Package org.opengis.metadata.acquisition

Interface Requirement

@UML(identifier="MI_Requirement",
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
public interface Requirement

Requirement to be satisfied by the planned data acquisition.

Since:

2.3

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default Citation	getCitation()	Identification of reference or guidance material for the requirement.
Date	getExpiryDate()	Date and time after which collection is no longer valid.
Identifier	getIdentifier()	Unique name, or code, for the requirement.
Priority	getPriority()	Relative ordered importance, or urgency, of the requirement.
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty>	getRecipients()	Person(s), or body(ies), to receive results of requirement.
RequestedDate	getRequestedDate()	Required or preferred acquisition date and time.
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty>	getRequestors()	Origin of requirement.
default Collection<? extends Plan>	getSatisfiedPlans()	Plan that identifies solution to satisfy the requirement.

Method Detail

getCitation

@UML(identifier="citation",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
default Citation getCitation()

Identification of reference or guidance material for the requirement.

Returns:

identification of reference or guidance material, or null.

getIdentifier

@UML(identifier="identifier",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
Identifier getIdentifier()

Unique name, or code, for the requirement.

Returns:

unique name or code.

getRequestors

@UML(identifier="requestor",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115_2,
     version=2003)
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty> getRequestors()

Origin of requirement.

Upcoming API change — generalization
As of ISO 19115:2014, ResponsibleParty is replaced by the Responsibility parent interface. This change may be applied in GeoAPI 4.0.

Returns:

origin of requirement.

getRecipients

@UML(identifier="recipient",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115_2,
     version=2003)
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty> getRecipients()

Person(s), or body(ies), to receive results of requirement.

Upcoming API change — generalization
As of ISO 19115:2014, ResponsibleParty is replaced by the Responsibility parent interface. This change may be applied in GeoAPI 4.0.

Returns:

person(s), or body(ies), to receive results.

getPriority

@UML(identifier="priority",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
Priority getPriority()

Relative ordered importance, or urgency, of the requirement.

Returns:

relative ordered importance, or urgency.

getRequestedDate

@UML(identifier="requestedDate",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
RequestedDate getRequestedDate()

Required or preferred acquisition date and time.

Returns:

required or preferred acquisition date and time.

getExpiryDate

@UML(identifier="expiryDate",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
Date getExpiryDate()

Date and time after which collection is no longer valid.

Upcoming API change — temporal schema
The return type of this method may change in GeoAPI 4.0 release. It may be replaced by a type matching more closely either ISO 19108 (Temporal Schema) or ISO 19103.

Returns:

date and time after which collection is no longer valid.

getSatisfiedPlans

@UML(identifier="satisfiedPlan",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
default Collection<? extends Plan> getSatisfiedPlans()

Plan that identifies solution to satisfy the requirement.

Returns:

plan that identifies solution to satisfy the requirement.