001 /*
002 * GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
003 * http://www.geoapi.org
004 *
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032 package org.opengis.metadata.identification;
033
034 import java.util.Collection;
035 import java.util.Date;
036 import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
037 import org.opengis.metadata.citation.ResponsibleParty;
038 import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
039
040 import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
041 import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
042
043
044 /**
045 * Brief description of ways in which the resource(s) is/are currently used.
046 *
047 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
048 * @version 3.0
049 * @since 2.0
050 *
051 * @navassoc - - - ResponsibleParty
052 */
053 @UML(identifier="MD_Usage", specification=ISO_19115)
054 public interface Usage {
055 /**
056 * Brief description of the resource and/or resource series usage.
057 *
058 * @return Description of the resource usage.
059 */
060 @UML(identifier="specificUsage", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
061 InternationalString getSpecificUsage();
062
063 /**
064 * Date and time of the first use or range of uses of the resource and/or resource series.
065 * <p>
066 * <TABLE WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" CELLPADDING="18" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFE0B0">
067 * <TR><TD>
068 * <P align="justify"><B>Warning:</B> The return type of this method may change
069 * in GeoAPI 3.1 release. It may be replaced by a type matching more closely
070 * either ISO 19108 (<cite>Temporal Schema</cite>) or ISO 19103.</P>
071 * </TD></TR>
072 * </TABLE>
073 *
074 * @return Date of the first use of the resource, or {@code null}.
075 */
076 @UML(identifier="usageDateTime", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
077 Date getUsageDate();
078
079 /**
080 * Applications, determined by the user for which the resource and/or resource series
081 * is not suitable.
082 *
083 * @return Applications for which the resource and/or resource series is not suitable, or {@code null}.
084 */
085 @UML(identifier="userDeterminedLimitations", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
086 InternationalString getUserDeterminedLimitations();
087
088 /**
089 * Identification of and means of communicating with person(s) and organization(s)
090 * using the resource(s).
091 *
092 * @return Means of communicating with person(s) and organization(s) using the resource(s).
093 */
094 @UML(identifier="userContactInfo", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
095 Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty> getUserContactInfo();
096 }