Package org.opengis.metadata.quality

Interface DataQuality

@UML(identifier="DQ_DataQuality",
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
public interface DataQuality

Quality information for the data specified by a data quality scope. At least one of the report and lineage shall be provided.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Lineage	getLineage()	Non-quantitative quality information about the lineage of the data specified by the scope.
Collection<? extends Element>	getReports()	Quantitative quality information for the data specified by the scope.
Scope	getScope()	The specific data to which the data quality information applies.

Method Detail

getScope

@UML(identifier="scope",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
Scope getScope()

The specific data to which the data quality information applies.

Upcoming API change — renaming
As of ISO 19115:2014, DQ_Scope (from org.opengis.metadata.quality) is replaced by MD_Scope (from org.opengis.metadata.maintenance). This change may be applied in GeoAPI 4.0.

Returns:

the specific data to which the data quality information applies.

getReports

@UML(identifier="report",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
Collection<? extends Element> getReports()

Quantitative quality information for the data specified by the scope.

Returns:

quantitative quality information for the data.

Condition:

Mandatory if the lineage is not provided.

getLineage

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="lineage",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115,
     version=2003)
Lineage getLineage()

Non-quantitative quality information about the lineage of the data specified by the scope.

Returns:

non-quantitative quality information about the lineage of the data specified, or null.

Condition:

Mandatory if the report is not provided.