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 ** $Id: ScopeDescription.java 831 2006-05-01 00:27:23Z Desruisseaux $
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 ** $URL: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/geoapi/code/branches/2.0.x/geoapi/src/main/java/org/opengis/metadata/maintenance/ScopeDescription.java $
 **
 ** Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
 ** All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/
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package org.opengis.metadata.maintenance;

// J2SE directdependencies
import java.util.Set;

// Annotations
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * Description of the class of information covered by the information.
 *
 * @version Abstract specification 5.0
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 *
 * @todo Collection types in this interface are not yet defined, because they require
 *       {@code Feature} and {@code FeatureType}.
 */
@UML(identifier="MD_ScopeDescription", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface ScopeDescription {
    /**
     * Attributes to which the information applies.
     */
    @UML(identifier="attributes", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public Set getAttributes();

    /**
     * Features to which the information applies.
     */
    @UML(identifier="features", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public Set getFeatures();

    /**
     * Reature instances to which the information applies.
     */
    @UML(identifier="featureInstances", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    public Set getFeatureInstances();
}