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002     *    GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
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032    package org.opengis.metadata.spatial;
033    
034    import java.util.List;
035    import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
036    
037    import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
038    import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
039    
040    
041    /**
042     * Basic information required to uniquely identify a resource or resources.
043     *
044     * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
045     * @author  Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
046     * @version 3.0
047     * @since   2.0
048     *
049     * @navassoc - - - Dimension
050     * @navassoc 1 - - CellGeometry
051     */
052    @UML(identifier="MD_GridSpatialRepresentation", specification=ISO_19115)
053    public interface GridSpatialRepresentation extends SpatialRepresentation {
054        /**
055         * Number of independent spatial-temporal axes.
056         *
057         * @return Number of independent spatial-temporal axes.
058         */
059        @UML(identifier="numberOfDimensions", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
060        Integer getNumberOfDimensions();
061    
062        /**
063         * Information about spatial-temporal axis properties.
064         *
065         * @return Information about spatial-temporal axis properties.
066         */
067        @UML(identifier="axisDimensionProperties", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
068        List<? extends Dimension> getAxisDimensionProperties();
069    
070        /**
071         * Identification of grid data as point or cell.
072         *
073         * @return Identification of grid data as point or cell.
074         */
075        @UML(identifier="cellGeometry", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
076        CellGeometry getCellGeometry();
077    
078        /**
079         * Indication of whether or not parameters for transformation exists.
080         *
081         * @return Whether or not parameters for transformation exists.
082         */
083        @UML(identifier="transformationParameterAvailability", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
084        boolean isTransformationParameterAvailable();
085    }