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032    package org.opengis.metadata.spatial;
033    
034    import java.util.Collection;
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     * Information about the vector spatial objects in the dataset.
043     *
044     * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
045     * @version 3.0
046     * @since   2.0
047     *
048     * @navassoc 1 - - TopologyLevel
049     * @navassoc - - - GeometricObjects
050     */
051    @UML(identifier="MD_VectorSpatialRepresentation", specification=ISO_19115)
052    public interface VectorSpatialRepresentation extends SpatialRepresentation {
053        /**
054         * Code which identifies the degree of complexity of the spatial relationships.
055         *
056         * @return The degree of complexity of the spatial relationships, or {@code null}.
057         */
058        @UML(identifier="topologyLevel", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
059        TopologyLevel getTopologyLevel();
060    
061        /**
062         * Information about the geometric objects used in the dataset.
063         *
064         * @return Information about the geometric objects used in the dataset, or {@code null}.
065         */
066        @UML(identifier="geometricObjects", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
067        Collection<? extends GeometricObjects> getGeometricObjects();
068    }