001 /*
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032 package org.opengis.metadata.content;
033
034 import java.util.Collection;
035 import org.opengis.util.RecordType;
036 import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
037
038 import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
039 import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
040
041
042 /**
043 * Information about the content of a grid data cell.
044 *
045 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
046 * @author Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
047 * @author Cédric Briançon (Geomatys)
048 * @version 3.0
049 * @since 2.0
050 *
051 * @navassoc 1 - - RecordType
052 * @navassoc 1 - - CoverageContentType
053 * @navassoc - - - RangeDimension
054 * @navassoc - - - RangeElementDescription
055 */
056 @UML(identifier="MD_CoverageDescription", specification=ISO_19115)
057 public interface CoverageDescription extends ContentInformation {
058 /**
059 * Description of the attribute described by the measurement value.
060 *
061 * @return Description of the attribute.
062 */
063 @UML(identifier="attributeDescription", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
064 RecordType getAttributeDescription();
065
066 /**
067 * Type of information represented by the cell value.
068 *
069 * @return Type of information represented by the cell value.
070 */
071 @UML(identifier="contentType", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
072 CoverageContentType getContentType();
073
074 /**
075 * Information on the dimensions of the cell measurement value.
076 *
077 * @return Dimensions of the cell measurement value.
078 *
079 * @since 2.1
080 */
081 @UML(identifier="dimension", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
082 Collection<? extends RangeDimension> getDimensions();
083
084 /**
085 * Provides the description of the specific range elements of a coverage.
086 *
087 * @return Description of the specific range elements.
088 *
089 * @since 2.3
090 */
091 @UML(identifier="rangeElementDescription", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115_2)
092 Collection<? extends RangeElementDescription> getRangeElementDescriptions();
093 }