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 ** $Id: GridSpatialRepresentation.java 1063 2007-08-19 14:00:48Z desruisseaux $
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 ** $URL: https://geoapi.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/geoapi/tags/2.1.1/geoapi/src/main/java/org/opengis/metadata/spatial/GridSpatialRepresentation.java $
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package org.opengis.metadata.spatial;

import java.util.List;
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.
 *
 * @author <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/as#01-111">ISO 19115</A>
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @author Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.0
 */
@UML(identifier="MD_GridSpatialRepresentation", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface GridSpatialRepresentation extends SpatialRepresentation {
    /**
     * Number of independent spatial-temporal axes.
     *
     * @return Integer mandatory for valid content, may be null for an invalid document.
     */
    @UML(identifier="numberOfDimensions", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    Integer getNumberOfDimensions();

    /**
     * Information about spatial-temporal axis properties.
     */
    @UML(identifier="axisDimensionsProperties", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    List<? extends Dimension> 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();
}
