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

// OpenGIS direct dependencies
import org.opengis.metadata.extent.Extent;
import org.opengis.metadata.maintenance.ScopeCode;

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


/**
 * Description of the data specified by the scope.
 *
 * @version Abstract specification 5.0
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@UML(identifier="DQ_Scope", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Scope {
    /**
     * Hierarchical level of the data specified by the scope.
     */
    @UML(identifier="level", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    ScopeCode getLevel();

    /**
     * Information about the spatial, vertical and temporal extent of the data specified by the
     * scope.
     */
    @UML(identifier="extent", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    Extent getExtent();

    /**
     * Detailed description about the level of the data specified by the scope.
     *
     * @todo Need to define the {@code ScopeDescription} union. This union depends
     *       on {@code FeatureType} and {@code AttributeType}.
     */
//  @UML(identifier="levelDescription", obligation=CONDITIONAL)
//  Collection getLevelDescription();
}