01: // $HeadURL: https://svn.wald.intevation.org/svn/deegree/base/trunk/src/org/deegree/ogcwebservices/wcs/configuration/Resolution.java $
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44: package org.deegree.ogcwebservices.wcs.configuration;
45:
46: /**
47: * The interface defines the encpsulating element to coverage data description as used by the
48: * deegree WCS CoverageOffering Extension. The interface extends <tt>java.lang.Comparable</tt> to
49: * enable a container to sort its <tt>Resolution</tt>s by scale.
50: *
51: * @version $Revision: 9345 $
52: * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
53: * @author last edited by: $Author: apoth $
54: *
55: * @version $Revision: 9345 $, $Date: 2007-12-27 08:22:25 -0800 (Thu, 27 Dec 2007) $
56: */
57: public interface Resolution extends Comparable {
58:
59: /**
60: * returns the minimum scale (inculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
61: *
62: * @return the minimum scale (inculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
63: */
64: double getMinScale();
65:
66: /**
67: * returns the maximum scale (exculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
68: *
69: * @return the maximum scale (exculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
70: */
71: double getMaxScale();
72:
73: /**
74: * returns the <tt>Range</tt>s included with in resolution. A range is similar to those
75: * defined in OGC WCS 1.0.0 specification for CoverageOffering. But it is reduced to the
76: * elements required for identifying the coverages resources assigned to a specific combination
77: * of parameter (values).
78: * <p>
79: * The return value maybe is <tt>null</tt> if the <tt>Resolution</tt> just describes data
80: * from one parameter dimension (missing Range in CoverageOffering). In this case there is
81: * direct access to the data source describing element(s).
82: *
83: * @return the <tt>Range</tt>s included with in resolution.
84: */
85: public Range[] getRanges();
86:
87: }
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