org.opengis.cs
Interface CS_CoordinateSystemAuthorityFactory

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

public interface CS_CoordinateSystemAuthorityFactory

extends java.rmi.Remote

Creates spatial reference objects using codes. The codes are maintained by an external authority. A commonly used authority is EPSG, which is also used in the GeoTIFF standard.

Since:

1.00

Version:

1.01

Author:

Martin Daly

Method Summary

CS_AngularUnit	createAngularUnit(java.lang.String code) Returns an AngularUnit object from a code.
CS_CompoundCoordinateSystem	createCompoundCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code) Creates a 3D coordinate system from a code.
CS_Ellipsoid	createEllipsoid(java.lang.String code) Returns an Ellipsoid object from a code.
CS_GeographicCoordinateSystem	createGeographicCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code) Returns a GeographicCoordinateSystem object from a code.
CS_HorizontalCoordinateSystem	createHorizontalCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code) Creates a horizontal co-ordinate system from a code.
CS_HorizontalDatum	createHorizontalDatum(java.lang.String code) Returns a HorizontalDatum object from a code.
CS_LinearUnit	createLinearUnit(java.lang.String code) Returns a LinearUnit object from a code.
CS_PrimeMeridian	createPrimeMeridian(java.lang.String code) Returns a PrimeMeridian object from a code.
CS_ProjectedCoordinateSystem	createProjectedCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code) Returns a ProjectedCoordinateSystem object from a code.
CS_VerticalCoordinateSystem	createVerticalCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code) Create a vertical coordinate system from a code.
CS_VerticalDatum	createVerticalDatum(java.lang.String code) Creates a vertical datum from a code.
java.lang.String	descriptionText(java.lang.String code) Gets a description of the object corresponding to a code.
java.lang.String	geoidFromWKTName(java.lang.String wkt) Gets the Geoid code from a WKT name.
java.lang.String	getAuthority() Returns the authority name.
java.lang.String	wktGeoidName(java.lang.String geoid) Gets the WKT name of a Geoid.

Method Detail

getAuthority

public java.lang.String getAuthority()
                              throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns the authority name.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createProjectedCoordinateSystem

public CS_ProjectedCoordinateSystem createProjectedCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code)
                                                             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns a ProjectedCoordinateSystem object from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createGeographicCoordinateSystem

public CS_GeographicCoordinateSystem createGeographicCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code)
                                                               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns a GeographicCoordinateSystem object from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createHorizontalDatum

public CS_HorizontalDatum createHorizontalDatum(java.lang.String code)
                                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns a HorizontalDatum object from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createEllipsoid

public CS_Ellipsoid createEllipsoid(java.lang.String code)
                             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns an Ellipsoid object from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createPrimeMeridian

public CS_PrimeMeridian createPrimeMeridian(java.lang.String code)
                                     throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns a PrimeMeridian object from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createLinearUnit

public CS_LinearUnit createLinearUnit(java.lang.String code)
                               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns a LinearUnit object from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createAngularUnit

public CS_AngularUnit createAngularUnit(java.lang.String code)
                                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns an AngularUnit object from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createVerticalDatum

public CS_VerticalDatum createVerticalDatum(java.lang.String code)
                                     throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Creates a vertical datum from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createVerticalCoordinateSystem

public CS_VerticalCoordinateSystem createVerticalCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code)
                                                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Create a vertical coordinate system from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createCompoundCoordinateSystem

public CS_CompoundCoordinateSystem createCompoundCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code)
                                                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Creates a 3D coordinate system from a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

createHorizontalCoordinateSystem

public CS_HorizontalCoordinateSystem createHorizontalCoordinateSystem(java.lang.String code)
                                                               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Creates a horizontal co-ordinate system from a code. The horizontal coordinate system could be geographic or projected.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

descriptionText

public java.lang.String descriptionText(java.lang.String code)
                                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets a description of the object corresponding to a code.

Parameters:

code - Value allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

geoidFromWKTName

public java.lang.String geoidFromWKTName(java.lang.String wkt)
                                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the Geoid code from a WKT name. In the OGC definition of WKT horizontal datums, the geoid is referenced by a quoted string, which is used as a key value. This method converts the key value string into a code recognized by this authority.

Parameters:

wkt - Name of geoid defined by OGC (e.g. "European_Datum_1950").

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.

wktGeoidName

public java.lang.String wktGeoidName(java.lang.String geoid)
                              throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the WKT name of a Geoid. In the OGC definition of WKT horizontal datums, the geoid is referenced by a quoted string, which is used as a key value. This method gets the OGC WKT key value from a geoid code.

Parameters:

geoid - Code value for geoid allocated by authority.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote method call failed.