Package org.opengis.metadata.distribution

Interface Format

All Known Implementing Classes:

FormatImpl

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="MD_Format",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Format

Description of the computer language construct that specifies the representation of data objects in a record, file, message, storage device or transmission channel.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
InternationalString	getAmendmentNumber()	Amendment number of the format version.
InternationalString	getFileDecompressionTechnique()	Recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.
Collection<? extends Distributor>	getFormatDistributors()	Provides information about the distributor's format.
InternationalString	getName()	Name of the data transfer format(s).
InternationalString	getSpecification()	Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.
InternationalString	getVersion()	Version of the format (date, number, etc.).

Method Detail

getName

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="name",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getName()

Name of the data transfer format(s).

Returns:

Name of the data transfer format(s).

getVersion

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="version",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getVersion()

Version of the format (date, number, etc.).

Returns:

Version of the format.

getAmendmentNumber

@UML(identifier="amendmentNumber",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getAmendmentNumber()

Amendment number of the format version.

Returns:

Amendment number of the format version, or null.

getSpecification

@UML(identifier="specification",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getSpecification()

Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format.

Returns:

Name of a subset, profile, or product specification of the format, or null.

getFileDecompressionTechnique

@UML(identifier="fileDecompressionTechnique",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getFileDecompressionTechnique()

Recommendations of algorithms or processes that can be applied to read or expand resources to which compression techniques have been applied.

Returns:

Processes that can be applied to read resources to which compression techniques have been applied, or null.

getFormatDistributors

@UML(identifier="formatDistributor",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Distributor> getFormatDistributors()

Provides information about the distributor's format.

Returns:

Information about the distributor's format.