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044 package org.deegree.ogcwebservices.wcs.configuration;
045
046 /**
047 * The interface defines the encpsulating element to coverage data description as used by the
048 * deegree WCS CoverageOffering Extension. The interface extends <tt>java.lang.Comparable</tt> to
049 * enable a container to sort its <tt>Resolution</tt>s by scale.
050 *
051 * @version $Revision: 9345 $
052 * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
053 * @author last edited by: $Author: apoth $
054 *
055 * @version $Revision: 9345 $, $Date: 2007-12-27 17:22:25 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
056 */
057 public interface Resolution extends Comparable {
058
059 /**
060 * returns the minimum scale (inculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
061 *
062 * @return the minimum scale (inculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
063 */
064 double getMinScale();
065
066 /**
067 * returns the maximum scale (exculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
068 *
069 * @return the maximum scale (exculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
070 */
071 double getMaxScale();
072
073 /**
074 * returns the <tt>Range</tt>s included with in resolution. A range is similar to those
075 * defined in OGC WCS 1.0.0 specification for CoverageOffering. But it is reduced to the
076 * elements required for identifying the coverages resources assigned to a specific combination
077 * of parameter (values).
078 * <p>
079 * The return value maybe is <tt>null</tt> if the <tt>Resolution</tt> just describes data
080 * from one parameter dimension (missing Range in CoverageOffering). In this case there is
081 * direct access to the data source describing element(s).
082 *
083 * @return the <tt>Range</tt>s included with in resolution.
084 */
085 public Range[] getRanges();
086
087 }