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032 package org.opengis.referencing.cs;
033
034 import java.util.Map;
035 import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
036 import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
037
038
039 /**
040 * A 1-, 2-, or 3-dimensional coordinate system. Gives the position of points relative to
041 * orthogonal straight axes in the 2- and 3-dimensional cases. In the 1-dimensional case,
042 * it contains a single straight coordinate axis. In the multi-dimensional case, all axes
043 * shall have the same length unit of measure. A {@code CartesianCS} shall have one,
044 * two, or three {@linkplain #getAxis axis associations}.
045 *
046 * <TABLE CELLPADDING='6' BORDER='1'>
047 * <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF"><TH NOWRAP>Used with CRS type(s)</TH></TR>
048 * <TR><TD>
049 * {@link org.opengis.referencing.crs.GeocentricCRS Geocentric},
050 * {@link org.opengis.referencing.crs.ProjectedCRS Projected},
051 * {@link org.opengis.referencing.crs.EngineeringCRS Engineering},
052 * {@link org.opengis.referencing.crs.ImageCRS Image}
053 * </TD></TR></TABLE>
054 *
055 * @departure constraint
056 * ISO 19111 defines <code>CartesianCS</code> as a direct sub-type of <code>CoordinateSystem</code>.
057 * ISO also defines <code>ImageCS</code> as the union of <code>AffineCS</code> and <code>CartesianCS</code>,
058 * for use by <code>ImageCRS</code>. Because the <code>union</code> construct found in some languages like
059 * C/C++ does not exist in Java, GeoAPI defines <code>CartesianCS</code> as a sub-type of <code>AffineCS</code>
060 * in order to achieve the same type safety; also, GeoAPI does not define <code>ImageCS</code> but uses
061 * <code>AffineCS</code> instead. In this hierarchy, <code>CartesianCS</code> is considered
062 * a special case of <code>AffineCS</code> where all axes are perpendicular to each other.
063 *
064 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
065 * @version 3.0
066 * @since 1.0
067 *
068 * @see CSAuthorityFactory#createCartesianCS(String)
069 * @see CSFactory#createCartesianCS(Map, CoordinateSystemAxis, CoordinateSystemAxis)
070 * @see CSFactory#createCartesianCS(Map, CoordinateSystemAxis, CoordinateSystemAxis, CoordinateSystemAxis)
071 */
072 @UML(identifier="CS_CartesianCS", specification=ISO_19111)
073 public interface CartesianCS extends AffineCS {
074 }