org.opengis.metadata.identification
Interface Resolution

All Known Implementing Classes:
ResolutionImpl

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="MD_Resolution",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Resolution

Level of detail expressed as a scale factor or a ground distance.

Since:
GeoAPI 2.0
Author:
Martin Desruisseaux (IRD), Cory Horner (Refractions Research)

Method Summary
 Double getDistance()
          Ground sample distance.
 RepresentativeFraction getEquivalentScale()
          Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy map or chart.
 

Method Detail

getEquivalentScale

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="equivalentScale",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
RepresentativeFraction getEquivalentScale()
Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy map or chart. Only one of equivalent scale and ground sample distance may be provided.

Returns:
Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy, or null.

getDistance

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="distance",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Double getDistance()
Ground sample distance. Only one of equivalent scale and ground sample distance may be provided.

Returns:
The ground sample distance, or null.


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