Interface VerticalDatum
- All Superinterfaces:
Datum
,IdentifiedObject
- All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultVerticalDatum
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
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
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionThe type of this vertical datum.Methods inherited from interface Datum
getAnchorPoint, getDomainOfValidity, getRealizationEpoch, getScope
Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT
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Method Details
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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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