMaps');
-goog.require('ol.source.KML');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 
 var projection = ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857');
 
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
 });
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.KML({
-    projection: projection,
-    url: 'data/kml/2012-02-10.kml'
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
+    url: 'data/kml/2012-02-10.kml',
+    format: new ol.format.KML()
   })
 });
 
diff --git a/examples_src/modify-features.js b/examples_src/modify-features.js
index d3b6948502..90709d6a8b 100644
--- a/examples_src/modify-features.js
+++ b/examples_src/modify-features.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.interaction');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Modify');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Select');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuest');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 
 
 var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
 });
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson'
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
+    url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson',
+    format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
   })
 });
 
diff --git a/examples_src/modify-test.js b/examples_src/modify-test.js
index 1d88793c46..795932f902 100644
--- a/examples_src/modify-test.js
+++ b/examples_src/modify-test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.interaction');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Modify');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Select');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
@@ -60,106 +61,107 @@ var styleFunction = (function() {
   /* jshint +W069 */
 })();
 
-var source = new ol.source.GeoJSON(
-    /** @type {olx.source.GeoJSONOptions} */ ({
-      object: {
-        'type': 'FeatureCollection',
-        'crs': {
-          'type': 'name',
-          'properties': {
-            'name': 'EPSG:3857'
-          }
-        },
-        'features': [
+var geojsonObject = {
+  'type': 'FeatureCollection',
+  'crs': {
+    'type': 'name',
+    'properties': {
+      'name': 'EPSG:3857'
+    }
+  },
+  'features': [
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'Point',
+        'coordinates': [0, 0]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'MultiPoint',
+        'coordinates': [[-2e6, 0], [0, -2e6]]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'LineString',
+        'coordinates': [[4e6, -2e6], [8e6, 2e6], [9e6, 2e6]]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'LineString',
+        'coordinates': [[4e6, -2e6], [8e6, 2e6], [8e6, 3e6]]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'Polygon',
+        'coordinates': [[[-5e6, -1e6], [-4e6, 1e6],
+            [-3e6, -1e6], [-5e6, -1e6]], [[-4.5e6, -0.5e6],
+            [-3.5e6, -0.5e6], [-4e6, 0.5e6], [-4.5e6, -0.5e6]]]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'MultiLineString',
+        'coordinates': [
+          [[-1e6, -7.5e5], [-1e6, 7.5e5]],
+          [[-1e6, -7.5e5], [-1e6, 7.5e5], [-5e5, 0], [-1e6, -7.5e5]],
+          [[1e6, -7.5e5], [15e5, 0], [15e5, 0], [1e6, 7.5e5]],
+          [[-7.5e5, -1e6], [7.5e5, -1e6]],
+          [[-7.5e5, 1e6], [7.5e5, 1e6]]
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'MultiPolygon',
+        'coordinates': [
+          [[[-5e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 8e6], [-3e6, 8e6],
+              [-3e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 6e6]]],
+          [[[-3e6, 6e6], [-2e6, 8e6], [0, 8e6],
+              [0, 6e6], [-3e6, 6e6]]],
+          [[[1e6, 6e6], [1e6, 8e6], [3e6, 8e6],
+              [3e6, 6e6], [1e6, 6e6]]]
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'GeometryCollection',
+        'geometries': [
           {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'Point',
-              'coordinates': [0, 0]
-            }
+            'type': 'LineString',
+            'coordinates': [[-5e6, -5e6], [0, -5e6]]
           },
           {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'MultiPoint',
-              'coordinates': [[-2e6, 0], [0, -2e6]]
-            }
+            'type': 'Point',
+            'coordinates': [4e6, -5e6]
           },
           {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'LineString',
-              'coordinates': [[4e6, -2e6], [8e6, 2e6], [9e6, 2e6]]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'LineString',
-              'coordinates': [[4e6, -2e6], [8e6, 2e6], [8e6, 3e6]]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'Polygon',
-              'coordinates': [[[-5e6, -1e6], [-4e6, 1e6],
-                  [-3e6, -1e6], [-5e6, -1e6]], [[-4.5e6, -0.5e6],
-                  [-3.5e6, -0.5e6], [-4e6, 0.5e6], [-4.5e6, -0.5e6]]]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'MultiLineString',
-              'coordinates': [
-                [[-1e6, -7.5e5], [-1e6, 7.5e5]],
-                [[-1e6, -7.5e5], [-1e6, 7.5e5], [-5e5, 0], [-1e6, -7.5e5]],
-                [[1e6, -7.5e5], [15e5, 0], [15e5, 0], [1e6, 7.5e5]],
-                [[-7.5e5, -1e6], [7.5e5, -1e6]],
-                [[-7.5e5, 1e6], [7.5e5, 1e6]]
-              ]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'MultiPolygon',
-              'coordinates': [
-                [[[-5e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 8e6], [-3e6, 8e6],
-                    [-3e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 6e6]]],
-                [[[-3e6, 6e6], [-2e6, 8e6], [0, 8e6],
-                    [0, 6e6], [-3e6, 6e6]]],
-                [[[1e6, 6e6], [1e6, 8e6], [3e6, 8e6],
-                    [3e6, 6e6], [1e6, 6e6]]]
-              ]
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            'type': 'Feature',
-            'geometry': {
-              'type': 'GeometryCollection',
-              'geometries': [
-                {
-                  'type': 'LineString',
-                  'coordinates': [[-5e6, -5e6], [0, -5e6]]
-                },
-                {
-                  'type': 'Point',
-                  'coordinates': [4e6, -5e6]
-                },
-                {
-                  'type': 'Polygon',
-                  'coordinates': [
-                    [[1e6, -6e6], [2e6, -4e6], [3e6, -6e6], [1e6, -6e6]]
-                  ]
-                }
-              ]
-            }
+            'type': 'Polygon',
+            'coordinates': [
+              [[1e6, -6e6], [2e6, -4e6], [3e6, -6e6], [1e6, -6e6]]
+            ]
           }
         ]
       }
-    }));
+    }
+  ]
+};
+
+var source = new ol.source.Vector({
+  features: (new ol.format.GeoJSON()).readFeatures(geojsonObject)
+});
 
 var layer = new ol.layer.Vector({
   source: source,
diff --git a/examples_src/polygon-styles.js b/examples_src/polygon-styles.js
index 70d18b1510..550f5465b8 100644
--- a/examples_src/polygon-styles.js
+++ b/examples_src/polygon-styles.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
@@ -40,51 +41,53 @@ var styles = [
   })
 ];
 
-var source = new ol.source.GeoJSON(/** @type {olx.source.GeoJSONOptions} */ ({
-  object: {
-    'type': 'FeatureCollection',
-    'crs': {
-      'type': 'name',
-      'properties': {
-        'name': 'EPSG:3857'
+var geojsonObject = {
+  'type': 'FeatureCollection',
+  'crs': {
+    'type': 'name',
+    'properties': {
+      'name': 'EPSG:3857'
+    }
+  },
+  'features': [
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'Polygon',
+        'coordinates': [[[-5e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 8e6], [-3e6, 8e6],
+            [-3e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 6e6]]]
       }
     },
-    'features': [
-      {
-        'type': 'Feature',
-        'geometry': {
-          'type': 'Polygon',
-          'coordinates': [[[-5e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 8e6], [-3e6, 8e6],
-              [-3e6, 6e6], [-5e6, 6e6]]]
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        'type': 'Feature',
-        'geometry': {
-          'type': 'Polygon',
-          'coordinates': [[[-2e6, 6e6], [-2e6, 8e6], [0, 8e6],
-              [0, 6e6], [-2e6, 6e6]]]
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        'type': 'Feature',
-        'geometry': {
-          'type': 'Polygon',
-          'coordinates': [[[1e6, 6e6], [1e6, 8e6], [3e6, 8e6],
-              [3e6, 6e6], [1e6, 6e6]]]
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        'type': 'Feature',
-        'geometry': {
-          'type': 'Polygon',
-          'coordinates': [[[-2e6, -1e6], [-1e6, 1e6],
-              [0, -1e6], [-2e6, -1e6]]]
-        }
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'Polygon',
+        'coordinates': [[[-2e6, 6e6], [-2e6, 8e6], [0, 8e6],
+            [0, 6e6], [-2e6, 6e6]]]
       }
-    ]
-  }
-}));
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'Polygon',
+        'coordinates': [[[1e6, 6e6], [1e6, 8e6], [3e6, 8e6],
+            [3e6, 6e6], [1e6, 6e6]]]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      'type': 'Feature',
+      'geometry': {
+        'type': 'Polygon',
+        'coordinates': [[[-2e6, -1e6], [-1e6, 1e6],
+            [0, -1e6], [-2e6, -1e6]]]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+};
+
+var source = new ol.source.Vector({
+  features: (new ol.format.GeoJSON()).readFeatures(geojsonObject)
+});
 
 var layer = new ol.layer.Vector({
   source: source,
diff --git a/examples_src/select-features.js b/examples_src/select-features.js
index 15514d6f05..c59d0893d2 100644
--- a/examples_src/select-features.js
+++ b/examples_src/select-features.js
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.events.condition');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Select');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuest');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 
 var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
   source: new ol.source.MapQuest({layer: 'sat'})
 });
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson'
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
+    url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson',
+    format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
   })
 });
 
diff --git a/examples_src/sphere-mollweide.js b/examples_src/sphere-mollweide.js
index d15affded3..232c75ae53 100644
--- a/examples_src/sphere-mollweide.js
+++ b/examples_src/sphere-mollweide.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 goog.require('ol.Graticule');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.proj.Projection');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 
 
 proj4.defs('ESRI:53009', '+proj=moll +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +a=6371000 ' +
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
   keyboardEventTarget: document,
   layers: [
     new ol.layer.Vector({
-      source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-        projection: sphereMollweideProjection,
-        url: 'data/geojson/countries-110m.geojson'
+      source: new ol.source.Vector({
+        url: 'data/geojson/countries-110m.geojson',
+        format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
       })
     })
   ],
diff --git a/examples_src/topojson.html b/examples_src/topojson.html
index c88ffe2598..1b233d183b 100644
--- a/examples_src/topojson.html
+++ b/examples_src/topojson.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ template: example.html
 title: TopoJSON example
 shortdesc: Demonstrates rendering of features from a TopoJSON topology.
 docs: >
-  This example uses a vector layer with a `ol.source.TopoJSON` for rendering features from [TopoJSON](https://github.com/mbostock/topojson/wiki).
+  This example uses a vector layer with `ol.format.TopoJSON` for rendering features from [TopoJSON](https://github.com/mbostock/topojson/wiki).
 tags: "topojson, vector, style"
 ---
 <div class="row-fluid">
diff --git a/examples_src/topojson.js b/examples_src/topojson.js
index 827fa28c90..df0ff4075d 100644
--- a/examples_src/topojson.js
+++ b/examples_src/topojson.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.TopoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.source.TileJSON');
-goog.require('ol.source.TopoJSON');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 goog.require('ol.style.Style');
@@ -26,9 +27,9 @@ var styleArray = [new ol.style.Style({
 })];
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.TopoJSON({
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/topojson/world-110m.json'
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
+    url: 'data/topojson/world-110m.json',
+    format: new ol.format.TopoJSON()
   }),
   style: function(feature, resolution) {
     // don't want to render the full world polygon, which repeats all countries
diff --git a/examples_src/vector-labels.js b/examples_src/vector-labels.js
index cd89a31e14..3dcb9acbc0 100644
--- a/examples_src/vector-labels.js
+++ b/examples_src/vector-labels.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuest');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
@@ -124,9 +125,9 @@ var createPolygonStyleFunction = function() {
 };
 
 var vectorPolygons = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/geojson/polygon-samples.geojson'
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
+    url: 'data/geojson/polygon-samples.geojson',
+    format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
   }),
   style: createPolygonStyleFunction()
 });
@@ -147,9 +148,9 @@ var createLineStyleFunction = function() {
 };
 
 var vectorLines = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/geojson/line-samples.geojson'
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
+    url: 'data/geojson/line-samples.geojson',
+    format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
   }),
   style: createLineStyleFunction()
 });
@@ -171,9 +172,9 @@ var createPointStyleFunction = function() {
 };
 
 var vectorPoints = new ol.layer.Vector({
-  source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
-    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
-    url: 'data/geojson/point-samples.geojson'
+  source: new ol.source.Vector({
+    url: 'data/geojson/point-samples.geojson',
+    format: new ol.format.GeoJSON()
   }),
   style: createPointStyleFunction()
 });
diff --git a/examples_src/vector-layer.js b/examples_src/vector-layer.js
index 633825e3b2..25faeca41f 100644
--- a/examples_src/vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples_src/vector-layer.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuest');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 goog.require('ol.style.Style');
diff --git a/examples_src/vector-osm.js b/examples_src/vector-osm.js
index d724b24320..eb1f5659a1 100644
--- a/examples_src/vector-osm.js
+++ b/examples_src/vector-osm.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.loadingstrategy');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 goog.require('ol.source.BingMaps');
-goog.require('ol.source.ServerVector');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
@@ -88,21 +88,23 @@ var styles = {
   }
 };
 
-var vectorSource = new ol.source.ServerVector({
-  format: new ol.format.OSMXML(),
+var osmxmlFormat = new ol.format.OSMXML();
+
+var vectorSource = new ol.source.Vector({
   loader: function(extent, resolution, projection) {
     var epsg4326Extent =
         ol.proj.transformExtent(extent, projection, 'EPSG:4326');
     var url = 'http://overpass-api.de/api/xapi?map?bbox=' +
         epsg4326Extent.join(',');
     $.ajax(url).then(function(response) {
-      vectorSource.addFeatures(vectorSource.readFeatures(response));
+      var features = osmxmlFormat.readFeatures(response,
+          {featureProjection: projection});
+      vectorSource.addFeatures(features);
     });
   },
-  strategy: ol.loadingstrategy.createTile(new ol.tilegrid.XYZ({
+  strategy: ol.loadingstrategy.tile(new ol.tilegrid.XYZ({
     maxZoom: 19
-  })),
-  projection: 'EPSG:3857'
+  }))
 });
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
diff --git a/examples_src/vector-wfs.js b/examples_src/vector-wfs.js
index 30c2b9d2ef..47386c71d7 100644
--- a/examples_src/vector-wfs.js
+++ b/examples_src/vector-wfs.js
@@ -5,31 +5,34 @@ goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.loadingstrategy');
 goog.require('ol.source.BingMaps');
-goog.require('ol.source.ServerVector');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 goog.require('ol.style.Style');
 goog.require('ol.tilegrid.XYZ');
 
-var vectorSource = new ol.source.ServerVector({
-  format: new ol.format.GeoJSON(),
+
+// format used to parse WFS GetFeature responses
+var geojsonFormat = new ol.format.GeoJSON();
+
+var vectorSource = new ol.source.Vector({
   loader: function(extent, resolution, projection) {
     var url = 'http://demo.boundlessgeo.com/geoserver/wfs?service=WFS&' +
         'version=1.1.0&request=GetFeature&typename=osm:water_areas&' +
         'outputFormat=text/javascript&format_options=callback:loadFeatures' +
         '&srsname=EPSG:3857&bbox=' + extent.join(',') + ',EPSG:3857';
-    $.ajax({
-      url: url,
-      dataType: 'jsonp'
-    });
+    // use jsonp: false to prevent jQuery from adding the "callback"
+    // parameter to the URL
+    $.ajax({url: url, dataType: 'jsonp', jsonp: false});
   },
-  strategy: ol.loadingstrategy.createTile(new ol.tilegrid.XYZ({
+  strategy: ol.loadingstrategy.tile(new ol.tilegrid.XYZ({
     maxZoom: 19
-  })),
-  projection: 'EPSG:3857'
+  }))
 });
 
+// the global function whose name is specified in the URL of JSONP WFS
+// GetFeature requests
 var loadFeatures = function(response) {
-  vectorSource.addFeatures(vectorSource.readFeatures(response));
+  vectorSource.addFeatures(geojsonFormat.readFeatures(response));
 };
 
 var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
diff --git a/src/ol/loadingstrategy.js b/src/ol/loadingstrategy.js
index 1437d29c7b..4ea28cad39 100644
--- a/src/ol/loadingstrategy.js
+++ b/src/ol/loadingstrategy.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ol.loadingstrategy.bbox = function(extent, resolution) {
  * @return {function(ol.Extent, number): Array.<ol.Extent>} Loading strategy.
  * @api
  */
-ol.loadingstrategy.createTile = function(tileGrid) {
+ol.loadingstrategy.tile = function(tileGrid) {
   return (
       /**
        * @param {ol.Extent} extent Extent.