org.opengis.referencing.crs
Interface EngineeringCRS

All Superinterfaces:

CoordinateReferenceSystem, Info, ReferenceSystem

public interface EngineeringCRS

extends CoordinateReferenceSystem

A contextually local coordinate reference system. It can be divided into two broad categories:

• earth-fixed systems applied to engineering activities on or near the surface of the earth;
• CRSs on moving platforms such as road vehicles, vessels, aircraft, or spacecraft.

Used with CS type(s)

Cartesian, ObliqueCartesian, Ellipsoidal, Spherical, Cylindrical, Polar, Vertical, Linear

Version:

Abstract specification 2.0

Author:

ISO 19111, OpenGIS® consortium

UML identifier (abstract type): SC_EngineeringCRS

Method Summary

EngineeringDatum

getDatum() Returns the datum, which must be an engineering one.

Methods inherited from interface CoordinateReferenceSystem

getCoordinateSystem

Methods inherited from interface ReferenceSystem

getScope, getValidArea

Methods inherited from interface Info

getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks

Method Detail

getDatum

EngineeringDatum getDatum()

Returns the datum, which must be an engineering one.

Specified by:

getDatum in interface CoordinateReferenceSystem

Returns:

The datum.

UML identifier (association): usesDatum