org.opengis.coverage.grid
Interface ReferenceableGrid

All Superinterfaces:
Grid

@UML(identifier="CV_ReferenceableGrid",
     specification=ISO_19123)
public interface ReferenceableGrid
extends Grid

A grid whose relation with an external coordinate reference system is specified in another way than in terms of origin, orientation and spacing in that coordinate system. The transformation between grid and external coordinate system can be some analytical or non-analytical form.

TODO:
Comment (Wim): there seems to be no way to check whether two ReferenceableGrids are equal, i.e. exactly fitting on all GridPoints.
Martin: a possible approach is to import the "gridToCRS" attribute from the legacy OGC specification, exactly as proposed for RectifiedGrid. Two ReferenceableGrids with the same grid geometry and the same "gridToCRS" math transform exactly fitting on all GridPoints.

Method Summary
 CoordinateReferenceSystem getCoordinateReferenceSystem()
          Returns the coordinate reference system to which this grid is referenceable.
 GridCoordinates inverseTransformCoordinates(DirectPosition p)
          Transforms from a direct position to the grid coordinates of the nearest grid point.
 DirectPosition transformCoordinates(GridCoordinates g)
          Transforms a grid coordinates to a direct position.
 
Methods inherited from interface Grid
getAxisNames, getCells, getDimension, getExtent, getIntersections
 

Method Detail

getCoordinateReferenceSystem

@UML(identifier="CoordinateReferenceSystem",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19123)
CoordinateReferenceSystem getCoordinateReferenceSystem()
Returns the coordinate reference system to which this grid is referenceable.


transformCoordinates

@UML(identifier="coordTransform",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19123)
DirectPosition transformCoordinates(GridCoordinates g)
Transforms a grid coordinates to a direct position.


inverseTransformCoordinates

@UML(identifier="invCoordTransform",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19123)
GridCoordinates inverseTransformCoordinates(DirectPosition p)
Transforms from a direct position to the grid coordinates of the nearest grid point.

TODO:
Question (Wim): GridCoordinates are always integers, how to get the not rounded results?
Martin: The legacy OGC specification defined a "gridToCRS" math transform for that. We may consider to import this element in the proposed set of interfaces.


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