Module org.opengis.geoapi

Package org.opengis.metadata.lineage

Interface Source

@UML(identifier="LI_Source",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Source

Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
InternationalString	getDescription()	Detailed description of the level of the source data.
Identifier	getProcessedLevel()	Processing level of the source data.
NominalResolution	getResolution()	Distance between consistent parts (centre, left side, right side) of two adjacent pixels.
RepresentativeFraction	getScaleDenominator()	Denominator of the representative fraction on a source map.
Citation	getSourceCitation()	Recommended reference to be used for the source data.
Collection<? extends Extent>	getSourceExtents()	Information about the spatial, vertical and temporal extent of the source data.
ReferenceSystem	getSourceReferenceSystem()	Spatial reference system used by the source data.
Collection<? extends ProcessStep>	getSourceSteps()	Information about an event in the creation process for the source data.

Method Details

getDescription

@UML(identifier="description",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getDescription()

Detailed description of the level of the source data.

Returns:

Description of the level of the source data, or null.

Condition:

Source extent not provided.

getScaleDenominator

@UML(identifier="scaleDenominator",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
RepresentativeFraction getScaleDenominator()

Denominator of the representative fraction on a source map.

Returns:

Representative fraction on a source map, or null.

getSourceReferenceSystem

@UML(identifier="sourceReferenceSystem",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
ReferenceSystem getSourceReferenceSystem()

Spatial reference system used by the source data.

Returns:

Spatial reference system used by the source data, or null.

getSourceCitation

@UML(identifier="sourceCitation",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Citation getSourceCitation()

Recommended reference to be used for the source data.

Returns:

Recommended reference to be used for the source data, or null.

getSourceExtents

@UML(identifier="sourceExtent",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Extent> getSourceExtents()

Information about the spatial, vertical and temporal extent of the source data.

Returns:

Information about the extent of the source data.

Condition:

Description not provided.

getSourceSteps

@UML(identifier="sourceStep",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ProcessStep> getSourceSteps()

Information about an event in the creation process for the source data.

Returns:

Information about an event in the creation process.

getProcessedLevel

@UML(identifier="processedLevel",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
Identifier getProcessedLevel()

Processing level of the source data.

Returns:

Processing level of the source data.

Since:

2.3

getResolution

@UML(identifier="resolution",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
NominalResolution getResolution()

Distance between consistent parts (centre, left side, right side) of two adjacent pixels.

Returns:

Distance between consistent parts of two adjacent pixels.

Since:

2.3