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032    package org.opengis.observation.sampling;
033    
034    
035    import org.opengis.observation.Measure;
036    import org.opengis.geometry.primitive.Surface;
037    import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
038    
039    import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
040    import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
041    
042    /**
043     * A "SamplingSurface" is an identified 2-D spatial feature.
044     * It may be used for various purposes, in particular for observations of cross sections through features.
045     * Specialized names for SamplingSurface include CrossSection, Section, Flitch, Swath, Scene, MapHorizon.
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="SamplingSurface", specification=OGC_07022)
053    public interface SamplingSurface extends SpatiallyExtensiveSamplingFeature {
054    
055        /**
056         * Surface area.
057         */
058        @UML(identifier="area", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=OGC_07022)
059        Measure getArea();
060    
061        /**
062         * Geometry of the surface.
063         */
064        @UML(identifier="shape", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=OGC_07022)
065        Surface getShape();
066        
067    }