Package org.geotools.api.referencing.datum

Interface TemporalDatum

All Superinterfaces:

Datum, IdentifiedObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTemporalDatum

public interface TemporalDatum
extends Datum

A temporal datum defines the origin of a temporal coordinate reference system.

Since:

GeoAPI 1.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface Datum

ANCHOR_POINT_KEY, DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, REALIZATION_EPOCH_KEY, SCOPE_KEY

Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
InternationalString	getAnchorPoint()	This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.
Date	getOrigin()	The date and time origin of this temporal datum.
Date	getRealizationEpoch()	This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.

Methods inherited from interface Datum

getDomainOfValidity, getScope

Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT

Method Details

getOrigin

Date getOrigin()

The date and time origin of this temporal datum.

Returns:

The date and time origin of this temporal datum.

getAnchorPoint

InternationalString getAnchorPoint()

This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.

Specified by:

getAnchorPoint in interface Datum

Returns:

Always null.

getRealizationEpoch

Date getRealizationEpoch()

This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.

Specified by:

getRealizationEpoch in interface Datum

Returns:

Always null.