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* Software GmbH
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package org.n52.ses.api;
import org.n52.ses.api.event.MapEvent;
/**
* Abstract interface to enable enrichment capabilities.
* Thin AIXM Events can be enriched with addtiional information.
*
* @author Matthes Rieke <m.rieke@uni-muenster.de>
*
*/
public interface IEnrichment {
/**
* method for enriching an MapEvent with additional information
* (e.g. spatial information of an AIXM Feature)
*
* @param mapEvent the event to be enriched
* @return the enriched event
*/
public MapEvent enrichEvent(MapEvent mapEvent);
}