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The development community in building GIS solutions is sustaining an enormous level of effort. The GeoAPI project aims to reduce duplication and increase interoperability by providing neutral, interface-only APIs derived from OGC/ISO Standards.

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/*
 *    GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
 *    http://www.geoapi.org
 *
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package org.opengis.metadata;

import java.util.Collection;
import org.opengis.metadata.citation.OnlineResource;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;

import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * Information describing metadata extensions.
 *
 * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @version 3.0
 * @since   2.0
 *
 * @navassoc 1 - - OnlineResource
 * @navassoc - - - ExtendedElementInformation
 */
@UML(identifier="MD_MetadataExtensionInformation", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface MetadataExtensionInformation {
    /**
     * Information about on-line sources containing the community profile name and
     * the extended metadata elements. Information for all new metadata elements.
     *
     * @return On-line sources to community profile name and extended metadata elements.
     */
    @UML(identifier="extensionOnLineResource", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    OnlineResource getExtensionOnLineResource();

    /**
     * Provides information about a new metadata element, not found in ISO 19115, which is
     * required to describe geographic data.
     *
     * @return New metadata element not found in ISO 19115.
     */
    @UML(identifier="extendedElementInformation", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    Collection getExtendedElementInformation();
}