001 /*
002 * GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
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032 package org.opengis.metadata.spatial;
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 * Axis properties.
042 *
043 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
044 * @author Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
045 * @version 3.0
046 * @since 2.0
047 *
048 * @navassoc 1 - - DimensionNameType
049 */
050 @UML(identifier="MD_Dimension", specification=ISO_19115)
051 public interface Dimension {
052 /**
053 * Name of the axis.
054 *
055 * @return Name of the axis.
056 */
057 @UML(identifier="dimensionName", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
058 DimensionNameType getDimensionName();
059
060 /**
061 * Number of elements along the axis.
062 *
063 * @return Number of elements along the axis.
064 */
065 @UML(identifier="dimensionSize", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
066 Integer getDimensionSize();
067
068 /**
069 * Degree of detail in the grid dataset.
070 * <p>
071 * <TABLE WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" CELLPADDING="18" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFE0B0">
072 * <TR><TD>
073 * <P align="justify"><B>Warning:</B> The return type of this method may change in GeoAPI
074 * 3.1. It may be replaced by the {@link javax.measure.quantity.Quantity} type in order to
075 * provide unit of measurement together with the value.</P>
076 * </TD></TR>
077 * </TABLE>
078 *
079 * @return Degree of detail in the grid dataset, or {@code null}.
080 * @unitof Measure
081 */
082 @UML(identifier="resolution", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
083 Double getResolution();
084 }