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/*
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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;




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