Package org.geotools.api.referencing.crs

Interface SingleCRS

All Superinterfaces:

CoordinateReferenceSystem, IdentifiedObject, ReferenceSystem

All Known Subinterfaces:

DerivedCRS, EngineeringCRS, GeneralDerivedCRS, GeocentricCRS, GeodeticCRS, GeographicCRS, ImageCRS, ProjectedCRS, TemporalCRS, VerticalCRS

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDerivedCRS, AbstractSingleCRS, DefaultDerivedCRS, DefaultEngineeringCRS, DefaultGeocentricCRS, DefaultGeographicCRS, DefaultImageCRS, DefaultProjectedCRS, DefaultTemporalCRS, DefaultVerticalCRS

public interface SingleCRS
extends CoordinateReferenceSystem

Abstract coordinate reference system, consisting of a single Coordinate System and a single Datum (as opposed to Compound CRS).

A coordinate reference system consists of an ordered sequence of coordinate system axes that are related to the earth through a datum. A coordinate reference system is defined by one datum and by one coordinate system. Most coordinate reference system do not move relative to the earth, except for engineering coordinate reference systems defined on moving platforms such as cars, ships, aircraft, and spacecraft.

Coordinate reference systems are commonly divided into sub-types. The common classification criterion for sub-typing of coordinate reference systems is the way in which they deal with earth curvature. This has a direct effect on the portion of the earth's surface that can be covered by that type of CRS with an acceptable degree of error. The exception to the rule is the subtype "Temporal" which has been added by analogy.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

See Also:

CoordinateSystem, Datum

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY

Fields inherited from interface ReferenceSystem

DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, SCOPE_KEY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
CoordinateSystem	getCoordinateSystem()	Returns the coordinate system.
Datum	getDatum()	Returns the datum.

Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT

Methods inherited from interface ReferenceSystem

getDomainOfValidity, getScope

Method Detail

getCoordinateSystem

CoordinateSystem getCoordinateSystem()

Returns the coordinate system.

Specified by:

getCoordinateSystem in interface CoordinateReferenceSystem

Returns:

The coordinate system.

getDatum

Datum getDatum()

Returns the datum.

Returns:

The datum.