001    /*
002     *    GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
003     *    http://www.geoapi.org
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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    }