org.opengis.observation.sampling
Interface Location

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@UML(identifier="Location",
     specification=OGC_07022)
public interface Location

Observations may be associated with a geospatial location. The primary location of interest is usually associated with the ultimate feature-of-interest, so this is a principle classifier of an observation and its result, used in indexing and discovery. However, the location may not be trivially available. For example: in remote sensing applications, a complex processing chain is required to geolocate the scene or swath; in feature-detection applications the initial observation may be made on a scene, but the detected entity, which is the ultimate feature of interest, occupies some location within it. The distinction between the proximate and ultimate feature of interest is a key consideration in these cases (see sub-clauses 6.3.1 and O&M-Part 2).

Since:

GeoAPI 2.3

Version:

Implementation specification 1.0

Method Summary

Geometry	getGeometryLocation()
GeographicDescription	getNameLocation()

Method Detail

getGeometryLocation

@UML(identifier="geometryLocation",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=OGC_07022)
Geometry getGeometryLocation()

Returns:

Geometry : location geometry

getNameLocation

@UML(identifier="nameLocation",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=OGC_07022)
GeographicDescription getNameLocation()

Returns:

GeographicDescription : named identified geographic area