Interface CSAuthorityFactory

All Superinterfaces:
AuthorityFactory, Factory

public interface CSAuthorityFactory extends AuthorityFactory
Creates coordinate systems using authority codes. External authorities are used to manage definitions of objects used in this interface. The definitions of these objects are referenced using code strings. A commonly used authority is EPSG, which is also used in the GeoTIFF standard.
Since:
1.0
See Also:
Departure from OGC/ISO abstract specification:
Departure for historical reason Added for consistency with CRS and datum factories. This CS factory was not defined in the OGC specification because OGC 01-009 was created before ISO 19111 and had no equivalent of the ISO Coordinate System types.