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/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
* (C) 2004-2005, Open Geospatial Consortium Inc.
*
* All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/
*/
package org.opengis.metadata.identification;
import static org.opengis.annotation.ComplianceLevel.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
import org.opengis.annotation.Profile;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
/**
* Level of detail expressed as a scale factor or a ground distance.
*
* @version ISO 19115
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
* @author Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
* @since GeoAPI 2.0
*/
@Profile(level = CORE)
@UML(identifier = "MD_Resolution", specification = ISO_19115)
public interface Resolution {
/**
* Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy map or chart. Only one of
* {@linkplain #getEquivalentScale equivalent scale} and {@linkplain #getDistance ground sample
* distance} may be provided.
*
* @return Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy, or {@code null}.
*/
@Profile(level = CORE)
@UML(identifier = "equivalentScale", obligation = CONDITIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
RepresentativeFraction getEquivalentScale();
/**
* Ground sample distance. Only one of {@linkplain #getEquivalentScale equivalent scale} and
* {@linkplain #getDistance ground sample distance} may be provided.
*
* @return The ground sample distance, or {@code null}.
* @todo change return type to ISO 19103 {@code Distance} or to JScience {@code Measure}.
* @unitof Distance
*/
@Profile(level = CORE)
@UML(identifier = "distance", obligation = CONDITIONAL, specification = ISO_19115)
Double getDistance();
}