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 ** $Id: MetadataURL.java 1122 2007-11-24 18:49:16Z desruisseaux $
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 ** $URL: https://geoapi.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/geoapi/tags/2.1.0/geoapi/src/main/java/org/opengis/layer/MetadataURL.java $
 **
 ** Copyright (C) 2005 Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
 ** All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/
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package org.opengis.layer;

// Annotations
import org.opengis.annotation.XmlElement;


/**
 * Offers detailed, standardized metadata about the data corresponding to a particular {@link Layer}.
 *
 * @version <A HREF="http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=5316">Implementation specification 1.3</A>
 * @author Jesse Crossley (SYS Technologies)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@XmlElement("MetadataURL") // 7.2.4.6.11 MetadataURL
public interface MetadataURL extends AbstractURL {
    /**
     * Provides the standard to which the metadata compiles.
     * The two currently defined values are:
     * <ul>
     * <li>'ISO19115:2003' - refers to ISO 19115:2003</li>
     * <li>'FGDC:1998' - refers to FGDC-STD-001-1998</li>
     * <ul>
     * An information community may define meanings for other values.
     */
    @XmlElement("type")
    String getType();
}
