org.opengis.metadata.content

Interface CoverageDescription

All Superinterfaces:

ContentInformation

All Known Subinterfaces:

ImageDescription

All Known Implementing Classes:

CoverageDescriptionImpl, ImageDescriptionImpl

@UML(identifier="MD_CoverageDescription",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface CoverageDescription
extends ContentInformation

Information about the content of a grid data cell.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD), Cory Horner (Refractions Research)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RecordType	getAttributeDescription() Description of the attribute described by the measurement value.
CoverageContentType	getContentType() Type of information represented by the cell value.
Collection<? extends RangeDimension>	getDimensions() Information on the dimensions of the cell measurement value.

Method Detail

getAttributeDescription

@UML(identifier="attributeDescription",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
RecordType getAttributeDescription()

Description of the attribute described by the measurement value.

Returns:

Description of the attribute.

getContentType

@UML(identifier="contentType",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
CoverageContentType getContentType()

Type of information represented by the cell value.

Returns:

Type of information represented by the cell value.

getDimensions

@UML(identifier="dimension",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends RangeDimension> getDimensions()

Information on the dimensions of the cell measurement value.

Returns:

Dimensions of the cell measurement value.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.1