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 ** $Id: CRSAuthorityFactory.java 1122 2007-11-24 18:49:16Z desruisseaux $
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 ** $URL: https://geoapi.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/geoapi/tags/2.1.1/geoapi/src/main/java/org/opengis/referencing/crs/CRSAuthorityFactory.java $
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package org.opengis.referencing.crs;

import org.opengis.referencing.AuthorityFactory;
import org.opengis.referencing.FactoryException;
import org.opengis.referencing.NoSuchAuthorityCodeException;  // For javadoc
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import org.opengis.annotation.Extension;

import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * Creates {@linkplain CoordinateReferenceSystem coordinate reference 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 <A HREF="http://www.epsg.org">EPSG</A>,
 * which is also used in the <A HREF="http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/geotiff.html">GeoTIFF</A>
 * standard.
 *
 * @version <A HREF="http://www.opengis.org/docs/01-009.pdf">Implementation specification 1.0</A>
 * @author Open Geospatial Consortium
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 1.0
 *
 * @see org.opengis.referencing.cs.CSAuthorityFactory
 * @see org.opengis.referencing.datum.DatumAuthorityFactory
 */
@UML(identifier="CS_CoordinateSystemAuthorityFactory", specification=OGC_01009)
public interface CRSAuthorityFactory extends AuthorityFactory {
    /**
     * Returns an arbitrary {@linkplain CoordinateReferenceSystem coordinate reference system} from a code. If the
     * coordinate reference system type is know at compile time, it is recommended to invoke the most precise method
     * instead of this one (for example
     * <code>&nbsp;{@linkplain #createGeographicCRS createGeographicCRS}(code)&nbsp;</code>
     * instead of <code>&nbsp;createCoordinateReferenceSystem(code)&nbsp;</code> if the caller
     * know he is asking for a {@linkplain GeographicCRS geographic coordinate reference 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.
     *
     * @see #createGeographicCRS
     * @see #createProjectedCRS
     * @see #createVerticalCRS
     * @see #createTemporalCRS
     * @see #createCompoundCRS
     */
    @UML(identifier="createHorizontalCoordinateSystem", specification=OGC_01009)
    CoordinateReferenceSystem createCoordinateReferenceSystem(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates a 3D coordinate reference 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.
     */
    @UML(identifier="createCompoundCoordinateSystem", specification=OGC_01009)
    CompoundCRS createCompoundCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates a derived coordinate reference 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.
     */
    DerivedCRS createDerivedCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Create a {@linkplain EngineeringCRS engineering coordinate reference 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.
     */
    EngineeringCRS createEngineeringCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Returns a {@linkplain GeographicCRS geographic coordinate reference 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.
     *
     * @see org.opengis.referencing.datum.DatumAuthorityFactory#createGeodeticDatum
     */
    @UML(identifier="createGeographicCoordinateSystem", specification=OGC_01009)
    GeographicCRS createGeographicCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Returns a {@linkplain GeocentricCRS geocentric coordinate reference system} from a code.
     *
     * @param code Value allocated by authority.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed.
     *
     * @see org.opengis.referencing.datum.DatumAuthorityFactory#createGeodeticDatum
     */
    GeocentricCRS createGeocentricCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Create a {@linkplain ImageCRS image coordinate reference 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.
     */
    ImageCRS createImageCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Returns a {@linkplain ProjectedCRS projected coordinate reference 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.
     *
     * @see org.opengis.referencing.datum.DatumAuthorityFactory#createGeodeticDatum
     */
    @UML(identifier="createProjectedCoordinateSystem", specification=OGC_01009)
    ProjectedCRS createProjectedCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Create a {@linkplain TemporalCRS temporal coordinate reference 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.
     *
     * @see org.opengis.referencing.datum.DatumAuthorityFactory#createTemporalDatum
     */
    TemporalCRS createTemporalCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Create a {@linkplain VerticalCRS vertical coordinate reference 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.
     *
     * @see org.opengis.referencing.datum.DatumAuthorityFactory#createVerticalDatum
     */
    @UML(identifier="createVerticalCoordinateSystem", specification=OGC_01009)
    VerticalCRS createVerticalCRS(String code) throws FactoryException;
}
