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 ** $Id: GridSpatialRepresentation.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/spatial/GridSpatialRepresentation.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.spatial;

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

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


/**
 * Basic information required to uniquely identify a resource or resources.
 *
 * @version Abstract specification 5.0
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@UML(identifier="MD_GridSpatialRepresentation", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface GridSpatialRepresentation extends SpatialRepresentation {
    /**
     * Number of independent spatial-temporal axes.
     */
    @UML(identifier="numberOfDimensions", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    int getNumberOfDimensions();

    /**
     * Information about spatial-temporal axis properties.
     */
    @UML(identifier="axisDimensionsProperties", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    List getAxisDimensionsProperties();

    /**
     * Identification of grid data as point or cell.
     */
    @UML(identifier="cellGeometry", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    CellGeometry getCellGeometry();

    /**
     * Indication of whether or not parameters for transformation exists.
     */
    @UML(identifier="transformationParameterAvailability", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    boolean isTransformationParameterAvailable();
}