Package org.opengis.metadata.maintenance

Interface MaintenanceInformation

@UML(identifier="MD_MaintenanceInformation",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface MaintenanceInformation

Information about the scope and frequency of updating.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty>	getContacts()	Identification of, and means of communicating with, person(s) and organization(s) with responsibility for maintaining the resource.
default Date	getDateOfNextUpdate()	Deprecated. As of ISO 19115:2014, replaced by getMaintenanceDates() in order to enable inclusion of a DateType to describe the type of the date.
default MaintenanceFrequency	getMaintenanceAndUpdateFrequency()	Frequency with which changes and additions are made to the resource after the initial resource is completed.
default Collection<? extends CitationDate>	getMaintenanceDates()	Date information associated with maintenance of resource.
default Collection<? extends InternationalString>	getMaintenanceNotes()	Information regarding specific requirements for maintaining the resource.
default Collection<? extends Scope>	getMaintenanceScopes()	Type of resource and / or extent to which the maintenance information applies.
default Collection<? extends ScopeDescription>	getUpdateScopeDescriptions()	Deprecated. As of ISO 19115:2014, getUpdateScopes() and getUpdateScopeDescriptions() were combined into getMaintenanceScopes() in order to allow specifying a scope that includes a spatial and temporal extent.
default Collection<ScopeCode>	getUpdateScopes()	Deprecated. As of ISO 19115:2014, getUpdateScopes() and getUpdateScopeDescriptions() were combined into getMaintenanceScopes() in order to allow specifying a scope that includes a spatial and temporal extent.
default PeriodDuration	getUserDefinedMaintenanceFrequency()	Maintenance period other than those defined.

Method Detail

getMaintenanceAndUpdateFrequency

@UML(identifier="maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default MaintenanceFrequency getMaintenanceAndUpdateFrequency()

Frequency with which changes and additions are made to the resource after the initial resource is completed.

Returns:

frequency with which changes and additions are made to the resource.

getMaintenanceDates

@UML(identifier="maintenanceDate",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default Collection<? extends CitationDate> getMaintenanceDates()

Date information associated with maintenance of resource. Returns an empty collection if none.

Returns:

date information associated with maintenance of resource.

Since:

3.1

getDateOfNextUpdate

@Deprecated
@UML(identifier="dateOfNextUpdate",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
default Date getDateOfNextUpdate()

Deprecated.

As of ISO 19115:2014, replaced by getMaintenanceDates() in order to enable inclusion of a DateType to describe the type of the date. Note that DateType.NEXT_UPDATE was added to that code list.

Scheduled revision date for resource.

Returns:

scheduled revision date, or null.

getUserDefinedMaintenanceFrequency

@UML(identifier="userDefinedMaintenanceFrequency",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default PeriodDuration getUserDefinedMaintenanceFrequency()

Maintenance period other than those defined.

Returns:

the maintenance period, or null.

getMaintenanceScopes

@UML(identifier="maintenanceScope",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default Collection<? extends Scope> getMaintenanceScopes()

Type of resource and / or extent to which the maintenance information applies.

Returns:

type of resource and / or extent to which the maintenance information applies, or null if none.

Since:

3.1

getUpdateScopes

@Deprecated
@UML(identifier="updateScope",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
default Collection<ScopeCode> getUpdateScopes()

Deprecated.

As of ISO 19115:2014, getUpdateScopes() and getUpdateScopeDescriptions() were combined into getMaintenanceScopes() in order to allow specifying a scope that includes a spatial and temporal extent.

Scope of data to which maintenance is applied.

Returns:

scope of data to which maintenance is applied.

getUpdateScopeDescriptions

@Deprecated
@UML(identifier="updateScopeDescription",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
default Collection<? extends ScopeDescription> getUpdateScopeDescriptions()

Deprecated.

As of ISO 19115:2014, getUpdateScopes() and getUpdateScopeDescriptions() were combined into getMaintenanceScopes() in order to allow specifying a scope that includes a spatial and temporal extent.

Additional information about the range or extent of the resource.

Returns:

additional information about the range or extent of the resource.

getMaintenanceNotes

@UML(identifier="maintenanceNote",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
default Collection<? extends InternationalString> getMaintenanceNotes()

Information regarding specific requirements for maintaining the resource.

Returns:

information regarding specific requirements for maintaining the resource.

getContacts

@UML(identifier="contact",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
default Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty> getContacts()

Identification of, and means of communicating with, person(s) and organization(s) with responsibility for maintaining the resource.

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:

means of communicating with person(s) and organization(s) with responsibility for maintaining the resource.