Interface VerticalDatum
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- All Superinterfaces:
Datum,IdentifiedObject
- All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultVerticalDatum
public interface VerticalDatum extends Datum
A textual description and/or a set of parameters identifying a particular reference level surface used as a zero-height surface. The description includes its position with respect to the Earth for any of the height types recognized by this standard. There are several types of Vertical Datums, and each may place constraints on the Coordinate Axis with which it is combined to create a Vertical CRS.- Since:
- GeoAPI 1.0
- Author:
- Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
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Field Summary
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Fields inherited from interface Datum
ANCHOR_POINT_KEY, DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, REALIZATION_EPOCH_KEY, SCOPE_KEY
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Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description VerticalDatumTypegetVerticalDatumType()The type of this vertical datum.-
Methods inherited from interface Datum
getAnchorPoint, getDomainOfValidity, getRealizationEpoch, getScope
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Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT
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Method Detail
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getVerticalDatumType
VerticalDatumType getVerticalDatumType()
The type of this vertical datum. Default is "geoidal".- Returns:
- The type of this vertical datum.
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