org.opengis.metadata.distribution

Interface Distribution

@UML(identifier="MD_Distribution",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Distribution

Information about the distributor of and options for obtaining the resource.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Collection<? extends Format>	getDistributionFormats() Provides a description of the format of the data to be distributed.
Collection<? extends Distributor>	getDistributors() Provides information about the distributor.
Collection<? extends DigitalTransferOptions>	getTransferOptions() Provides information about technical means and media by which a resource is obtained from the distributor.

Method Detail

getDistributionFormats

@Profile(level=CORE)
 @UML(identifier="distributionFormat",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Format> getDistributionFormats()

Provides a description of the format of the data to be distributed.

Returns:

Description of the format of the data to be distributed.

Condition:

Distributor.getDistributorFormats() not documented.

getDistributors

@UML(identifier="distributor",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Distributor> getDistributors()

Provides information about the distributor.

Returns:

Information about the distributor.

getTransferOptions

@Profile(level=CORE)
 @UML(identifier="transferOptions",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends DigitalTransferOptions> getTransferOptions()

Provides information about technical means and media by which a resource is obtained from the distributor.

Returns:

Technical means and media by which a resource is obtained from the distributor.