Interface GeodeticDatum

All Superinterfaces:

Datum, Identified­Object

All Known Implementing Classes:

Default­Geodetic­Datum, Default­Geodetic­Datum.Dynamic

@UML(identifier="CD_GeodeticDatum",
     specification=ISO_19111)
public interface GeodeticDatum
extends Datum

Defines the location and precise orientation in 3-dimensional space of a defined ellipsoid (or sphere) that approximates the shape of the earth. Used also for Cartesian coordinate system centered in this ellipsoid (or sphere).

Since:

1.0

See Also:

• Ellipsoid
• Prime­Meridian

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface Datum

ANCHOR_POINT_KEY, DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, REALIZATION_EPOCH_KEY, SCOPE_KEY

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	ANCHOR_POINT_KEY	Key for the "anchor­Point" property to be given to the datum factory create­Foo(…) methods.
static final String	DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY	Key for the "domain­Of­Validity" property to be given to the datum factory create­Foo(…) methods.
static final String	REALIZATION_EPOCH_KEY	Key for the "realization­Epoch" property to be given to the datum factory create­Foo(…) methods.
static final String	SCOPE_KEY	Key for the "scope" property to be given to the datum factory create­Foo(…) methods.

Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	ALIAS_KEY	Key for the "alias" property to be given to the object factory create­Foo(…) methods.
static final String	IDENTIFIERS_KEY	Key for the "identifiers" property to be given to the object factory create­Foo(…) methods.
static final String	NAME_KEY	Key for the "name" property to be given to the object factory create­Foo(…) methods.
static final String	REMARKS_KEY	Key for the "remarks" property to be given to the object factory create­Foo(…) methods.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Ellipsoid	get­Ellipsoid()	Returns the ellipsoid.
Prime­Meridian	get­Prime­Meridian()	Returns the prime meridian.

Methods inherited from interface Datum

get­Anchor­Point, get­Domain­Of­Validity, get­Realization­Epoch, get­Scope

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
International­String	get­Anchor­Point()	Description, possibly including coordinates, of the point or points used to anchor the datum to the Earth.
Extent	get­Domain­Of­Validity()	Area or region or timeframe in which this datum is valid.
Date	get­Realization­Epoch()	The time after which this datum definition is valid.
International­String	get­Scope()	Description of domain of usage, or limitations of usage, for which this datum object is valid.

Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

get­Alias, get­Identifiers, get­Name, get­Remarks, to­WKT

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Collection<Generic­Name>	get­Alias()	An alternative name by which this object is identified.
Set<Reference­Identifier>	get­Identifiers()	An identifier which references elsewhere the object's defining information.
Reference­Identifier	get­Name()	The primary name by which this object is identified.
International­String	get­Remarks()	Comments on or information about this object, including data source information.
String	to­WKT()	Returns a Well Known Text (WKT) for this object.

Method Details

getEllipsoid

@UML(identifier="ellipsoid",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19111)
Ellipsoid getEllipsoid()

Returns the ellipsoid.

Returns:

The ellipsoid.

getPrimeMeridian

@UML(identifier="primeMeridian",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19111)
PrimeMeridian getPrimeMeridian()

Returns the prime meridian.

Returns:

The prime meridian.