Package org.opengis.referencing.datum
Interface VerticalDatum
- All Superinterfaces:
Datum
,IdentifiedObject
@UML(identifier="CD_VerticalDatum",
specification=ISO_19111)
public interface VerticalDatum
extends Datum
A textual description and/or a set of parameters identifying a particular reference level
surface used as a zero-height surface. The description includes its position with respect
to the Earth for any of the height types recognized by this standard. There are several
types of Vertical Datums, and each may place constraints on the
Coordinate Axis with which
it is combined to create a Vertical CRS.
- Since:
- 1.0
- Version:
- 3.0
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Field Summary
Fields inherited from interface org.opengis.referencing.datum.Datum
ANCHOR_POINT_KEY, DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, REALIZATION_EPOCH_KEY, SCOPE_KEY
Fields inherited from interface org.opengis.referencing.IdentifiedObject
ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionThe type of this vertical datum.Methods inherited from interface org.opengis.referencing.datum.Datum
getAnchorPoint, getDomainOfValidity, getRealizationEpoch, getScope
Methods inherited from interface org.opengis.referencing.IdentifiedObject
getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT
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Method Details
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getVerticalDatumType
@UML(identifier="vertDatumType", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19111) VerticalDatumType getVerticalDatumType()The type of this vertical datum. Default is "geoidal".- Returns:
- The type of this vertical datum.
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