org.opengis.metadata.identification

Interface Resolution

All Known Implementing Classes:

ResolutionImpl

@Profile(level=CORE)
 @UML(identifier="MD_Resolution",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Resolution

Level of detail expressed as a scale factor or a ground distance.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Double	getDistance() Ground sample distance.
RepresentativeFraction	getEquivalentScale() Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy map or chart.

Method Detail

getEquivalentScale

@Profile(level=CORE)
 @UML(identifier="equivalentScale",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
RepresentativeFraction getEquivalentScale()

Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy map or chart. Only one of equivalent scale and ground sample distance may be provided.

Returns:

Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy, or null.

getDistance

@Profile(level=CORE)
 @UML(identifier="distance",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Double getDistance()

Ground sample distance. Only one of equivalent scale and ground sample distance may be provided.

Returns:

The ground sample distance, or null.