Package org.opengis.metadata.maintenance

Interface ScopeDescription

All Known Implementing Classes:

ScopeDescriptionImpl

@UML(identifier="MD_ScopeDescription",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface ScopeDescription

Description of the class of information covered by the information.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD), Cory Horner (Refractions Research)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Set<? extends AttributeType>	getAttributeInstances()	Attribute instances to which the information applies.
Set<? extends AttributeType>	getAttributes()	Attributes to which the information applies.
String	getDataset()	Dataset to which the information applies.
Set<? extends FeatureType>	getFeatureInstances()	Feature instances to which the information applies.
Set<? extends FeatureType>	getFeatures()	Features to which the information applies.
String	getOther()	Class of information that does not fall into the other categories to which the information applies.

Method Detail

getAttributes

@UML(identifier="attributes",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Set<? extends AttributeType> getAttributes()

Attributes to which the information applies.

Returns:

Attributes to which the information applies.

getFeatures

@UML(identifier="features",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Set<? extends FeatureType> getFeatures()

Features to which the information applies.

Returns:

Features to which the information applies.

getFeatureInstances

@UML(identifier="featureInstances",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Set<? extends FeatureType> getFeatureInstances()

Feature instances to which the information applies.

Returns:

Feature instances to which the information applies.

getAttributeInstances

@UML(identifier="attributeInstances",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Set<? extends AttributeType> getAttributeInstances()

Attribute instances to which the information applies.

Returns:

Attribute instances to which the information applies.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.1

getDataset

@UML(identifier="dataset",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getDataset()

Dataset to which the information applies.

Returns:

Dataset to which the information applies.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.1

getOther

@UML(identifier="other",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getOther()

Class of information that does not fall into the other categories to which the information applies.

Returns:

Class of information that does not fall into the other categories.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.1