diff --git a/examples/filter.html b/examples/filter.html
index 2309525504..661ea87882 100644
--- a/examples/filter.html
+++ b/examples/filter.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         height: 250px;
     }
     #out0, #out1 {
-        height: 250px;
+        height: 100px;
         width: 90%;
         overflow: auto;
     }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript">
         
         var filter_1_0 = new OpenLayers.Format.Filter({version: "1.0.0"});
+        var filter_1_1 = new OpenLayers.Format.Filter({version: "1.1.0"});
         var xml = new OpenLayers.Format.XML();
         
         var filter;
@@ -24,11 +25,25 @@
             var code = input.value;
             try {
                 eval(code);
+            } catch(err) {
+                out0.value = err.message;
+                out1.value = "";
+            }
+            try {
                 out0.value = xml.write(filter_1_0.write(filter));
             } catch(err) {
-                out0.innerHTML = err.message;
+                out0.value = err.message;
                 if(err.lineNumber != undefined) {
-                    out0.innerHTML += " (line " + err.lineNumber + " " +
+                    out0.value += " (line " + err.lineNumber + " " +
+                                        err.fileName + ")";
+                }
+            }
+            try {
+                out1.value = xml.write(filter_1_1.write(filter));
+            } catch(err) {
+                out1.value = err.message;
+                if(err.lineNumber != undefined) {
+                    out1.value += " (line " + err.lineNumber + " " +
                                         err.fileName + ")";
                 }
             }
@@ -38,6 +53,9 @@
         window.onload = function() {
             input = document.getElementById("in");
             out0 = document.getElementById("out0");
+            out1 = document.getElementById("out1");
+            out0.value = "";
+            out1.value = "";
             document.getElementById("write").onclick = write;
         };
 
@@ -61,6 +79,11 @@ filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
             type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO,
             property: "mean",
             value: "yes"
+        }),
+        new OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial.BBOX,
+            value: new OpenLayers.Bounds(-180, -90, 180, 90),
+            projection: "EPSG:4326"
         })
     ]
 });
@@ -68,6 +91,8 @@ filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
     <button id="write">write</button><br />
     Filter Encoding 1.0
     <textarea id="out0"></textarea><br />
+    Filter Encoding 1.1
+    <textarea id="out1"></textarea><br />
     <p id="docs">
     </p>
   </body>
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 27755fc760..2426ff0fc8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
             "OpenLayers/Format/Filter.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_1_0.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/Text.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js",
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
index 81646d3179..4820c4c64a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
      */
     value: null,
     
+    /**
+     * Property: matchCase
+     * {Boolean} Force case sensitive searches for EQUAL_TO and NOT_EQUAL_TO
+     *     comparisons.  The Filter Encoding 1.1 specification added a matchCase
+     *     attribute to ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo and ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualTo
+     *     elements.  This property will be serialized with those elements only
+     *     if using the v1.1.0 filter format. However, when evaluating filters
+     *     here, the matchCase property will always be respected (for EQUAL_TO
+     *     and NOT_EQUAL_TO).  Default is true.
+     */
+    matchCase: true,
+    
     /**
      * APIProperty: lowerBoundary
      * {Number} or {String}
@@ -90,25 +102,50 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
      * {Boolean} The filter applies.
      */
     evaluate: function(context) {
+        var result = false;
         switch(this.type) {
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO:
+                var got = context[this.property];
+                var exp = this.value;
+                if(!this.matchCase &&
+                   typeof got == "string" && typeof exp == "string") {
+                    result = (got.toUpperCase() == exp.toUpperCase());
+                } else {
+                    result = (got == exp);
+                }
+                break;
+            case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO:
+                var got = context[this.property];
+                var exp = this.value;
+                if(!this.matchCase &&
+                   typeof got == "string" && typeof exp == "string") {
+                    result = (got.toUpperCase() != exp.toUpperCase());
+                } else {
+                    result = (got != exp);
+                }
+                break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LESS_THAN:
+                result = context[this.property] < this.value;
+                break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.GREATER_THAN:
+                result = context[this.property] > this.value;
+                break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO:
+                result = context[this.property] <= this.value;
+                break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO:
-                return this.binaryCompare(context, this.property, this.value);
-            
+                result = context[this.property] >= this.value;
+                break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN:
-                var result =
-                        context[this.property] >= this.lowerBoundary;
-                result = result &&
-                        context[this.property] <= this.upperBoundary;
-                return result;
+                result = (context[this.property] >= this.lowerBoundary) &&
+                    (context[this.property] <= this.upperBoundary);
+                break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LIKE:
-                var regexp = new RegExp(this.value,
-                                "gi");
-                return regexp.test(context[this.property]); 
+                var regexp = new RegExp(this.value, "gi");
+                result = regexp.test(context[this.property]);
+                break;
         }
+        return result;
     },
     
     /**
@@ -191,35 +228,6 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
         
         return value;
     },
-
-    /**
-     * Function: binaryCompare
-     * Compares a feature property to a rule value
-     * 
-     * Parameters:
-     * context  - {Object}
-     * property - {String} or {Number}
-     * value    - {String} or {Number}, same as property
-     * 
-     * Returns:
-     * {Boolean}
-     */
-    binaryCompare: function(context, property, value) {
-        switch (this.type) {
-            case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO:
-                return context[property] == value;
-            case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO:
-                return context[property] != value;
-            case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LESS_THAN:
-                return context[property] < value;
-            case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.GREATER_THAN:
-                return context[property] > value;
-            case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO:
-                return context[property] <= value;
-            case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO:
-                return context[property] >= value;
-        }      
-    },
     
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison"
 });
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
index 9eb6d3775d..7fbff41895 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      */
     namespaces: {
         ogc: "http://www.opengis.net/ogc",
+        gml: "http://www.opengis.net/gml",
         xlink: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink",
         xsi: "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     },
@@ -119,20 +120,6 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 this.readChildNodes(node, filter);
                 obj.filters.push(filter);
             },
-            "PropertyIsEqualTo": function(node, obj) {
-                var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
-                    type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO
-                });
-                this.readChildNodes(node, filter);
-                obj.filters.push(filter);
-            },
-            "PropertyIsNotEqualTo": function(node, obj) {
-                var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
-                    type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO
-                });
-                this.readChildNodes(node, filter);
-                obj.filters.push(filter);
-            },
             "PropertyIsLessThan": function(node, obj) {
                 var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
                     type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LESS_THAN
@@ -241,10 +228,10 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 var sub = filter.CLASS_NAME.split(".").pop();
                 if(sub == "FeatureId") {
                     for(var i=0; i<filter.fids.length; ++i) {
-                        this.writeNode(node, "FeatureId", filter.fids[i]);
+                        this.writeNode("FeatureId", filter.fids[i], node);
                     }
                 } else {
-                    this.writeNode(node, this.getFilterType(filter), filter);
+                    this.writeNode(this.getFilterType(filter), filter, node);
                 }
                 return node;
             },
@@ -259,7 +246,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 for(var i=0; i<filter.filters.length; ++i) {
                     childFilter = filter.filters[i];
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, this.getFilterType(childFilter), childFilter
+                        this.getFilterType(childFilter), childFilter, node
                     );
                 }
                 return node;
@@ -270,7 +257,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 for(var i=0; i<filter.filters.length; ++i) {
                     childFilter = filter.filters[i];
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, this.getFilterType(childFilter), childFilter
+                        this.getFilterType(childFilter), childFilter, node
                     );
                 }
                 return node;
@@ -279,58 +266,44 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:Not");
                 var childFilter = filter.filters[0];
                 this.writeNode(
-                    node, this.getFilterType(childFilter), childFilter
+                    this.getFilterType(childFilter), childFilter, node
                 );
                 return node;
             },
-            "PropertyIsEqualTo": function(filter) {
-                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo");
-                // no ogc:expression handling for now
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.value);
-                return node;
-            },
-            "PropertyIsNotEqualTo": function(filter) {
-                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualTo");
-                // no ogc:expression handling for now
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.value);
-                return node;
-            },
             "PropertyIsLessThan": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsLessThan");
                 // no ogc:expression handling for now
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.value);                
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.value, node);                
                 return node;
             },
             "PropertyIsGreaterThan": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsGreaterThan");
                 // no ogc:expression handling for now
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.value);
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.value, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "PropertyIsLessThanOrEqualTo": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsLessThanOrEqualTo");
                 // no ogc:expression handling for now
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.value);
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.value, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "PropertyIsGreaterThanOrEqualTo": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsGreaterThanOrEqualTo");
                 // no ogc:expression handling for now
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.value);
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.value, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "PropertyIsBetween": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsBetween");
                 // no ogc:expression handling for now
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                this.writeNode(node, "LowerBoundary", filter);
-                this.writeNode(node, "UpperBoundary", filter);
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("LowerBoundary", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("UpperBoundary", filter, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "PropertyIsLike": function(filter) {
@@ -340,9 +313,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                     }
                 });
                 // no ogc:expression handling for now
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
                 // convert regex string to ogc string
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.regex2value());
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.regex2value(), node);
                 return node;
             },
             "PropertyName": function(filter) {
@@ -360,35 +333,28 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             "LowerBoundary": function(filter) {
                 // no ogc:expression handling for now
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:LowerBoundary");
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.lowerBoundary);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.lowerBoundary, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "UpperBoundary": function(filter) {
                 // no ogc:expression handling for now
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:UpperBoundary");
-                this.writeNode(node, "Literal", filter.upperBoundary);
-                return node;
-            },
-            "BBOX": function(filter) {
-                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:BBOX");
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                var gml = new OpenLayers.Format.GML();
-                node.appendChild(gml.buildGeometryNode(filter.value)); 
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.upperBoundary, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "DWITHIN": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:DWithin");
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                var gml = new OpenLayers.Format.GML();
-                node.appendChild(gml.buildGeometryNode(filter.value));
-                this.writeNode(node, "Distance", filter);
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                var child = this.writeNode("feature:_geometry", filter.value);
+                node.appendChild(child.firstChild);
+                this.writeNode("Distance", filter, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "INTERSECTS": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:Intersects");
-                this.writeNode(node, "PropertyName", filter);
-                var gml = new OpenLayers.Format.GML();
-                node.appendChild(gml.buildGeometryNode(filter.value));
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                var child = this.writeNode("feature:_geometry", filter.value);
+                node.appendChild(child.firstChild);
                 return node;
             },
             "Distance": function(filter) {
@@ -431,154 +397,6 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         "DWITHIN": "DWITHIN",
         "INTERSECTS": "INTERSECTS"
     },
-    
-
-    /**
-     * Methods below this point are of general use for versioned XML parsers.
-     * These are candidates for an abstract class.
-     */
-    
-    /**
-     * Method: getNamespacePrefix
-     * Get the namespace prefix for a given uri from the <namespaces> object.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {String} A namespace prefix or null if none found.
-     */
-    getNamespacePrefix: function(uri) {
-        var prefix = null;
-        if(uri == null) {
-            prefix = this.namespaces[this.defaultPrefix];
-        } else {
-            var gotPrefix = false;
-            for(prefix in this.namespaces) {
-                if(this.namespaces[prefix] == uri) {
-                    gotPrefix = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if(!gotPrefix) {
-                prefix = null;
-            }
-        }
-        return prefix;
-    },
-
-
-    /**
-     * Method: readChildNodes
-     */
-    readChildNodes: function(node, obj) {
-        var children = node.childNodes;
-        var child, group, reader, prefix, local;
-        for(var i=0; i<children.length; ++i) {
-            child = children[i];
-            if(child.nodeType == 1) {
-                prefix = this.getNamespacePrefix(child.namespaceURI);
-                local = child.nodeName.split(":").pop();
-                group = this.readers[prefix];
-                if(group) {
-                    reader = group[local];
-                    if(reader) {
-                        reader.apply(this, [child, obj]);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Method: writeNode
-     * Shorthand for applying one of the named writers and appending the
-     *     results to a node.  If a qualified name is not provided for the
-     *     second argument (and a local name is used instead), the namespace
-     *     of the parent node will be assumed.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * parent - {DOMElement} Result will be appended to this node.
-     * name - {String} The name of a node to generate.  If a qualified name
-     *     (e.g. "pre:Name") is used, the namespace prefix is assumed to be
-     *     in the <writers> group.  If a local name is used (e.g. "Name") then
-     *     the namespace of the parent is assumed.
-     * obj - {Object} Structure containing data for the writer.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {DOMElement} The child node.
-     */
-    writeNode: function(parent, name, obj) {
-        var prefix, local;
-        var split = name.indexOf(":");
-        if(split > 0) {
-            prefix = name.substring(0, split);
-            local = name.substring(split + 1);
-        } else {
-            prefix = this.getNamespacePrefix(parent.namespaceURI);
-            local = name;
-        }
-        var child = this.writers[prefix][local].apply(this, [obj]);
-        parent.appendChild(child);
-        return child;
-    },
-    
-    /**
-     * Method: createElementNSPlus
-     * Shorthand for creating namespaced elements with optional attributes and
-     *     child text nodes.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * name - {String} The qualified node name.
-     * options - {Object} Optional object for node configuration.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {Element} An element node.
-     */
-    createElementNSPlus: function(name, options) {
-        options = options || {};
-        var loc = name.indexOf(":");
-        // order of prefix preference
-        // 1. in the uri option
-        // 2. in the prefix option
-        // 3. in the qualified name
-        // 4. from the defaultPrefix
-        var uri = options.uri || this.namespaces[options.prefix];
-        if(!uri) {
-            loc = name.indexOf(":");
-            uri = this.namespaces[name.substring(0, loc)];
-        }
-        if(!uri) {
-            uri = this.namespaces[this.defaultPrefix];
-        }
-        var node = this.createElementNS(uri, name);
-        if(options.attributes) {
-            this.setAttributes(node, options.attributes);
-        }
-        if(options.value) {
-            node.appendChild(this.createTextNode(options.value));
-        }
-        return node;
-    },
-    
-    /**
-     * Method: setAttributes
-     * Set multiple attributes given key value pairs from an object.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * node - {Element} An element node.
-     * obj - {Object || Array} An object whose properties represent attribute
-     *     names and values represent attribute values.  If an attribute name
-     *     is a qualified name ("prefix:local"), the prefix will be looked up
-     *     in the parsers {namespaces} object.  If the prefix is found,
-     *     setAttributeNS will be used instead of setAttribute.
-     */
-    setAttributes: function(node, obj) {
-        var value, loc, alias, uri;
-        for(var name in obj) {
-            value = obj[name].toString();
-            // check for qualified attribute name ("prefix:local")
-            uri = this.namespaces[name.substring(0, name.indexOf(":"))] || null;
-            this.setAttributeNS(node, uri, name, value);
-        }
-    },
 
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1" 
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.js
index 9818cea9a2..af2fe1c344 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * full text of the license. */
 
 /**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/GML/v2.js
  * @requires OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
  */
 
@@ -43,6 +44,72 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0 = OpenLayers.Class(
         );
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Property: readers
+     * Contains public functions, grouped by namespace prefix, that will
+     *     be applied when a namespaced node is found matching the function
+     *     name.  The function will be applied in the scope of this parser
+     *     with two arguments: the node being read and a context object passed
+     *     from the parent.
+     */
+    readers: {
+        "ogc": OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
+            "PropertyIsEqualTo": function(node, obj) {
+                var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                    type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO
+                });
+                this.readChildNodes(node, filter);
+                obj.filters.push(filter);
+            },
+            "PropertyIsNotEqualTo": function(node, obj) {
+                var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                    type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO
+                });
+                this.readChildNodes(node, filter);
+                obj.filters.push(filter);
+            }
+        }, OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.readers["ogc"]),
+        "gml": OpenLayers.Format.GML.v2.prototype.readers["gml"],
+        "feature": OpenLayers.Format.GML.v2.prototype.readers["feature"]        
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Property: writers
+     * As a compliment to the readers property, this structure contains public
+     *     writing functions grouped by namespace alias and named like the
+     *     node names they produce.
+     */
+    writers: {
+        "ogc": OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
+            "PropertyIsEqualTo": function(filter) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo");
+                // no ogc:expression handling for now
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.value, node);
+                return node;
+            },
+            "PropertyIsNotEqualTo": function(filter) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualTo");
+                // no ogc:expression handling for now
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.value, node);
+                return node;
+            },
+            "BBOX": function(filter) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:BBOX");
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                var box = this.writeNode("gml:Box", filter.value, node);
+                if(filter.projection) {
+                    box.setAttribute("srsName", filter.projection);
+                }
+                return node;
+            }}, OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.writers["ogc"]),
+            
+        "gml": OpenLayers.Format.GML.v2.prototype.writers["gml"],
+        "feature": OpenLayers.Format.GML.v2.prototype.writers["feature"]
+        
+    },
+
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0" 
 
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_1_0.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_1_0.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..489fdae980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_1_0.js
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2006-2008 MetaCarta, Inc., published under the Clear BSD
+ * license.  See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the
+ * full text of the license. */
+
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_0
+ * Write ogc:Filter version 1.1.0.
+ *
+ * Differences from the v1.0.0 parser:
+ *  - uses GML v3 instead of GML v2
+ *  - reads matchCase attribute on ogc:PropertyIsEqual and
+ *        ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualelements.
+ *  - writes matchCase attribute from comparison filters of type EQUAL_TO and
+ *        type NOT_EQUAL_TO.
+ * 
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_0 = OpenLayers.Class(
+    OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1, {
+    
+    /**
+     * Constant: VERSION
+     * {String} 1.1.0
+     */
+    VERSION: "1.1.0",
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: schemaLocation
+     * {String} http://www.opengis.net/ogc/filter/1.1.0/filter.xsd
+     */
+    schemaLocation: "http://www.opengis.net/ogc/filter/1.1.0/filter.xsd",
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_0
+     * Instances of this class are not created directly.  Use the
+     *     <OpenLayers.Format.Filter> constructor instead.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} An optional object whose properties will be set on
+     *     this instance.
+     */
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.initialize.apply(
+            this, [options]
+        );
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Property: readers
+     * Contains public functions, grouped by namespace prefix, that will
+     *     be applied when a namespaced node is found matching the function
+     *     name.  The function will be applied in the scope of this parser
+     *     with two arguments: the node being read and a context object passed
+     *     from the parent.
+     */
+    readers: {
+        "ogc": OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
+            "PropertyIsEqualTo": function(node, obj) {
+                var matchCase = node.getAttribute("matchCase");
+                var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                    type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+                    matchCase: !(matchCase === "false" || matchCase === "0")
+                });
+                this.readChildNodes(node, filter);
+                obj.filters.push(filter);
+            },
+            "PropertyIsNotEqualTo": function(node, obj) {
+                var matchCase = node.getAttribute("matchCase");
+                var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                    type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO,
+                    matchCase: !(matchCase === "false" || matchCase === "0")
+                });
+                this.readChildNodes(node, filter);
+                obj.filters.push(filter);
+            }
+        }, OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.readers["ogc"]),
+        "gml": OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3.prototype.readers["gml"],
+        "feature": OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3.prototype.readers["feature"]        
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Property: writers
+     * As a compliment to the readers property, this structure contains public
+     *     writing functions grouped by namespace alias and named like the
+     *     node names they produce.
+     */
+    writers: {
+        "ogc": OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
+            "PropertyIsEqualTo": function(filter) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo", {
+                    attributes: {matchCase: filter.matchCase}
+                });
+                // no ogc:expression handling for now
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.value, node);
+                return node;
+            },
+            "PropertyIsNotEqualTo": function(filter) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualTo", {
+                    attributes: {matchCase: filter.matchCase}
+                });
+                // no ogc:expression handling for now
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                this.writeNode("Literal", filter.value, node);
+                return node;
+            },
+            "BBOX": function(filter) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:BBOX");
+                this.writeNode("PropertyName", filter, node);
+                var box = this.writeNode("gml:Envelope", filter.value);
+                if(filter.projection) {
+                    box.setAttribute("srsName", filter.projection);
+                }
+                node.appendChild(box); 
+                return node;
+            }}, OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.writers["ogc"]),
+            
+        "gml": OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3.prototype.writers["gml"],
+        "feature": OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3.prototype.writers["feature"]
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_0" 
+
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Filter/Comparison.html b/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
index 9d179ea6c5..dbc142d733 100644
--- a/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
+++ b/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
@@ -67,40 +67,116 @@
     }
     
     function test_evaluate(t) {
-        t.plan(5);
         
-        var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+        var cases = [{
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
                 property: "area",
                 lowerBoundary: 1000,
-                upperBoundary: 4999,
-                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN});
-
-        var features = [
-                new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {
-                        area: 999}),
-                new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {
-                        area: 1000}),
-                new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {
-                        area: 4999}),
-                new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {
-                        area: 5000})];
-        // PropertyIsBetween filter: lower and upper boundary are inclusive
-        var filterResults = {
-                0: false,
-                1: true,
-                2: true,
-                3: false};
-        for (var i in filterResults) {
-            var result = filter.evaluate(features[i].attributes);
-            t.eq(result, filterResults[i], "feature "+i+
-                    " evaluates to "+result.toString()+" correctly.");
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: {area: 999},
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: {area: 1000},
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: {area: 4999},
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: {area: 5000},
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: {area: 999},
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "Foo"
+            }),
+            context: {prop: "Foo"},
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "Foo"
+            }),
+            context: {prop: "foo"},
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+                matchCase: true,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "Foo"
+            }),
+            context: {prop: "foo"},
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "foo"
+            }),
+            context: {prop: "FOO"},
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO,
+                matchCase: true,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "foo"
+            }),
+            context: {prop: "FOO"},
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO,
+                matchCase: false,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "foo"
+            }),
+            context: {prop: "FOO"},
+            expect: false
+        }];
+        
+        t.plan(cases.length);
+        
+        var c;
+        for(var i=0; i<cases.length; ++i) {
+            c = cases[i];
+            t.eq(c.filter.evaluate(c.context), c.expect, "case " + i + ": " + c.filter.type);
         }
-        var context = {
-            area: 4998
-        };
-        var result = filter.evaluate(context);
-        t.eq(result, true, "evaluation against custom filter context works.");
+        
     }
+
+
     </script> 
 </head> 
 <body> 
diff --git a/tests/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.html b/tests/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.html
index 3347129526..11a62074cc 100644
--- a/tests/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.html
+++ b/tests/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.html
@@ -53,6 +53,31 @@
         
     }
     
+    function test_BBOX(t) {
+        t.plan(1);
+        var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial.BBOX,
+            property: "the_geom",
+            value: new OpenLayers.Bounds(-180, -90, 180, 90),
+            projection: "EPSG:4326"
+        });
+        
+        var out =
+            '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                '<ogc:BBOX>' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyName>the_geom</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                    '<gml:Box xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">' +
+                        '<gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">-90,-180 90,180</gml:coordinates>' +
+                    '</gml:Box>' +
+                '</ogc:BBOX>' +
+            '</ogc:Filter>';
+        
+        var parser = new OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0();
+        var node = parser.write(filter);
+        
+        t.xml_eq(node, out, "bbox correctly written");
+    }
+    
 
     </script> 
 </head> 
diff --git a/tests/Format/Filter/v1_1_0.html b/tests/Format/Filter/v1_1_0.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e37187709e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Format/Filter/v1_1_0.html
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+<html> 
+<head> 
+    <script src="../../../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+    
+    var test_xml =
+        '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+            '<ogc:Or>' +
+                '<ogc:PropertyIsBetween>' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyName>number</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                    '<ogc:LowerBoundary>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>1064866676</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:LowerBoundary>' +
+                    '<ogc:UpperBoundary>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>1065512599</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:UpperBoundary>' +
+                '</ogc:PropertyIsBetween>' +
+                '<ogc:PropertyIsLike wildCard="*" singleChar="." escape="!">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                    '<ogc:Literal>*dog.food!*good</ogc:Literal>' +
+                '</ogc:PropertyIsLike>' +
+                '<ogc:Not>' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyIsLessThanOrEqualTo>' +
+                        '<ogc:PropertyName>FOO</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>5000</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:PropertyIsLessThanOrEqualTo>' +
+                '</ogc:Not>' +
+                '<ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo matchCase="true">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                    '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                '</ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
+                '<ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo matchCase="false">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                    '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                '</ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
+            '</ogc:Or>' +
+        '</ogc:Filter>';
+
+    function test_read(t) {
+        t.plan(3);
+
+        var parser = new OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_0();
+        var xml = new OpenLayers.Format.XML();
+        var filter = parser.read(xml.read(test_xml).documentElement);
+
+        t.ok(filter instanceof OpenLayers.Filter.Logical, "instance of correct class");
+        t.eq(filter.type, OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.OR, "correct type");
+        t.eq(filter.filters.length, 5, "correct number of child filters");
+    }
+    
+    function test_write(t) {
+        t.plan(1);
+
+        // read first - testing that write produces the ogc:Filter element above
+        var parser = new OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_0();
+        var xml = new OpenLayers.Format.XML();
+        var filter = parser.read(xml.read(test_xml).documentElement);
+        
+        var node = parser.write(filter);
+        t.xml_eq(node, test_xml, "filter correctly written");
+        
+    }
+    
+    function test_matchCase(t) {
+        var parser = new OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_0();
+        var xml = new OpenLayers.Format.XML();
+        
+        var cases = [{
+            str:
+                '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
+                        '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
+                '</ogc:Filter>',
+            exp: true
+        }, {
+            str:
+                '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo matchCase="1">' +
+                        '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
+                '</ogc:Filter>',
+            exp: true
+        }, {
+            str:
+                '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo matchCase="true">' +
+                        '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
+                '</ogc:Filter>',
+            exp: true
+        }, {
+            str:
+                '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo matchCase="0">' +
+                        '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
+                '</ogc:Filter>',
+            exp: false
+        }, {
+            str:
+                '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo matchCase="0">' +
+                        '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
+                '</ogc:Filter>',
+            exp: false
+        }, {
+            str:
+                '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualTo matchCase="true">' +
+                        '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualTo>' +
+                '</ogc:Filter>',
+            exp: true
+        }, {
+            str:
+                '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualTo matchCase="false">' +
+                        '<ogc:PropertyName>cat</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                        '<ogc:Literal>dog</ogc:Literal>' +
+                    '</ogc:PropertyIsNotEqualTo>' +
+                '</ogc:Filter>',
+            exp: false
+        }];
+        
+        t.plan(cases.length);
+        
+        var filter, c;
+        for(var i=0; i<cases.length; ++i) {
+            c = cases[i];
+            filter = parser.read(xml.read(c.str).documentElement);
+            t.eq(filter.matchCase, c.exp, "case " + i);
+        }
+        
+    }
+
+    function test_BBOX(t) {
+        t.plan(1);
+        var filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial.BBOX,
+            property: "the_geom",
+            value: new OpenLayers.Bounds(-180, -90, 180, 90),
+            projection: "EPSG:4326"
+        });
+        
+        var out =
+            '<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+                '<ogc:BBOX>' +
+                    '<ogc:PropertyName>the_geom</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                    '<gml:Envelope xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">' +
+                        '<gml:lowerCorner>-90 -180</gml:lowerCorner>' +
+                        '<gml:upperCorner>90 180</gml:upperCorner>' +
+                    '</gml:Envelope>' +
+                '</ogc:BBOX>' +
+            '</ogc:Filter>';
+        
+        var parser = new OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_1_0();
+        var node = parser.write(filter);
+        
+        t.xml_eq(node, out, "bbox correctly written");
+    }
+    
+
+    </script> 
+</head> 
+<body>
+</body> 
+</html> 
diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index 0398a8f612..39d72c54da 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     <li>Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html</li>
     <li>Format/Filter.html</li>
     <li>Format/Filter/v1_0_0.html</li>
+    <li>Format/Filter/v1_1_0.html</li>
     <li>Format/WKT.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMC.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMC/v1_1_0.html</li>