code: private void setCenterInMap() {
          final Coordinate actCenter = getCenter();
          if (getInitialized() && null != actCenter) {
              if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
                  logger.trace("setting center in OpenLayers map: {}, animation: {}", actCenter, animationDuration.get());
              }
              // using Double objects instead of primitives works here
              jsMapView
                      .call("setCenter", actCenter.getLatitude(), actCenter.getLongitude(), animationDuration.get());
          }
      }
docs: sets the value of the center property in the OL map.