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036 package org.deegree.ogcwebservices.wcs.configuration;
037
038 /**
039 * The interface defines the encpsulating element to coverage data description as used by the
040 * deegree WCS CoverageOffering Extension. The interface extends <tt>java.lang.Comparable</tt> to
041 * enable a container to sort its <tt>Resolution</tt>s by scale.
042 *
043 * @version $Revision: 18195 $
044 * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
045 * @author last edited by: $Author: mschneider $
046 *
047 * @version $Revision: 18195 $, $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18 Jun 2009) $
048 */
049 public interface Resolution extends Comparable {
050
051 /**
052 * returns the minimum scale (inculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
053 *
054 * @return the minimum scale (inculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
055 */
056 double getMinScale();
057
058 /**
059 * returns the maximum scale (exculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
060 *
061 * @return the maximum scale (exculding) the <tt>Resolution</tt> is valid for.
062 */
063 double getMaxScale();
064
065 /**
066 * returns the <tt>Range</tt>s included with in resolution. A range is similar to those
067 * defined in OGC WCS 1.0.0 specification for CoverageOffering. But it is reduced to the
068 * elements required for identifying the coverages resources assigned to a specific combination
069 * of parameter (values).
070 * <p>
071 * The return value maybe is <tt>null</tt> if the <tt>Resolution</tt> just describes data
072 * from one parameter dimension (missing Range in CoverageOffering). In this case there is
073 * direct access to the data source describing element(s).
074 *
075 * @return the <tt>Range</tt>s included with in resolution.
076 */
077 public Range[] getRanges();
078
079 }