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036    
037    package org.deegree.crs.configuration.gml;
038    
039    import static org.deegree.crs.components.Unit.createUnitFromString;
040    import static org.deegree.framework.xml.XMLTools.getElement;
041    import static org.deegree.framework.xml.XMLTools.getNodesAsStrings;
042    import static org.deegree.framework.xml.XMLTools.getRequiredElement;
043    import static org.deegree.framework.xml.XMLTools.getRequiredNodeAsDouble;
044    import static org.deegree.framework.xml.XMLTools.getRequiredNodeAsString;
045    
046    import java.io.IOException;
047    import java.util.ArrayList;
048    import java.util.Arrays;
049    import java.util.List;
050    import java.util.Properties;
051    
052    import javax.vecmath.Point2d;
053    
054    import org.deegree.crs.Identifiable;
055    import org.deegree.crs.components.Axis;
056    import org.deegree.crs.components.Ellipsoid;
057    import org.deegree.crs.components.GeodeticDatum;
058    import org.deegree.crs.components.PrimeMeridian;
059    import org.deegree.crs.components.Unit;
060    import org.deegree.crs.components.VerticalDatum;
061    import org.deegree.crs.configuration.AbstractCRSProvider;
062    import org.deegree.crs.coordinatesystems.CompoundCRS;
063    import org.deegree.crs.coordinatesystems.CoordinateSystem;
064    import org.deegree.crs.coordinatesystems.GeocentricCRS;
065    import org.deegree.crs.coordinatesystems.GeographicCRS;
066    import org.deegree.crs.coordinatesystems.ProjectedCRS;
067    import org.deegree.crs.coordinatesystems.VerticalCRS;
068    import org.deegree.crs.exceptions.CRSConfigurationException;
069    import org.deegree.crs.projections.Projection;
070    import org.deegree.crs.projections.azimuthal.LambertAzimuthalEqualArea;
071    import org.deegree.crs.projections.azimuthal.StereographicAlternative;
072    import org.deegree.crs.projections.azimuthal.StereographicAzimuthal;
073    import org.deegree.crs.projections.conic.LambertConformalConic;
074    import org.deegree.crs.projections.cylindric.TransverseMercator;
075    import org.deegree.crs.transformations.Transformation;
076    import org.deegree.crs.transformations.coordinate.GeocentricTransform;
077    import org.deegree.crs.transformations.coordinate.NotSupportedTransformation;
078    import org.deegree.crs.transformations.helmert.Helmert;
079    import org.deegree.framework.log.ILogger;
080    import org.deegree.framework.log.LoggerFactory;
081    import org.deegree.framework.util.CharsetUtils;
082    import org.deegree.framework.util.Pair;
083    import org.deegree.framework.xml.DOMPrinter;
084    import org.deegree.framework.xml.NamespaceContext;
085    import org.deegree.framework.xml.XMLParsingException;
086    import org.deegree.framework.xml.XMLTools;
087    import org.deegree.ogcbase.CommonNamespaces;
088    import org.w3c.dom.Element;
089    
090    /**
091     * The <code>GMLCRSProvider</code> is a provider for a GML 3.2 backend, this may be a dictionary or a database.
092     * 
093     * Note: not all of the GML3.2. features are implemented yet, but the basics (transformations, crs's, axis, units,
094     * projections) should work quite well.
095     * 
096     * @author <a href="mailto:bezema@lat-lon.de">Rutger Bezema</a>
097     * 
098     * @author last edited by: $Author: lbuesching $
099     * 
100     * @version $Revision: 27765 $, $Date: 2010-11-04 07:50:32 +0100 (Do, 04 Nov 2010) $
101     * 
102     */
103    public class GMLCRSProvider extends AbstractCRSProvider<Element> {
104    
105        private static ILogger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger( GMLCRSProvider.class );
106    
107        private static String PRE = CommonNamespaces.GML3_2_PREFIX + ":";
108    
109        private static NamespaceContext nsContext = CommonNamespaces.getNamespaceContext();
110    
111        /**
112         * The 'default constructor' which will be called by the CRSConfiguration
113         * 
114         * @param properties
115         *            the properties which can hold information about the configuration of this GML provider.
116         */
117        public GMLCRSProvider( Properties properties ) {
118            super( properties, GMLResource.class, null );
119            if ( getResolver() == null ) {
120                setResolver( new GMLFileResource( this, properties ) );
121            }
122        }
123    
124        public boolean canExport() {
125            return false;
126        }
127    
128        public void export( StringBuilder sb, List<CoordinateSystem> crsToExport ) {
129            throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Exporting to gml is currently not supported." );
130        }
131    
132        public List<String[]> getSortedAvailableCRSIds() {
133            return ( (GMLResource) getResolver() ).getSortedAvailableCRSIds();
134        }
135    
136        public List<String> getAvailableCRSIds()
137                                throws CRSConfigurationException {
138            return ( (GMLResource) getResolver() ).getAvailableCRSIds();
139        }
140    
141        public List<CoordinateSystem> getAvailableCRSs() {
142            return ( (GMLResource) getResolver() ).getAvailableCRSs();
143        }
144    
145        /**
146         * @param rootElement
147         *            containing a gml:CRS dom representation.
148         * @return a {@link CoordinateSystem} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom gml:CRS fragment or
149         *         <code>null</code> if the given root element is <code>null</code>
150         * @throws CRSConfigurationException
151         *             if something went wrong.
152         */
153        @Override
154        protected CoordinateSystem parseCoordinateSystem( Element rootElement )
155                                throws CRSConfigurationException {
156            if ( rootElement == null ) {
157                LOG.logDebug( "The given crs root element is null, returning nothing" );
158                return null;
159            }
160            CoordinateSystem result = null;
161            String localName = rootElement.getLocalName();
162    
163            try {
164                if ( "ProjectedCRS".equalsIgnoreCase( localName ) ) {
165                    result = parseProjectedCRS( rootElement );
166                } else if ( "CompoundCRS".equalsIgnoreCase( localName ) ) {
167                    result = parseCompoundCRS( rootElement );
168                } else if ( "GeodeticCRS".equalsIgnoreCase( localName ) ) {
169                    result = parseGeodeticCRS( rootElement );
170                } else {
171                    LOG.logWarning( "The given coordinate system:" + localName
172                                    + " is currently not supported by the deegree gml provider." );
173                }
174            } catch ( XMLParsingException e ) {
175                throw new CRSConfigurationException( e );
176            } catch ( IOException e ) {
177                throw new CRSConfigurationException( e );
178            }
179    
180            return result;
181        }
182    
183        /**
184         * Calls parseGMLTransformation for the catching of {@link XMLParsingException}.
185         */
186        @Override
187        public Transformation parseTransformation( Element rootElement )
188                                throws CRSConfigurationException {
189            try {
190                return parseGMLTransformation( rootElement );
191            } catch ( XMLParsingException e ) {
192                throw new CRSConfigurationException( e );
193            } catch ( IOException e ) {
194                throw new CRSConfigurationException( e );
195            }
196        }
197    
198        /**
199         * Parses some of the gml 3.2 transformation constructs. Currently only helmert transformations are supported.
200         * 
201         * @param rootElement
202         * @return the transformation.
203         * @throws XMLParsingException
204         * @throws IOException
205         */
206        protected Transformation parseGMLTransformation( Element rootElement )
207                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
208            if ( rootElement == null ) {
209                return null;
210            }
211            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
212            if ( id == null ) {
213                return null;
214            }
215            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
216                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of transformation method resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
217            }
218            Transformation result = getCachedIdentifiable( Transformation.class, id );
219            if ( result == null ) {
220                Element crsProp = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "sourceCRS", nsContext );
221                Element crsElem = getRequiredXlinkedElement( crsProp, "*[1]" );
222                CoordinateSystem sourceCRS = parseCoordinateSystem( crsElem );
223                if ( sourceCRS == null ) {
224                    throw new XMLParsingException(
225                                                   "The transformation could not be parsed, because the sourceCRS is not supported." );
226                }
227                crsProp = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "targetCRS", nsContext );
228                crsElem = getRequiredXlinkedElement( crsProp, "*[1]" );
229                CoordinateSystem targetCRS = parseCoordinateSystem( crsElem );
230                if ( targetCRS == null ) {
231                    throw new XMLParsingException(
232                                                   "The transformation could not be parsed, because the targetCRS is not supported." );
233                }
234    
235                Element method = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "method", nsContext );
236    
237                Element conversionMethod = getRequiredXlinkedElement( method, PRE + "OperationMethod" );
238                Identifiable conversionMethodID = parseIdentifiedObject( conversionMethod );
239                SupportedTransformations transform = mapTransformation( conversionMethodID.getIdentifiers() );
240    
241                List<Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>>> parameterValues = parseParameterValues( rootElement );
242                switch ( transform ) {
243                case GENERAL_POLYNOMIAL:
244                    LOG.logWarning( "The mapping of gml:Transformation to Polynomial transformations is not yet implemented." );
245                    result = new NotSupportedTransformation( sourceCRS, targetCRS, id );
246                    break;
247                case HELMERT_3:
248                case HELMERT_7:
249                    double dx = 0,
250                    dy = 0,
251                    dz = 0,
252                    ex = 0,
253                    ey = 0,
254                    ez = 0,
255                    ppm = 0;
256                    for ( Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>> paramValue : parameterValues ) {
257                        if ( paramValue != null ) {
258                            Pair<Unit, Double> second = paramValue.second;
259                            if ( second != null ) {
260                                double value = second.second;
261                                if ( !Double.isNaN( value ) ) {
262                                    Identifiable paramID = paramValue.first;
263                                    if ( paramID != null ) {
264                                        SupportedTransformationParameters paramType = mapTransformationParameters( paramID.getIdentifiers() );
265                                        Unit unit = second.first;
266                                        LOG.logDebug( "Found value: " + value );
267                                        // If a unit was given, convert the value to the internally used
268                                        // unit.
269                                        if ( unit != null && !unit.isBaseType() ) {
270                                            double t = value;
271                                            value = unit.toBaseUnits( value );
272                                            LOG.logDebug( "Changing value: " + t + " to base type resulted in: " + value );
273                                        }
274                                        switch ( paramType ) {
275                                        case X_AXIS_ROTATION:
276                                            ex = value;
277                                            break;
278                                        case Y_AXIS_ROTATION:
279                                            ey = value;
280                                            break;
281                                        case Z_AXIS_ROTATION:
282                                            ez = value;
283                                            break;
284                                        case X_AXIS_TRANSLATION:
285                                            dx = value;
286                                            break;
287                                        case Y_AXIS_TRANSLATION:
288                                            dy = value;
289                                            break;
290                                        case Z_AXIS_TRANSLATION:
291                                            dz = value;
292                                            break;
293                                        case SCALE_DIFFERENCE:
294                                            ppm = value;
295                                            break;
296                                        default:
297                                            LOG.logWarning( "The (helmert) transformation parameter: "
298                                                            + paramID.getIdAndName()
299                                                            + " could not be mapped to a valid parameter and will not be used." );
300                                            break;
301                                        }
302                                    }
303    
304                                }
305                            }
306                        }
307                    }
308                    result = new Helmert( dx, dy, dz, ex, ey, ez, ppm, sourceCRS, targetCRS, id, true );
309                    break;
310                case GEOGRAPHIC_GEOCENTRIC:
311                    LOG.logWarning( "The mapping of gml:Transformation to Geographic/Geocentic transformations is not necessary." );
312                    if ( targetCRS.getType() == CoordinateSystem.GEOCENTRIC_CRS ) {
313                        result = new GeocentricTransform( sourceCRS, (GeocentricCRS) targetCRS );
314                    } else if ( targetCRS.getType() == CoordinateSystem.COMPOUND_CRS ) {
315                        if ( ( (CompoundCRS) targetCRS ).getUnderlyingCRS().getType() == CoordinateSystem.GEOCENTRIC_CRS ) {
316                            result = new GeocentricTransform(
317                                                              sourceCRS,
318                                                              (GeocentricCRS) ( (CompoundCRS) targetCRS ).getUnderlyingCRS() );
319                        }
320                    } else {
321                        result = new NotSupportedTransformation( sourceCRS, targetCRS, id );
322                    }
323    
324                    break;
325                case LONGITUDE_ROTATION:
326                    LOG.logWarning( "The mapping of gml:Transformation to a longitude rotation is not necessary." );
327                    result = new NotSupportedTransformation( sourceCRS, targetCRS, id );
328                    break;
329                case NTV2:
330                    LOG.logWarning( "The mapping of gml:Transformation to NTV2 transformations is not supported yet." );
331                    result = new NotSupportedTransformation( sourceCRS, targetCRS, id );
332                    break;
333                case NOT_SUPPORTED:
334                    LOG.logWarning( "The gml:Transformation could not be mapped to a deegree transformation." );
335                    result = new NotSupportedTransformation( sourceCRS, targetCRS, id );
336                }
337            }
338    
339            // Element sourceCRSProp = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "sourceCRS", nsContext
340            // );
341            return addIdToCache( result, false );
342        }
343    
344        /**
345         * @param rootElement
346         *            which is a subtype of gml:IdentifiedObject and gml:DefinitionType or gml:AbstractCRSType
347         * @return the {@link Identifiable} instance, its values are filled with the values of the given gml instance.
348         * @throws XMLParsingException
349         *             if the given rootElement could not be parsed.
350         */
351        public Identifiable parseIdentifiedObject( Element rootElement )
352                                throws XMLParsingException {
353            if ( rootElement == null ) {
354                return null;
355            }
356            List<String> versions = new ArrayList<String>();
357            List<String> descriptions = new ArrayList<String>();
358            List<String> areasOfUse = new ArrayList<String>();
359            String identifier = null;
360            try {
361                identifier = getRequiredNodeAsString( rootElement, PRE + "identifier", nsContext );
362            } catch ( XMLParsingException e ) {
363                LOG.logError( "Could not find the required identifier node for the given gml:identifiable with localname: "
364                              + rootElement.getLocalName() );
365                return null;
366            }
367            String[] identifiers = { identifier };
368    
369            String tmpDesc = XMLTools.getNodeAsString( rootElement, PRE + "description", nsContext, null );
370            if ( tmpDesc != null ) {
371                descriptions.add( tmpDesc );
372            }
373            // try to find the href
374            Element descRef = XMLTools.getElement( rootElement, PRE + "descriptionReference", nsContext );
375            if ( descRef != null ) {
376                String href = descRef.getAttributeNS( CommonNamespaces.XLNNS.toASCIIString(), "href" );
377                if ( !"".equals( href ) ) {
378                    descriptions.add( href );
379                }
380            }
381            List<Element> metaDatas = XMLTools.getElements( rootElement, PRE + "metaDataProperty", nsContext );
382            if ( metaDatas != null && metaDatas.size() > 0 ) {
383                // LOG.logDebug( "metaDataProperties will not be parsed, but put in a version instead" );
384                for ( Element metaDataElement : metaDatas ) {
385                    String metaData = "<![CDATA["
386                                      + DOMPrinter.nodeToString( metaDataElement, CharsetUtils.getSystemCharset() ) + "]]>";
387                    versions.add( metaData );
388                }
389            }
390    
391            List<Element> domainsOfValidity = XMLTools.getElements( rootElement, PRE + "domainOfValidity", nsContext );
392            if ( domainsOfValidity != null && domainsOfValidity.size() > 0 ) {
393                // LOG.logDebug( "domains of validity will not be parsed, but put in a area of use instead" );
394                for ( Element domainOfValidity : domainsOfValidity ) {
395                    String validDomain = " <![CDATA["
396                                         + DOMPrinter.nodeToString( domainOfValidity, CharsetUtils.getSystemCharset() )
397                                         + "]]>";
398                    areasOfUse.add( validDomain );
399                }
400            }
401            String[] scopes = XMLTools.getNodesAsStrings( rootElement, PRE + "scope", nsContext );
402            if ( scopes != null && scopes.length > 0 ) {
403                // LOG.logDebug( "scopes will be put in the area of uses" );
404                for ( String scope : scopes ) {
405                    areasOfUse.add( "Scope: " + scope );
406                }
407            }
408    
409            String[] names = getNodesAsStrings( rootElement, PRE + "name", nsContext );
410            if ( names != null && names.length > 0 ) {
411                // LOG.logDebug( "Using defined names as identifiers as well" );
412                // +1 for the identifier
413                identifiers = new String[names.length + 1];
414                identifiers[0] = identifier;
415                System.arraycopy( names, 0, identifiers, 1, names.length );
416            }
417            Identifiable result = new Identifiable( identifiers, names, versions.toArray( new String[0] ),
418                                                    descriptions.toArray( new String[0] ),
419                                                    areasOfUse.toArray( new String[0] ) );
420            return result;
421    
422        }
423    
424        /**
425         * This methods parses the given element and maps it onto a {@link CompoundCRS}. Currently only gml:CompoundCRS 's
426         * consisting of following combination is supported:
427         * <ul>
428         * <li>Projected CRS with VerticalCRS</li>
429         * </ul>
430         * 
431         * Geographic crs with a height axis can be mapped in a {@link CompoundCRS} by calling the
432         * {@link #parseGeodeticCRS(Element)}
433         * 
434         * @param rootElement
435         *            containing a gml:CompoundCRS dom representation.
436         * @return a {@link CompoundCRS} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom gml:CompoundCRS fragment.
437         * @throws XMLParsingException
438         * @throws IOException
439         */
440        @SuppressWarnings("null")
441        protected CompoundCRS parseCompoundCRS( Element rootElement )
442                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
443            if ( rootElement == null ) {
444                LOG.logDebug( "The given crs root element is null, returning nothing" );
445                return null;
446            }
447    
448            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
449            if ( id == null ) {
450                return null;
451            }
452            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
453                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of compound crs resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
454            }
455    
456            List<Element> compRefSysProp = XMLTools.getRequiredElements( rootElement, PRE + "componentReferenceSystem",
457                                                                         nsContext );
458            if ( compRefSysProp.size() != 2 ) {
459                throw new XMLParsingException(
460                                               "Currently, compound crs definitions can only constist of exactly two base crs's, you supplied: "
461                                                                       + compRefSysProp.size() );
462            }
463    
464            // Find the first and second crs's of the compound crs.
465            Element first = compRefSysProp.get( 0 );
466            Element second = compRefSysProp.get( 1 );
467            // | " + PRE + "VerticalCRS"
468            Element xlinkedElem1 = retrieveAndResolveXLink( first );
469            Element xlinkedElem2 = retrieveAndResolveXLink( second );
470    
471            Element crsElement1 = null;
472            Element crsElement2 = null;
473    
474            if ( xlinkedElem1 == null ) {
475                crsElement1 = getRequiredElement( first, "*[1]", nsContext );
476            }
477            if ( xlinkedElem2 == null ) {
478                crsElement2 = getRequiredElement( first, "*[2]", nsContext );
479            }
480    
481            ProjectedCRS underlying = null;
482            VerticalCRS vertical = null;
483    
484            if ( "ProjectedCRS".equals( crsElement1.getLocalName() ) ) {
485                if ( "VerticalCRS".equals( crsElement2.getLocalName() ) ) {
486                    CoordinateSystem firstRes = parseProjectedCRS( crsElement1 );
487                    if ( firstRes.getType() == CoordinateSystem.COMPOUND_CRS ) {
488                        underlying = (ProjectedCRS) ( (CompoundCRS) firstRes ).getUnderlyingCRS();
489                    } else {
490                        underlying = (ProjectedCRS) firstRes;
491                    }
492                    vertical = parseVerticalCRS( crsElement2 );
493    
494                } else {
495                    throw new XMLParsingException(
496                                                   "Currently only Compoundcrs's with the ProjectedCRS and VerticalCRS combination are supported, instead a:"
497                                                                           + crsElement2.getLocalName() + " was found." );
498                }
499            } else if ( "VerticalCRS".equals( crsElement1.getLocalName() ) ) {
500                if ( "ProjectedCRS".equals( crsElement2.getLocalName() ) ) {
501                    CoordinateSystem firstRes = parseProjectedCRS( crsElement2 );
502                    if ( firstRes.getType() == CoordinateSystem.COMPOUND_CRS ) {
503                        underlying = (ProjectedCRS) ( (CompoundCRS) firstRes ).getUnderlyingCRS();
504                    } else {
505                        underlying = (ProjectedCRS) firstRes;
506                    }
507                    vertical = parseVerticalCRS( crsElement1 );
508                } else {
509                    throw new XMLParsingException(
510                                                   "Currently only Compoundcrs's with the ProjectedCRS and VerticalCRS combination are supported, instead a:"
511                                                                           + crsElement1.getLocalName() + " was found." );
512                }
513            } else {
514                throw new XMLParsingException(
515                                               "Currently only Compoundcrs's with the ProjectedCRS and VerticalCRS combination are supported, following elements were found:"
516                                                                       + crsElement1.getLocalName()
517                                                                       + " and "
518                                                                       + crsElement2.getLocalName() + "." );
519            }
520    
521            return new CompoundCRS( vertical.getVerticalAxis(), underlying, 0, id );
522        }
523    
524        /**
525         * @param rootElement
526         *            containing a gml:ProjectedCRS dom representation.
527         * @return a {@link ProjectedCRS} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom gml:ProjectedCRS fragment
528         *         or <code>null</code> if the given root element is <code>null</code>
529         * @throws XMLParsingException
530         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
531         * @throws IOException
532         *             if a retrieval of an xlink of one of the subelements failed.
533         */
534        protected CoordinateSystem parseProjectedCRS( Element rootElement )
535                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
536            if ( rootElement == null ) {
537                LOG.logDebug( "The given crs root element is null, returning nothing" );
538                return null;
539            }
540            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
541            if ( id == null ) {
542                return null;
543            }
544            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
545                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of projected crs resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
546            }
547    
548            Element baseGEOCRSElementProperty = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "baseGeodeticCRS", nsContext );
549    
550            CoordinateSystem parsedBaseCRS = parseGeodeticCRS( getRequiredXlinkedElement( baseGEOCRSElementProperty,
551                                                                                          PRE + "GeodeticCRS" ) );
552            if ( parsedBaseCRS == null ) {
553                throw new XMLParsingException(
554                                               "No basetype for the projected crs found, each projected crs must have a base crs." );
555            }
556            GeographicCRS underlyingCRS = null;
557            if ( parsedBaseCRS.getType() == CoordinateSystem.COMPOUND_CRS ) {
558                CoordinateSystem cmpBase = ( (CompoundCRS) parsedBaseCRS ).getUnderlyingCRS();
559                if ( cmpBase.getType() != CoordinateSystem.GEOGRAPHIC_CRS ) {
560                    throw new XMLParsingException( "Only geographic crs's can be the base type of a projected crs." );
561                }
562                underlyingCRS = (GeographicCRS) cmpBase;
563            } else if ( parsedBaseCRS.getType() == CoordinateSystem.GEOGRAPHIC_CRS ) {
564                underlyingCRS = (GeographicCRS) parsedBaseCRS;
565            } else {
566                throw new XMLParsingException( "Only geographic crs's can be the base type of a projected crs." );
567            }
568    
569            Element cartesianCSProperty = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "cartesianCS", nsContext );
570            Axis[] axis = parseAxisFromCSType( getRequiredXlinkedElement( cartesianCSProperty, PRE + "CartesianCS" ) );
571            if ( axis.length != 2 ) {
572                throw new XMLParsingException( "The ProjectedCRS may only have 2 axis defined" );
573            }
574    
575            Element conversionElementProperty = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "conversion", nsContext );
576            Projection projection = parseProjection(
577                                                     getRequiredXlinkedElement( conversionElementProperty, PRE
578                                                                                                           + "Conversion" ),
579                                                     underlyingCRS );
580            CoordinateSystem result = new ProjectedCRS( projection, axis, id );
581            if ( parsedBaseCRS.getType() == CoordinateSystem.COMPOUND_CRS ) {
582                result = new CompoundCRS( ( (CompoundCRS) parsedBaseCRS ).getHeightAxis(), result,
583                                          ( (CompoundCRS) parsedBaseCRS ).getDefaultHeight(), id );
584            }
585            return result;
586        }
587    
588        /**
589         * @param rootElement
590         *            containing a gml:GeodeticCRS dom representation.
591         * @return a {@link CoordinateSystem} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom gml:GeodeticCRS
592         *         fragment or <code>null</code> if the given root element is <code>null</code>. Note the result may be
593         *         a {@link CompoundCRS}, a {@link GeographicCRS} or a {@link GeocentricCRS}, depending of the definition
594         *         of the CS type.
595         * @throws XMLParsingException
596         * @throws IOException
597         */
598        protected CoordinateSystem parseGeodeticCRS( Element rootElement )
599                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
600            if ( rootElement == null ) {
601                LOG.logDebug( "The given crs root element is null, returning nothing" );
602                return null;
603            }
604            // check for xlink in the root element.
605    
606            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
607            if ( id == null ) {
608                return null;
609            }
610            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
611                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of geodetic crs resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
612            }
613    
614            Element datumElementProp = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "geodeticDatum", nsContext );
615            Element datumElement = getRequiredXlinkedElement( datumElementProp, PRE + "GeodeticDatum" );
616    
617            Element csTypeProp = getElement( rootElement, PRE + "ellipsoidalCS", nsContext );
618            Element csTypeElement = null;
619            if ( csTypeProp == null ) {
620                csTypeProp = getElement( rootElement, PRE + "cartesianCS", nsContext );
621                if ( csTypeProp == null ) {
622                    csTypeProp = getElement( rootElement, PRE + "sphericalCS", nsContext );
623                    if ( csTypeProp == null ) {
624                        throw new XMLParsingException(
625                                                       "The geodetic datum does not define one of the required cs types: ellipsoidal, cartesian or spherical." );
626                    }
627                    throw new XMLParsingException( "The sphericalCS is currently not supported." );
628                }
629                csTypeElement = getRequiredXlinkedElement( csTypeProp, PRE + "CartesianCS" );
630    
631            } else {
632                csTypeElement = getRequiredXlinkedElement( csTypeProp, PRE + "EllipsoidalCS" );
633            }
634            GeodeticDatum datum = parseDatum( datumElement );
635            Axis[] axis = parseAxisFromCSType( csTypeElement );
636            CoordinateSystem result = null;
637            if ( axis != null ) {
638                if ( "ellipsoidalCS".equals( csTypeProp.getLocalName() ) ) {
639                    if ( axis.length == 2 ) {
640                        result = new GeographicCRS( datum, axis, id );
641                    } else {
642                        result = new CompoundCRS( axis[2], new GeographicCRS( datum, new Axis[] { axis[0], axis[1] }, id ),
643                                                  0, id );
644                    }
645                } else {
646                    result = new GeocentricCRS( datum, axis, id );
647                }
648            } else {
649                throw new XMLParsingException( "No Axis were found in the geodetic crs, this may not be." );
650            }
651    
652            return result;
653        }
654    
655        /**
656         * @param rootElement
657         *            containing a gml:GeodeticDatum dom representation.
658         * @return a {@link GeodeticDatum} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom fragment or
659         *         <code>null</code> if the given root element is <code>null</code>
660         * @throws XMLParsingException
661         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
662         * @throws IOException
663         *             if a retrieval of an xlink of one of the subelements failed.
664         */
665        protected GeodeticDatum parseDatum( Element rootElement )
666                                throws IOException, XMLParsingException {
667            if ( rootElement == null ) {
668                LOG.logDebug( "The given datum element is null, returning nothing" );
669                return null;
670            }
671            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
672            if ( id == null ) {
673                return null;
674            }
675            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
676                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of datum resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
677            }
678            GeodeticDatum result = getCachedIdentifiable( GeodeticDatum.class, id );
679            if ( result == null ) {
680                Element pmElementProp = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "primeMeridian", nsContext );
681                Element pmElement = getRequiredXlinkedElement( pmElementProp, PRE + "PrimeMeridian" );
682                PrimeMeridian pm = parsePrimeMeridian( pmElement );
683    
684                Element ellipsoidElementProp = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "ellipsoid", nsContext );
685                Element ellipsoidElement = getRequiredXlinkedElement( ellipsoidElementProp, PRE + "Ellipsoid" );
686                Ellipsoid ellipsoid = parseEllipsoid( ellipsoidElement );
687                result = new GeodeticDatum( ellipsoid, pm, id );
688            }
689    
690            return addIdToCache( result, false );
691        }
692    
693        /**
694         * For the ellipsoidal and cartesian cs Types, this method also checks the consistency of axis (radian, radian,
695         * [metre] ) or (metre, metre, [metre] ). If the conditions are not met, an xml parsing exception will be thrown as
696         * well.
697         * 
698         * @param rootElement
699         *            containing a (Ellipsoidal, Spherical, Cartesian) CS type dom representation.
700         * @return a {@link Axis} array instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom fragment or
701         *         <code>null</code> if the given root element is <code>null</code>
702         * @throws XMLParsingException
703         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
704         * @throws IOException
705         *             if a retrieval of an xlink of one of the subelements failed.
706         */
707        protected Axis[] parseAxisFromCSType( Element rootElement )
708                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
709            if ( rootElement == null ) {
710                LOG.logDebug( "The given coordinate type element is null, returning nothing" );
711                return null;
712            }
713            List<Element> axisProps = XMLTools.getRequiredElements( rootElement, PRE + "axis", nsContext );
714    
715            if ( axisProps.size() > 3 ) {
716                throw new XMLParsingException( "The CS type defines to many axis." );
717            }
718            if ( axisProps.size() == 0 ) {
719                throw new XMLParsingException( "The CS type defines no axis." );
720            }
721    
722            Axis[] axis = new Axis[axisProps.size()];
723            for ( int i = 0; i < axisProps.size(); i++ ) {
724                Element axisElement = getRequiredXlinkedElement( axisProps.get( i ), PRE + "CoordinateSystemAxis" );
725                Axis a = parseAxis( axisElement );
726                if ( a == null ) {
727                    throw new XMLParsingException( "Axis: " + i + " of the CS Type is null, this may not be." );
728                }
729                axis[i] = a;
730            }
731            if ( "cartesianCS".equalsIgnoreCase( rootElement.getLocalName() ) ) {
732                for ( int i = 0; i < axis.length; ++i ) {
733                    if ( !axis[i].getUnits().canConvert( Unit.METRE ) ) {
734                        throw new XMLParsingException(
735                                                       "The units of all axis of a (cartesian) cs must be convertable to metres. Axis "
736                                                                               + i + " is not: " + axis[i] );
737                    }
738                }
739            } else if ( "ellipsoidalCS".equalsIgnoreCase( rootElement.getLocalName() ) ) {
740                if ( axis.length < 2 && axis.length > 3 ) {
741                    throw new XMLParsingException( "An ellipsoidal cs can only have 2 or 3 axis." );
742                }
743                if ( axis[0].getUnits() == null ) {
744                    LOG.logDebug( "Could not check axis [0]: " + axis + " because it has no units." );
745                } else if ( axis[1].getUnits() == null ) {
746                    LOG.logDebug( "Could not check axis [1]: " + axis + " because it has no units." );
747                } else {
748                    if ( !( axis[0].getUnits().canConvert( Unit.RADIAN ) && axis[1].getUnits().canConvert( Unit.RADIAN ) ) ) {
749                        throw new XMLParsingException( "The axis of the geodetic (Geographic) crs are not consistent: "
750                                                       + axis[0] + ", " + axis[1] );
751                    }
752                    if ( axis.length == 3 ) {
753                        if ( axis[2].getUnits() == null ) {
754                            LOG.logDebug( "Could not check axis [2]: " + axis + " because it has no units." );
755                        } else {
756                            if ( !axis[2].getUnits().canConvert( Unit.METRE ) ) {
757                                throw new XMLParsingException(
758                                                               "The units of the third axis of the ellipsoidal CS type must be convertable to metre it is not: "
759                                                                                       + axis[2] );
760                            }
761                        }
762    
763                    }
764                }
765    
766            } else if ( "verticalcs".equalsIgnoreCase( rootElement.getLocalName() ) ) {
767                if ( axis.length != 1 ) {
768                    throw new XMLParsingException( "A vertical cs can only have 1 axis." );
769                }
770                if ( !axis[0].getUnits().canConvert( Unit.METRE ) ) {
771                    throw new XMLParsingException(
772                                                   "The axis of the vertical crs is not convertable to metre, other values are currently not supported: "
773                                                                           + axis[0] );
774                }
775            }
776    
777            return axis;
778        }
779    
780        /**
781         * @param rootElement
782         *            containing an gml:CoordinateSystemAxis type dom representation.
783         * @return an {@link Axis} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom fragment or <code>null</code>
784         *         if the given root element is <code>null</code> if the axis could not be mapped it's orientation will be
785         *         {@link Axis#AO_OTHER}
786         * 
787         * @throws XMLParsingException
788         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
789         */
790        protected Axis parseAxis( Element rootElement )
791                                throws XMLParsingException {
792            if ( rootElement == null ) {
793                LOG.logDebug( "The given axis element is null, returning nothing" );
794                return null;
795            }
796            String name = getRequiredNodeAsString( rootElement, PRE + "axisAbbrev", nsContext );
797            String orientation = getRequiredNodeAsString( rootElement, PRE + "axisDirection", nsContext );
798            Unit unit = parseUnitOfMeasure( rootElement );
799            if ( unit == null ) {
800                unit = Unit.METRE;
801            }
802            return new Axis( unit, name, orientation );
803        }
804    
805        /**
806         * @param rootElement
807         *            containing a gml:Ellipsoid dom representation.
808         * @return a {@link Ellipsoid} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom fragment or <code>null</code>
809         *         if the given root element is <code>null</code>
810         * @throws XMLParsingException
811         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
812         * 
813         */
814        protected Ellipsoid parseEllipsoid( Element rootElement )
815                                throws XMLParsingException {
816            if ( rootElement == null ) {
817                LOG.logDebug( "The given ellipsoid element is null, returning nothing" );
818                return null;
819            }
820            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
821            if ( id == null ) {
822                return null;
823            }
824            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
825                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of ellipsoid resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
826            }
827            Ellipsoid result = getCachedIdentifiable( Ellipsoid.class, id );
828            if ( result == null ) {
829    
830                Element semiMajorAxisElem = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "semiMajorAxis", nsContext );
831                double semiMajorAxis = getRequiredNodeAsDouble( semiMajorAxisElem, ".", nsContext );
832                Unit unit = parseUnitOfMeasure( semiMajorAxisElem );
833    
834                Element otherParam = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "secondDefiningParameter/" + PRE
835                                                                      + "SecondDefiningParameter", nsContext );
836                Element param = getElement( otherParam, PRE + "inverseFlattening", nsContext );
837                int type = 0;// inverseFlattening
838                if ( param == null ) {
839                    param = getElement( otherParam, PRE + "semiMinorAxis", nsContext );
840                    if ( param == null ) {
841                        param = getElement( otherParam, PRE + "isSphere", nsContext );
842                        if ( param == null ) {
843                            throw new XMLParsingException(
844                                                           "The ellipsoid is missing one of inverseFlattening, semiMinorAxis or isSphere" );
845                        }
846                        type = 2; // sphere
847                    } else {
848                        type = 1; // semiMinor
849                    }
850                }
851                double value = semiMajorAxis;
852                if ( type == 2 ) {
853                    result = new Ellipsoid( unit, semiMajorAxis, semiMajorAxis, id );
854                } else {
855                    Unit secondUnit = parseUnitOfMeasure( param );
856    
857                    value = XMLTools.getNodeAsDouble( param, ".", nsContext, Double.NaN );
858                    if ( Double.isNaN( value ) ) {
859                        throw new XMLParsingException( "The second defining ellipsoid parameter is missing." );
860                    }
861                    if ( secondUnit != null ) {
862                        if ( !secondUnit.canConvert( unit ) ) {
863                            throw new XMLParsingException(
864                                                           "Ellispoid axis can only contain comparable unit, supplied are: "
865                                                                                   + unit + " and " + secondUnit
866                                                                                   + " which are not convertable." );
867                        }
868                        if ( !secondUnit.equals( unit ) ) {
869                            value = secondUnit.convert( value, unit );
870                        }
871                    }
872                    if ( type == 0 ) {
873                        result = new Ellipsoid( semiMajorAxis, unit, value, id );
874                    } else {
875                        result = new Ellipsoid( unit, semiMajorAxis, value, id );
876                    }
877                }
878            }
879            return addIdToCache( result, false );
880        }
881    
882        /**
883         * @param rootElement
884         *            to create the pm from.
885         * @return {@link PrimeMeridian#GREENWICH} or the appropriate pm if a longitude is defined.
886         * @throws XMLParsingException
887         */
888        protected PrimeMeridian parsePrimeMeridian( Element rootElement )
889                                throws XMLParsingException {
890            if ( rootElement == null ) {
891                LOG.logDebug( "The given prime meridian element is null, returning Greenwich" );
892                return null;
893            }
894            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
895            if ( id == null ) {
896                return null;
897            }
898            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
899                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of prime meridian resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
900            }
901            PrimeMeridian result = getCachedIdentifiable( PrimeMeridian.class, id.getIdentifiers() );
902            // if ( cache == null ) {
903            // // check if the greenwich is already present.
904            // cache = getCachedIdentifiable( result.getIdentifiers() );
905            // }
906            if ( result == null ) {
907                Element gwLongitudeElem = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "greenwichLongitude", nsContext );
908                double gwLongitude = getRequiredNodeAsDouble( gwLongitudeElem, ".", nsContext );
909                Unit unit = parseUnitOfMeasure( gwLongitudeElem );
910                if ( unit != null && !unit.canConvert( Unit.RADIAN ) ) {
911                    LOG.logError( "The primemeridian must have RADIAN as a base unit." );
912                }
913    
914                if ( ( Math.abs( gwLongitude ) > 1E-11 ) ) {
915                    result = new PrimeMeridian( unit, gwLongitude, id );
916                }
917                if ( result == null ) {
918                    String[] ids = PrimeMeridian.GREENWICH.getIdentifiers();
919                    String[] foundIDS = id.getIdentifiers();
920                    String[] resultIDS = new String[ids.length + foundIDS.length];
921                    System.arraycopy( ids, 0, resultIDS, 0, ids.length );
922                    System.arraycopy( foundIDS, 0, resultIDS, foundIDS.length, foundIDS.length );
923                    id = new Identifiable( resultIDS, id.getNames(), id.getVersions(), id.getDescriptions(),
924                                           id.getAreasOfUse() );
925                    result = new PrimeMeridian( Unit.RADIAN, 0, id );
926                }
927            }
928            return addIdToCache( result, false );
929        }
930    
931        /**
932         * @param rootElement
933         *            containing a gml:VerticalCRS dom representation.
934         * @return a {@link VerticalCRS} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom fragment or
935         *         <code>null</code> if the given root element is <code>null</code>
936         * @throws IOException
937         * @throws XMLParsingException
938         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
939         * 
940         */
941        protected VerticalCRS parseVerticalCRS( Element rootElement )
942                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
943            if ( rootElement == null ) {
944                LOG.logDebug( "The given vertical crs root element is null, returning nothing" );
945                return null;
946            }
947            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
948            if ( id == null ) {
949                return null;
950            }
951            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
952                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of vertical crs resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
953            }
954            Element verticalCSProp = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "verticalCS", nsContext );
955            Element verticalCSType = getRequiredXlinkedElement( verticalCSProp, PRE + "VerticalCS" );
956            // the axis will be one which is metre consistent.
957            Axis[] axis = parseAxisFromCSType( verticalCSType );
958            Element verticalDatumProp = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "verticalDatum", nsContext );
959            Element vdType = getRequiredXlinkedElement( verticalDatumProp, PRE + "VerticalDatum" );
960            VerticalDatum vd = parseVerticalDatum( vdType );
961    
962            return new VerticalCRS( vd, axis, id );
963        }
964    
965        /**
966         * @param rootElement
967         *            containing a gml:VerticalDatum dom representation.
968         * @return a {@link VerticalDatum} instance initialized with values from the given xml-dom fragment or
969         *         <code>null</code> if the given root element is <code>null</code>
970         * @throws XMLParsingException
971         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
972         * 
973         */
974        protected VerticalDatum parseVerticalDatum( Element rootElement )
975                                throws XMLParsingException {
976            if ( rootElement == null ) {
977                LOG.logDebug( "The given vertical datum root element is null, returning nothing" );
978                return null;
979            }
980            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
981            if ( id == null ) {
982                return null;
983            }
984            VerticalDatum result = getCachedIdentifiable( VerticalDatum.class, id );
985            if ( result == null ) {
986                result = new VerticalDatum( id );
987                if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
988                    LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of vertical datum resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
989                }
990            }
991            return addIdToCache( result, false );
992        }
993    
994        /**
995         * For now this method actually wraps all information in a gml:AbstractGeneralConversionType (or a derived subtype)
996         * into an Identifiable Object (used for the Projections).
997         * 
998         * @param rootElement
999         *            a gml:GeneralConversion element
1000         * @param underlyingCRS
1001         *            of the projection.
1002         * @return a Projection (Conversion) containing the mapped values from the given gml:Conversion
1003         *         xml-dom-representation.
1004         * @throws XMLParsingException
1005         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
1006         * @throws IOException
1007         */
1008        protected Projection parseProjection( Element rootElement, GeographicCRS underlyingCRS )
1009                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
1010            if ( rootElement == null || !"Conversion".equals( rootElement.getLocalName() ) ) {
1011                LOG.logDebug( "The given conversion root element is null, returning nothing" );
1012                return null;
1013            }
1014    
1015            Identifiable id = parseIdentifiedObject( rootElement );
1016            if ( id == null ) {
1017                return null;
1018            }
1019            if ( LOG.isDebug() ) {
1020                LOG.logDebug( "Parsing id of projection method resulted in: " + Arrays.toString( id.getIdentifiers() ) );
1021            }
1022    
1023            Projection result = getCachedIdentifiable( Projection.class, id.getIdentifiers() );
1024            if ( result == null ) {
1025                Element method = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "method", nsContext );
1026    
1027                Element conversionMethod = getRequiredXlinkedElement( method, PRE + "OperationMethod" );
1028                Identifiable conversionMethodID = parseIdentifiedObject( conversionMethod );
1029    
1030                double falseNorthing = 0, falseEasting = 0, scale = 1, firstParallelLatitude = 0, secondParallelLatitude = 0, trueScaleLatitude = 0;
1031                Point2d naturalOrigin = new Point2d();
1032                Unit units = Unit.METRE;
1033                List<Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>>> parameterValues = parseParameterValues( rootElement );
1034                for ( Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>> paramValue : parameterValues ) {
1035                    if ( paramValue != null ) {
1036                        Pair<Unit, Double> second = paramValue.second;
1037                        if ( second != null ) {
1038                            double value = second.second;
1039                            if ( !Double.isNaN( value ) ) {
1040                                Identifiable paramID = paramValue.first;
1041                                if ( paramID != null ) {
1042                                    SupportedProjectionParameters paramType = mapProjectionParameters( paramID.getIdentifiers() );
1043                                    Unit unit = second.first;
1044                                    // If a unit was given, convert the value to the internally used unit.
1045                                    if ( unit != null && !unit.isBaseType() ) {
1046                                        value = unit.toBaseUnits( value );
1047                                    }
1048                                    switch ( paramType ) {
1049                                    case FALSE_EASTING:
1050                                        falseEasting = value;
1051                                        break;
1052                                    case FALSE_NORTHING:
1053                                        falseNorthing = value;
1054                                        break;
1055                                    case FIRST_PARALLEL_LATITUDE:
1056                                        firstParallelLatitude = value;
1057                                        break;
1058                                    case LATITUDE_OF_NATURAL_ORIGIN:
1059                                        naturalOrigin.y = value;
1060                                        break;
1061                                    case LONGITUDE_OF_NATURAL_ORIGIN:
1062                                        naturalOrigin.x = value;
1063                                        break;
1064                                    case SCALE_AT_NATURAL_ORIGIN:
1065                                        scale = value;
1066                                        break;
1067                                    case SECOND_PARALLEL_LATITUDE:
1068                                        secondParallelLatitude = value;
1069                                        break;
1070                                    case TRUE_SCALE_LATITUDE:
1071                                        trueScaleLatitude = value;
1072                                    case NOT_SUPPORTED:
1073                                    default:
1074                                        LOG.logWarning( "The projection parameter: " + paramID.getIdAndName()
1075                                                        + " could not be mapped to any projection and will not be used." );
1076                                        break;
1077                                    }
1078                                }
1079    
1080                            }
1081                        }
1082                    }
1083                }
1084    
1085                SupportedProjections projection = mapProjections( conversionMethodID.getIdentifiers() );
1086                switch ( projection ) {
1087                case TRANSVERSE_MERCATOR:
1088                    boolean northernHemisphere = falseNorthing < 10000000;
1089                    result = new TransverseMercator( northernHemisphere, underlyingCRS, falseNorthing, falseEasting,
1090                                                     naturalOrigin, units, scale, id );
1091                    break;
1092                case LAMBERT_AZIMUTHAL_EQUAL_AREA:
1093                    result = new LambertAzimuthalEqualArea( underlyingCRS, falseNorthing, falseEasting, naturalOrigin,
1094                                                            units, scale, id );
1095                    break;
1096                case LAMBERT_CONFORMAL:
1097                    result = new LambertConformalConic( firstParallelLatitude, secondParallelLatitude, underlyingCRS,
1098                                                        falseNorthing, falseEasting, naturalOrigin, units, scale, id );
1099                    break;
1100                case STEREOGRAPHIC_AZIMUTHAL:
1101                    result = new StereographicAzimuthal( trueScaleLatitude, underlyingCRS, falseNorthing, falseEasting,
1102                                                         naturalOrigin, units, scale, id );
1103                    break;
1104                case STEREOGRAPHIC_AZIMUTHAL_ALTERNATIVE:
1105                    result = new StereographicAlternative( underlyingCRS, falseNorthing, falseEasting, naturalOrigin,
1106                                                           units, scale, id );
1107                    break;
1108                case NOT_SUPPORTED:
1109                default:
1110                    LOG.logError( "The conversion method (Projection): " + conversionMethodID.getIdentifier()
1111                                  + " is currently not supported by the deegree crs package." );
1112                }
1113    
1114                String remarks = XMLTools.getNodeAsString( rootElement, PRE + "remarks", nsContext, null );
1115                LOG.logDebug( "The remarks fo the conversion are not evaluated: " + remarks );
1116                String accuracy = XMLTools.getNodeAsString( rootElement, PRE + "coordinateOperationAccuracy", nsContext,
1117                                                            null );
1118                LOG.logDebug( "The coordinateOperationAccuracy for the conversion are not evaluated: " + accuracy );
1119            }
1120            return addIdToCache( result, false );
1121        }
1122    
1123        /**
1124         * @param rootElement
1125         *            which should contain a list of parameter Value properties.
1126         * @return a list of Pairs containing the parsed OperationParamter and the value as a double, converted to the units
1127         *         defined in the value element, or the empty list if the rootElement is <code>null</code> or no
1128         *         parameterValues were found.
1129         * @throws XMLParsingException
1130         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
1131         * @throws IOException
1132         */
1133        protected List<Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>>> parseParameterValues( Element rootElement )
1134                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
1135            List<Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>>> result = new ArrayList<Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>>>();
1136            if ( rootElement == null ) {
1137                LOG.logDebug( "The given parameter property root element is null, returning nothing" );
1138                return result;
1139            }
1140            List<Element> parameterValues = XMLTools.getElements( rootElement, PRE + "parameterValue", nsContext );
1141            if ( parameterValues == null || parameterValues.size() < 0 ) {
1142                LOG.logDebug( "The root element: " + rootElement.getLocalName() + " does not define any parameters." );
1143            } else {
1144                for ( Element paramValueProp : parameterValues ) {
1145                    if ( paramValueProp != null ) {
1146                        Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>> r = parseParameterValue( paramValueProp );
1147                        if ( r != null ) {
1148                            result.add( r );
1149                        }
1150                    }
1151                }
1152            }
1153            return result;
1154        }
1155    
1156        /**
1157         * @param rootElement
1158         *            containing a parameter Value property.
1159         * @return a Pair containing the parsed OperationParamter and the value as a double or null if the rootElement is
1160         *         <code>null</code>
1161         * @throws XMLParsingException
1162         *             if the dom tree is not consistent or a required element is missing.
1163         * @throws IOException
1164         */
1165        protected Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>> parseParameterValue( Element rootElement )
1166                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
1167            if ( rootElement == null ) {
1168                LOG.logDebug( "The given parameter property root element is null, returning nothing" );
1169                return null;
1170            }
1171            Element paramValue = getRequiredElement( rootElement, PRE + "ParameterValue", nsContext );
1172    
1173            Element operationParameterProp = getRequiredElement( paramValue, PRE + "operationParameter", nsContext );
1174    
1175            Element operationParameter = getRequiredXlinkedElement( operationParameterProp, PRE + "OperationParameter" );
1176            Identifiable paramID = parseIdentifiedObject( operationParameter );
1177    
1178            Element valueElem = XMLTools.getElement( paramValue, PRE + "value", nsContext );
1179            if ( valueElem == null ) {
1180                LOG.logDebug( "No gml:value found in the gml:Conversion/gml:parameterValue/gml:ParameterValue/ node, trying gml:integerValue instead." );
1181                valueElem = XMLTools.getElement( paramValue, PRE + "integerValue", nsContext );
1182                if ( valueElem == null ) {
1183                    LOG.logDebug( "Neither found a gml:integerValue in the gml:Conversion/gml:parameterValue/gml:ParameterValue/ node, ignoring this parameter value." );
1184                }
1185            }
1186    
1187            double value = XMLTools.getNodeAsDouble( valueElem, ".", nsContext, Double.NaN );
1188            Unit units = parseUnitOfMeasure( valueElem );
1189            return new Pair<Identifiable, Pair<Unit, Double>>( paramID, new Pair<Unit, Double>( units, value ) );
1190        }
1191    
1192        /**
1193         * Returns the unit defined by the uomAttribute given of the given element. This method will use a 'colon' heuristic
1194         * to determine if the given uom is actually an urn (and thus represents an xlink-type). This will then be resolved
1195         * and mapped onto an unit.
1196         * 
1197         * @param elementContainingUOMAttribute
1198         *            an element containing the 'uom' attribute which will be mapped onto a known unit.
1199         * @return the mapped {@link Unit} or <code>null</code> if the given uomAttribute is empty or <code>null</code>,
1200         *         or no appropriate mapping could be found.
1201         * @throws XMLParsingException
1202         */
1203        protected Unit parseUnitOfMeasure( Element elementContainingUOMAttribute )
1204                                throws XMLParsingException {
1205            if ( elementContainingUOMAttribute == null ) {
1206                return null;
1207            }
1208    
1209            String uomAttribute = elementContainingUOMAttribute.getAttribute( "uom" );
1210            if ( "".equals( uomAttribute.trim() ) ) {
1211                return null;
1212            }
1213            Unit result = getCachedIdentifiable( Unit.class, uomAttribute );
1214            if ( result == null ) {
1215                result = createUnitFromString( uomAttribute );
1216                if ( result == null ) {
1217                    LOG.logDebug( "Trying to resolve the uri: " + uomAttribute + " from a gml:value/@uom node" );
1218                    Element unitElement = null;
1219                    try {
1220                        unitElement = getResolver().getURIAsType( uomAttribute );
1221                    } catch ( IOException e ) {
1222                        // return null
1223                    }
1224                    if ( unitElement == null ) {
1225                        LOG.logError( "Although an uri was determined, the XLinkresolver was not able to retrieve a valid XML-DOM representation of the uom-uri. Error while resolving the following uom uri: "
1226                                      + uomAttribute + "." );
1227                    } else {
1228                        Identifiable unitID = parseIdentifiedObject( unitElement );
1229                        if ( unitID != null ) {
1230                            String[] ids = unitID.getIdentifiers();
1231                            for ( int i = 0; i < ids.length && result == null; ++i ) {
1232                                result = createUnitFromString( ids[i] );
1233                            }
1234                        }
1235    
1236                    }
1237                }
1238            }
1239    
1240            return addIdToCache( result, false );
1241        }
1242    
1243        /**
1244         * convenience method to retrieve a given required element either by resolving a optional xlink or by evaluating the
1245         * required element denoted by the xpath.
1246         * 
1247         * @param propertyElement
1248         *            to resolve an xlink from.
1249         * @param alternativeXPath
1250         *            denoting a path to the required node starting from the given propertyElement.
1251         * @return the dom-element in the xlink:href attribute of the given propertyElement or the required alternativeXPath
1252         *         element.
1253         * @throws XMLParsingException
1254         *             if the given propertyElement is <code>null</code> or the resulting xml dom-tree could not be parsed
1255         *             or the alternative xpath does not result in an Element.
1256         * @throws IOException
1257         *             if the xlink could not be properly resolved
1258         */
1259        protected Element getRequiredXlinkedElement( Element propertyElement, String alternativeXPath )
1260                                throws XMLParsingException, IOException {
1261            if ( propertyElement == null ) {
1262                throw new XMLParsingException( "The propertyElement may not be null" );
1263            }
1264            Element child = retrieveAndResolveXLink( propertyElement );
1265            if ( child == null ) {
1266                child = getRequiredElement( propertyElement, alternativeXPath, nsContext );
1267            }
1268            return child;
1269        }
1270    
1271        /**
1272         * Retrieves the xlink:href of the given rootElement and use the XLinkResolver to resolve the xlink if it was given.
1273         * 
1274         * @param rootElement
1275         *            to retrieve and resolve
1276         * @return the resolved xlink:href attribute as an xml-dom element or <code>null</code> if the xlink could not be
1277         *         resolved (or was not given) or the rootElement is null.
1278         * @throws IOException
1279         */
1280        protected Element retrieveAndResolveXLink( Element rootElement )
1281                                throws IOException {
1282            if ( rootElement == null ) {
1283                LOG.logDebug( "Rootelement is null no xlink to retrieve." );
1284                return null;
1285            }
1286            String xlink = retrieveXLink( rootElement );
1287            Element result = null;
1288            if ( !"".equals( xlink ) ) {
1289                LOG.logDebug( "Found an xlink: " + xlink );
1290                // The conversion is given by a link, so resolve it.
1291                result = getResolver().getURIAsType( xlink );
1292                if ( result == null ) {
1293                    LOG.logError( "Although an xlink was given, the XLInkresolver was not able to retrieve a valid XML-DOM representation of the uri it denotes. Error while resolving the following conversion uri: "
1294                                  + xlink + ". No further evaluation can be done." );
1295                }
1296            } else {
1297                LOG.logDebug( "No xlink found in: " + rootElement.getLocalName() );
1298            }
1299            return result;
1300        }
1301    
1302        public Identifiable getIdentifiable( String id )
1303                                throws CRSConfigurationException {
1304            Identifiable result = getCachedIdentifiable( id );
1305            if ( result == null ) {
1306                throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
1307                                                         "The retrieval of an arbitrary Identifiable Object is currently not supported by the GML Provider." );
1308            }
1309            return result;
1310    
1311        }
1312    
1313        /**
1314         * Find an xlink:href attribute and return it's value, if not found, the empty String will be returned.
1315         * 
1316         * @param rootElement
1317         *            to get the attribute from.
1318         * @return the trimmed xlink:href attribute value or the empty String if not found or the rootElement is null;
1319         */
1320        protected String retrieveXLink( Element rootElement ) {
1321            if ( rootElement == null ) {
1322                return "";
1323            }
1324            return rootElement.getAttributeNS( CommonNamespaces.XLNNS.toASCIIString(), "href" ).trim();
1325        }
1326    
1327        public Transformation getTransformation( CoordinateSystem sourceCRS, CoordinateSystem targetCRS )
1328                                throws CRSConfigurationException {
1329            return getResolver().getTransformation( sourceCRS, targetCRS );
1330        }
1331    
1332        public List<Transformation> getTransformations() {
1333            return getResolver().getTransformations();
1334        }
1335    }