Module org.opengis.geoapi

Package org.opengis.metadata.lineage

Interface Source

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

Information about the resource used in creating the resource specified by the scope. At least one of the description and scope shall be provided.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
InternationalString	getDescription()	Detailed description of the level of the source data.
default Identifier	getProcessedLevel()	Processing level of the source data.
default NominalResolution	getResolution()	Distance between consistent parts (centre, left side, right side) of two adjacent pixels.
default RepresentativeFraction	getScaleDenominator()	Deprecated. As of ISO 19115:2014, moved to Resolution.getEquivalentScale().
Scope	getScope()	Type and / or extent of the source.
default Citation	getSourceCitation()	Recommended reference to be used for the source data.
default Collection<? extends Extent>	getSourceExtents()	Deprecated. As of ISO 19115:2014, moved to Scope.getExtents().
default Collection<? extends Citation>	getSourceMetadata()	References to metadata for the source.
default ReferenceSystem	getSourceReferenceSystem()	Spatial reference system used by the source data.
default Resolution	getSourceSpatialResolution()	Spatial resolution expressed as a scale factor, an angle or a level of detail.
default Collection<? extends ProcessStep>	getSourceSteps()	Information about process steps in which this source was used.

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 if none.

Condition:

Mandatory if the scope is not provided.

getSourceSpatialResolution

@UML(identifier="sourceSpatialResolution",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default Resolution getSourceSpatialResolution()

Spatial resolution expressed as a scale factor, an angle or a level of detail. May be null if none.

Returns:

spatial resolution expressed as a scale factor, an angle or a level of detail, or null if none.

Since:

3.1

getScaleDenominator

@Deprecated(since="3.1")
@UML(identifier="scaleDenominator",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
default RepresentativeFraction getScaleDenominator()

Deprecated.

As of ISO 19115:2014, moved to Resolution.getEquivalentScale().

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)
default 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)
default Citation getSourceCitation()

Recommended reference to be used for the source data.

Returns:

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

getSourceMetadata

@UML(identifier="sourceMetadata",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default Collection<? extends Citation> getSourceMetadata()

References to metadata for the source. Returns an empty collection if none.

Returns:

references to metadata for the source.

Since:

3.1

getScope

@UML(identifier="scope",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Scope getScope()

Type and / or extent of the source. May be null if none.

Returns:

type and / or extent of the source, or null if none.

Since:

3.1

Condition:

Mandatory if the description is not provided.

getSourceExtents

@Deprecated(since="3.1")
@UML(identifier="sourceExtent",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
default Collection<? extends Extent> getSourceExtents()

Deprecated.

As of ISO 19115:2014, moved to Scope.getExtents().

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

Returns:

information about the extent of the source data.

Condition:

Mandatory if the description is not provided.

getSourceSteps

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

Information about process steps in which this source was used.

Returns:

information about process steps in which this source was used.

getProcessedLevel

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

Processing level of the source data.

Returns:

processing level of the source data, or null.

getResolution

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

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

Returns:

distance between consistent parts of two adjacent pixels.