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 ** $Id: DataQuality.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/quality/DataQuality.java $
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package org.opengis.metadata.quality;

// J2SE direct dependencies
import java.util.Collection;

// OpenGIS direct dependencies
import org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage;

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


/**
 * Quality information for the data specified by a data quality scope.
 *
 * @version Abstract specification 5.0
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@Profile (level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="DQ_DataQuality", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface DataQuality {
    /**
     * The specific data to which the data quality information applies.
     */
    @UML(identifier="scope", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    Scope getScope();

    /**
     * Quantitative quality information for the data specified by the scope.
     * Should be provided only if {@linkplain Scope#getLevel scope level} is
     * {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.maintenance.ScopeCode#DATASET dataset}.
     */
    @UML(identifier="report", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    Collection getReports();

    /**
     * Non-quantitative quality information about the lineage of the data specified by the scope.
     * Should be provided only if {@linkplain Scope#getLevel scope level} is
     * {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.maintenance.ScopeCode#DATASET dataset}.
     */
    @Profile (level=CORE)
    @UML(identifier="lineage", obligation=CONDITIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    Lineage getLineage();
}