Module org.opengis.geoapi

Package org.opengis.metadata.identification

Interface Usage

@UML(identifier="MD_Usage",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Usage

Brief description of ways in which the resource(s) is/are currently used.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
InternationalString	getSpecificUsage()	Brief description of the resource and/or resource series usage.
Date	getUsageDate()	Date and time of the first use or range of uses of the resource and/or resource series.
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty>	getUserContactInfo()	Identification of and means of communicating with person(s) and organization(s) using the resource(s).
InternationalString	getUserDeterminedLimitations()	Applications, determined by the user for which the resource and/or resource series is not suitable.

Method Details

getSpecificUsage

@UML(identifier="specificUsage",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getSpecificUsage()

Brief description of the resource and/or resource series usage.

Returns:

Description of the resource usage.

getUsageDate

@UML(identifier="usageDateTime",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Date getUsageDate()

Date and time of the first use or range of uses of the resource and/or resource series.

Warning: The return type of this method may change in GeoAPI 3.1 release. It may be replaced by a type matching more closely either ISO 19108 (Temporal Schema) or ISO 19103.

Returns:

Date of the first use of the resource, or null.

getUserDeterminedLimitations

@UML(identifier="userDeterminedLimitations",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
InternationalString getUserDeterminedLimitations()

Applications, determined by the user for which the resource and/or resource series is not suitable.

Returns:

Applications for which the resource and/or resource series is not suitable, or null.

getUserContactInfo

@UML(identifier="userContactInfo",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty> getUserContactInfo()

Identification of and means of communicating with person(s) and organization(s) using the resource(s).

Returns:

Means of communicating with person(s) and organization(s) using the resource(s).