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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 one-dimensional coordinate system used to record the heights (or depths) of points. Such a
041     * coordinate system is usually dependent on the Earth's gravity field, perhaps loosely as when
042     * atmospheric pressure is the basis for the vertical coordinate system axis. An exact definition
043     * is deliberately not provided as the complexities of the subject fall outside the scope of this
044     * specification. A {@code VerticalCS} shall have one {@linkplain #getAxis axis association}.
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.VerticalCRS    Vertical},
050     *   {@link org.opengis.referencing.crs.EngineeringCRS Engineering}
051     * </TD></TR></TABLE>
052     *
053     * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
054     * @version 3.0
055     * @since   1.0
056     *
057     * @see CSAuthorityFactory#createVerticalCS(String)
058     * @see CSFactory#createVerticalCS(Map, CoordinateSystemAxis)
059     */
060    @UML(identifier="CS_VerticalCS", specification=ISO_19111)
061    public interface VerticalCS extends CoordinateSystem {
062    }