org.opengis.observation.sampling
Interface Specimen

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All Superinterfaces:

AnyFeature, SamplingFeature

All Known Subinterfaces:

LocatedSpecimen

@UML(identifier="Specimen",
     specification=OGC_07022)
public interface Specimen
extends SamplingFeature

A located object on which measurements may be made. A basic material classification is provided using the "material" property. Its value may be relatively generic (rock, pulp) or may reflect a detailed classification (calcrete, adamellite, biotite-schist). In the latter case it is wise to use the codeSpace attribute to provide a link to the classification scheme/vocabulary used. Note that if this specimen is a "processed" version of another (e.g. by grinding, sieving, etc) then the predecessor (if known) may be recorded as a relatedSamplingFeature.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.3

Method Summary

Location	getCurrentLocation() Storage location of specimen if it still exists.
GenericName	getMaterialClass() Material type, usually taken from a controlled vocabulary.
ProcessModel	getSamplingMethod() Method used when retrieving specimen from host sampledFeature
TemporalGeometricPrimitive	getSamplingTime() Time and date when the specimen was initially retrieved
Measure	getSize() The size of the specimen: mass, length, volume, etc.

Methods inherited from interface SamplingFeature

getRelatedObservation, getRelatedSamplingFeature, getSampledFeature, getSurveyDetail

Method Detail

getMaterialClass

@UML(identifier="materialClass",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=OGC_07022)
GenericName getMaterialClass()

Material type, usually taken from a controlled vocabulary. Specialised domains may choose to fix the vocabulary to be used.

getCurrentLocation

@UML(identifier="currentLocation",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=OGC_07022)
Location getCurrentLocation()

Storage location of specimen if it still exists. If destroyed in analysis, then either omit or use xlink:href to point to a suitable URN, e.g. urn:cgi:def:nil:destroyed.

getSamplingMethod

@UML(identifier="samplingMethod",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=OGC_07022)
ProcessModel getSamplingMethod()

Method used when retrieving specimen from host sampledFeature

getSamplingTime

@UML(identifier="samplingTime",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=OGC_07022)
TemporalGeometricPrimitive getSamplingTime()

Time and date when the specimen was initially retrieved

getSize

@UML(identifier="size",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=OGC_07022)
Measure getSize()

The size of the specimen: mass, length, volume, etc.