001 /*
002 * GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
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032 package org.opengis.metadata.extent;
033
034 import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
035
036 import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
037 import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
038
039
040 /**
041 * Base interface for geographic area of the dataset.
042 *
043 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
044 * @author Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
045 * @version 3.0
046 * @since 1.0
047 */
048 @UML(identifier="EX_GeographicExtent", specification=ISO_19115)
049 public interface GeographicExtent {
050 /**
051 * Indication of whether the bounding polygon encompasses an area covered by the data
052 * (<cite>inclusion</cite>) or an area where data is not present (<cite>exclusion</cite>).
053 *
054 * @return {@code true} for inclusion, {@code false} for exclusion, or {@code null} if unspecified.
055 *
056 * @departure rename
057 * The ISO identifier is <code>"extentTypeCode"</code> and defines the value 1 for inclusion,
058 * and 0 for exclusion. GeoAPI uses a name which better expresses the meaning of the return
059 * value.
060 */
061 @UML(identifier="extentTypeCode", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
062 Boolean getInclusion();
063 }