Package org.opengis.metadata.maintenance

Interface MaintenanceInformation

All Known Implementing Classes:

MaintenanceInformationImpl

@UML(identifier="MD_MaintenanceInformation",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface MaintenanceInformation

Information about the scope and frequency of updating.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty>	getContacts()	Identification of, and means of communicating with, person(s) and organization(s) with responsibility for maintaining the metadata.
Date	getDateOfNextUpdate()	Scheduled revision date for resource.
MaintenanceFrequency	getMaintenanceAndUpdateFrequency()	Frequency with which changes and additions are made to the resource after the initial resource is completed.
Collection<? extends InternationalString>	getMaintenanceNotes()	Information regarding specific requirements for maintaining the resource.
Collection<? extends ScopeDescription>	getUpdateScopeDescriptions()	Additional information about the range or extent of the resource.
Collection<ScopeCode>	getUpdateScopes()	Scope of data to which maintenance is applied.
PeriodDuration	getUserDefinedMaintenanceFrequency()	Maintenance period other than those defined.

Method Detail

getMaintenanceAndUpdateFrequency

@UML(identifier="maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
MaintenanceFrequency getMaintenanceAndUpdateFrequency()

Frequency with which changes and additions are made to the resource after the initial resource is completed.

Returns:

Frequency with which changes and additions are made to the resource.

getDateOfNextUpdate

@UML(identifier="dateOfNextUpdate",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Date getDateOfNextUpdate()

Scheduled revision date for resource.

Returns:

Scheduled revision date, or null.

getUserDefinedMaintenanceFrequency

@UML(identifier="userDefinedMaintenanceFrequency",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
PeriodDuration getUserDefinedMaintenanceFrequency()

Maintenance period other than those defined.

Returns:

The Maintenance period, or null.

getUpdateScopes

@UML(identifier="updateScope",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<ScopeCode> getUpdateScopes()

Scope of data to which maintenance is applied.

Returns:

Scope of data to which maintenance is applied.

getUpdateScopeDescriptions

@UML(identifier="updateScopeDescription",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ScopeDescription> getUpdateScopeDescriptions()

Additional information about the range or extent of the resource.

Returns:

Additional information about the range or extent of the resource.

getMaintenanceNotes

@UML(identifier="maintenanceNote",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends InternationalString> getMaintenanceNotes()

Information regarding specific requirements for maintaining the resource.

Returns:

Information regarding specific requirements for maintaining the resource.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.1

getContacts

@UML(identifier="contact",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty> getContacts()

Identification of, and means of communicating with, person(s) and organization(s) with responsibility for maintaining the metadata.

Returns:

Means of communicating with person(s) and organization(s) with responsibility for maintaining the metadata.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.1