org.opengis.referencing.datum
Interface TemporalDatum

All Superinterfaces:
Datum, IdentifiedObject

@UML(identifier="CD_TemporalDatum",
     specification=ISO_19111)
public interface TemporalDatum
extends Datum

A temporal datum defines the origin of a temporal coordinate reference system.

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
 InternationalString getAnchorPoint()
          This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.
 Date getOrigin()
          The date and time origin of this temporal datum.
 Date getRealizationEpoch()
          This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.
 
Methods inherited from interface Datum
getDomainOfValidity, getScope, getValidArea
 
Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT
 

Method Detail

getOrigin

@UML(identifier="origin",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19111)
Date getOrigin()
The date and time origin of this temporal datum.

Returns:
The date and time origin of this temporal datum.

getAnchorPoint

@UML(identifier="anchorPoint",
     obligation=FORBIDDEN,
     specification=ISO_19111)
InternationalString getAnchorPoint()
This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.

Specified by:
getAnchorPoint in interface Datum
Returns:
Always null.

getRealizationEpoch

@UML(identifier="realizationEpoch",
     obligation=FORBIDDEN,
     specification=ISO_19111)
Date getRealizationEpoch()
This attribute is defined in the Datum parent interface, but is not used by a temporal datum.

Specified by:
getRealizationEpoch in interface Datum
Returns:
Always null.


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