org.opengis.go.spatial
Class GlobalPathType

Object
  CodeList
      SimpleEnumerationType
          PathType
              GlobalPathType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable

public class GlobalPathType
extends PathType

The instances of this class represent methods of calculating a path between two locations. The in-between points of the path satisfy two conditions:

1. The in-between points are the same regardless of the way the current path is displayed (i.e. the path is independent of map projection, current viewport, etc.)
2. The in-between points are claculated along a surface that the points are projected onto (such as the surface of the earth).

The second condition implies that altitude is not taken into account when calculating paths of type GlobalPathType. Hence paths of this type are well suited for navigation of surface ships or vehicles.\

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2005/05/16 10:54:58 $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static GlobalPathType	GREAT_CIRCLE_ELLIPSOIDAL
static GlobalPathType	GREAT_CIRCLE_SPHERICAL
static GlobalPathType	RHUMBLINE_ELLIPSOIDAL
static GlobalPathType	RHUMBLINE_SPHERICAL

Fields inherited from class PathType

VALUES

Constructor Summary

protected

GlobalPathType(String name, String description) Creates a new GlobalPathType with the given value and name.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class PathType

family, values

Methods inherited from class SimpleEnumerationType

getDescription, getIcon, getNullIcon, loadIconResource, toString

Methods inherited from class CodeList

compareTo, name, ordinal, readResolve

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

GREAT_CIRCLE_ELLIPSOIDAL

public static final GlobalPathType GREAT_CIRCLE_ELLIPSOIDAL

GREAT_CIRCLE_SPHERICAL

public static final GlobalPathType GREAT_CIRCLE_SPHERICAL

RHUMBLINE_ELLIPSOIDAL

public static final GlobalPathType RHUMBLINE_ELLIPSOIDAL

RHUMBLINE_SPHERICAL

public static final GlobalPathType RHUMBLINE_SPHERICAL

Constructor Detail

GlobalPathType

protected GlobalPathType(String name,
                         String description)

Creates a new GlobalPathType with the given value and name.

Parameters:

name - the short name for the enum.

description - the description for the enum.