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:
GeoAPI 1.0
Version:
Abstract specification 2.0

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface Datum
ANCHOR_POINT_KEY, DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, REALIZATION_EPOCH_KEY, SCOPE_KEY, VALID_AREA_KEY
 
Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY
 
Method Summary
 VerticalDatumType getVerticalDatumType()
          The type of this vertical datum.
 
Methods inherited from interface Datum
getAnchorPoint, getDomainOfValidity, getRealizationEpoch, getScope, getValidArea
 
Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT
 

Method Detail

getVerticalDatumType

@UML(identifier="vertDatumType",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19111)
VerticalDatumType getVerticalDatumType()
The type of this vertical datum. Default is "geoidal".



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