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 ** $Id: CoverageDescription.java 1063 2007-08-19 14:00:48Z desruisseaux $
 **
 ** $URL: https://geoapi.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/geoapi/tags/2.1.1/geoapi/src/main/java/org/opengis/metadata/content/CoverageDescription.java $
 **
 ** Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
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package org.opengis.metadata.content;

import java.util.Collection;
import org.opengis.util.RecordType;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;

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


/**
 * Information about the content of a grid data cell.
 *
 * @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_CoverageDescription", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface CoverageDescription extends ContentInformation {
    /**
     * Description of the attribute described by the measurement value.
     */
    @UML(identifier="attributeDescription", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    RecordType getAttributeDescription();

    /**
     * Type of information represented by the cell value.
     */
    @UML(identifier="contentType", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    CoverageContentType getContentType();

    /**
     * Information on the dimensions of the cell measurement value.
     *
     * @since GeoAPI 2.1
     */
    @UML(identifier="dimension", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    Collection<? extends RangeDimension> getDimensions();

    /**
     * Information on the dimensions of the cell measurement value.
     *
     * @deprecated Use {@link #getDimensions} instead.
     */
    @UML(identifier="dimension", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
    RangeDimension getDimension();
}
