001 /*
002 * GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
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032 package org.opengis.observation.sampling;
033
034 import java.util.List;
035
036 import org.opengis.observation.AnyFeature;
037 import org.opengis.observation.Observation;
038 import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
039
040 import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
041 import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
042
043 /**
044 * A SamplingFeature is distinguished from typical domain feature types in that it has a set
045 * of navigable associations with Observations.
046 *
047 * @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/om">Implementation specification 1.0</A>
048 * @author Open Geospatial Consortium
049 * @author Guilhem Legal (Geomatys)
050 * @since GeoAPI 2.3
051 */
052 @UML(identifier="samplingFeature", specification=OGC_07022)
053 public interface SamplingFeature extends AnyFeature{
054
055 /**
056 * Sampling features are frequently related to each other, as parts of complexes, networks, through sub-sampling, etc.
057 * This is supported by the relatedSamplingFeature association with a SamplingFeatureRelation association class, which carries a source, target and role.
058 */
059 @UML(identifier="relatedSamplingFeature", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=OGC_07022)
060 List<SamplingFeatureRelation> getRelatedSamplingFeature();
061
062 /**
063 * A common requirement for sampling features is an indication of the SurveyProcedure
064 * that provides the surveyDetails related to determination of its location and shape.
065 */
066 @UML(identifier="surveyDetails", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=OGC_07022)
067 SurveyProcedure getSurveyDetail();
068
069 /**
070 * A SamplingFeature must be associated with one or more other features through an association role sampledFeature.
071 * This association records the intention of the sample design.
072 * The target of this association will usually be a domain feature.
073 */
074 @UML(identifier="sampleFeature", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=OGC_07022)
075 List<AnyFeature> getSampledFeature();
076
077 /**
078 * A SamplingFeature is distinguished from typical domain feature types in that it has a set of [0..*] navigable associations with Observations, given the rolename relatedObservation.
079 * This complements the association role "featureOfInterest" which is constrained to point back from the Observation to the Sampling-Feature.
080 * The usual requirement of an Observation feature-of-interest is that its type has a property matching the observed-property on the Observation.
081 * In the case of Sampling-features, the topology of the model and navigability of the relatedObservation role means that this requirement is satisfied automatically:
082 * a property of the sampling-feature is implied by the observedProperty of a related observation.
083 * This effectively provides an unlimited set of "soft-typed" properties on a Sampling Feature.
084 */
085 @UML(identifier="srelatedObservation", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=OGC_07022)
086 List<Observation> getRelatedObservation();
087
088 }