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* GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
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/**
* {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.identification.Identification} information
* (includes data and service identification). The following is adapted from
* {@linkplain org.opengis.annotation.Specification#ISO_19115 OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11)}
* specification.
*
* Identification information contains information to uniquely identify the data.
* Identification information includes information about the citation for the resource, an abstract,
* the purpose, credit, the status and points of contact.
* The {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.identification.Identification identification}
* entity is mandatory. It may be specified (subclassed) as
* {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.identification.DataIdentification data identification}
* when used to identify data and as
* {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.identification.ServiceIdentification service identification}
* when used to identify a service.
*
* {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.identification.Identification}
* is an aggregate of the following entities:
*
* - {@link org.opengis.metadata.distribution.Format}, format of the data
* - {@link org.opengis.metadata.identification.BrowseGraphic}, graphic overview of the data
* - {@link org.opengis.metadata.identification.Usage}, specific uses of the data
* - {@link org.opengis.metadata.constraint.Constraints}, constraints placed on the resource
* - {@link org.opengis.metadata.identification.Keywords}, keywords describing the resource
* - {@link org.opengis.metadata.maintenance.MaintenanceInformation}, how often the data is scheduled
* to be updated and the scope of the update
*
*
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
* @author Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
* @author Ely Conn (Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC)
* @version 3.0
* @since 2.0
*/
package org.opengis.metadata.identification;