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 ** $Id: CSAuthorityFactory.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/referencing/cs/CSAuthorityFactory.java $
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package org.opengis.referencing.cs;

// J2SE extensions
import javax.units.Unit;

// OpenGIS direct dependencies and extensions
import org.opengis.referencing.AuthorityFactory;
import org.opengis.referencing.FactoryException;
import org.opengis.referencing.NoSuchAuthorityCodeException;  // For javadoc

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


/**
 * Creates {@linkplain CoordinateSystem coordinate systems} using authority codes. External authorities
 * are used to manage definitions of objects used in this interface. The definitions of these objects are
 * referenced using code strings. A commonly used authority is EPSG,
 * which is also used in the GeoTIFF
 * standard.
 *
 * @version Implementation specification 1.0
 * @author Open Geospatial Consortium
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 1.0
 *
 * @see org.opengis.referencing.crs.CRSAuthorityFactory
 * @see org.opengis.referencing.datum.DatumAuthorityFactory
 */
@Extension
public interface CSAuthorityFactory extends AuthorityFactory {
    /**
     * Returns an arbitrary {@linkplain CoordinateSystem coordinate system} from a code.
     * If the coordinate system type is know at compile time, it is recommended to invoke
     * the most precise method instead of this one (for example
     *  {@linkplain #createCartesianCS createCartesianCS}(code) 
     * instead of  createCoordinateSystem(code)  if the caller
     * know he is asking for a {@linkplain CartesianCS cartesian coordinate system}).
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    CoordinateSystem createCoordinateSystem(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates a cartesian coordinate system from a code.
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    CartesianCS createCartesianCS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates a polar coordinate system from a code.
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    PolarCS createPolarCS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates a cylindrical coordinate system from a code.
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    CylindricalCS createCylindricalCS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates a spherical coordinate system from a code.
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    SphericalCS createSphericalCS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates an ellipsoidal coordinate system from a code.
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    EllipsoidalCS createEllipsoidalCS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates a vertical coordinate system from a code.
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    VerticalCS createVerticalCS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates a temporal coordinate system from a code.
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    TimeCS createTimeCS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Returns a {@linkplain CoordinateSystemAxis coordinate system axis} from a code.
     *
     * @param  code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    CoordinateSystemAxis createCoordinateSystemAxis(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Returns an {@linkplain Unit unit} from a code.
     *
     * @param  code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    @UML(identifier="CS_CoordinateSystemAuthorityFactory.createLinearUnit, createAngularUnit", specification=OGC_01009)
    Unit createUnit(String code) throws FactoryException;
}