org.opengis.referencing
Interface ReferenceSystem

All Superinterfaces:

IdentifiedObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

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

@UML(identifier="RS_ReferenceSystem",
     specification=ISO_19111)
public interface ReferenceSystem
extends IdentifiedObject

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

Since:

GeoAPI 1.0

Version:

Abstract specification 2.0

See Also:

CoordinateReferenceSystem

Field Summary

static String	SCOPE_KEY Key for the "scope" property to be given to the object factory createFoo(…) methods.
static String	VALID_AREA_KEY Key for the "validArea" property to be given to the object factory createFoo(…) methods.

Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY

Method Summary

InternationalString	getScope() 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 IdentifiedObject

getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT

Field Detail

VALID_AREA_KEY

static final String VALID_AREA_KEY

Key for the "validArea" property to be given to the object factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getValidArea().

See Also:

getValidArea(), Constant Field Values

SCOPE_KEY

static final String SCOPE_KEY

Key for the "scope" property to be given to the object factory createFoo(…) methods. This is used for setting the value to be returned by getScope().

See Also:

getScope(), Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getValidArea

@UML(identifier="validArea",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19111)
Extent getValidArea()

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

Returns:

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

getScope

@UML(identifier="scope",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19111)
InternationalString getScope()

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