org.opengis.referencing
Interface ReferenceSystem

All Superinterfaces:

Info

All Known Subinterfaces:

CompoundCRS, CoordinateReferenceSystem, DerivedCRS, EngineeringCRS, GeneralDerivedCRS, GeocentricCRS, GeographicCRS, ImageCRS, ProjectedCRS, SpatialReferenceSystemUsingGeographicIdentifier, TemporalCRS, VerticalCRS

public interface ReferenceSystem

extends Info

Description of a spatial and temporal reference system used by a dataset.

Version:

Abstract specification 2.0

Author:

ISO 19111, OpenGIS® consortium

See Also:

CoordinateReferenceSystem

UML identifier (abstract type): RS_ReferenceSystem

Method Summary

String	getScope(Locale locale) Description of domain of usage, or limitations of usage, for which this (coordinate) reference system object is valid.
Extent	getValidArea() Area for which the (coordinate) reference system is valid.

Methods inherited from interface Info

getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks

Method Detail

getValidArea

Extent getValidArea()

Area for which the (coordinate) reference system is valid.

Returns:

Coordinate reference system valid area, or null if not available.

UML identifier (optional attribute): validArea

getScope

String getScope(Locale locale)

Description of domain of usage, or limitations of usage, for which this (coordinate) reference system object is valid.

Parameters:

locale - The desired locale for the scope to be returned, or null for a scope in some default locale (may or may not be the system default).

Returns:

The Coordinate reference system scope in the given locale, or null if none. If no scope is available in the given locale, then some default locale is used.

UML identifier (optional attribute): scope