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018package org.opengis.metadata.quality;
019
020import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
021
022import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
023
024
025/**
026 * Aggregation or derivation evaluation method.
027 * This method describes additional results produced by aggregating or deriving existing results
028 * without carrying out a new data quality evaluation. Aggregation combines quality results from
029 * data quality evaluations based on different data quality elements or different data quality scopes.
030 *
031 * @author  Alexis Gaillard (Geomatys)
032 * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (Geomatys)
033 * @version 3.1
034 * @since   3.1
035 */
036@UML(identifier="DQ_AggregationDerivation", specification=ISO_19157)
037public interface AggregationDerivation extends EvaluationMethod {
038}