org.opengis.cs
Interface CS_Datum

All Superinterfaces:

CS_Info, java.rmi.Remote

All Known Subinterfaces:

CS_HorizontalDatum, CS_LocalDatum, CS_VerticalDatum

All Known Implementing Classes:

Datum.Export, HorizontalDatum.Export, LocalDatum.Export, VerticalDatum.Export

public interface CS_Datum

extends CS_Info

A set of quantities from which other quantities are calculated. For the OGC abstract model, it can be defined as a set of real points on the earth that have coordinates. EG. A datum can be thought of as a set of parameters defining completely the origin and orientation of a coordinate system with respect to the earth.

A textual description and/or a set of parameters describing the relationship of a coordinate system to some predefined physical locations (such as center of mass) and physical directions (such as axis of spin). The definition of the datum may also include the temporal behavior (such as the rate of change of the orientation of the coordinate axes).

Since:

1.00

Version:

1.01

Author:

Martin Daly, Martin Desruisseaux

Method Summary

CS_DatumType

getDatumType() Gets the type of the datum as an enumerated code.

Methods inherited from interface org.opengis.cs.CS_Info

getAbbreviation, getAlias, getAuthority, getAuthorityCode, getName, getRemarks, getWKT, getXML

Method Detail

getDatumType

public CS_DatumType getDatumType()
                          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the type of the datum as an enumerated code.

Throws:

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