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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 two- or three-dimensional coordinate system in which position is specified by geodetic
041 * latitude, geodetic longitude, and (in the three-dimensional case) ellipsoidal height. An
042 * {@code EllipsoidalCS} shall have two or three {@linkplain #getAxis axis associations}.
043 *
044 * <TABLE CELLPADDING='6' BORDER='1'>
045 * <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF"><TH NOWRAP>Used with CRS type(s)</TH></TR>
046 * <TR><TD>
047 * {@link org.opengis.referencing.crs.GeographicCRS Geographic},
048 * {@link org.opengis.referencing.crs.EngineeringCRS Engineering}
049 * </TD></TR></TABLE>
050 *
051 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
052 * @version 3.0
053 * @since 1.0
054 *
055 * @see CSAuthorityFactory#createEllipsoidalCS(String)
056 * @see CSFactory#createEllipsoidalCS(Map, CoordinateSystemAxis, CoordinateSystemAxis)
057 * @see CSFactory#createEllipsoidalCS(Map, CoordinateSystemAxis, CoordinateSystemAxis, CoordinateSystemAxis)
058 */
059 @UML(identifier="CS_EllipsoidalCS", specification=ISO_19111)
060 public interface EllipsoidalCS extends CoordinateSystem {
061 }