IElevationModelLayer.java

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package au.gov.ga.earthsci.layer.elevation;

import au.gov.ga.earthsci.layer.LayerFactory;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.globes.ElevationModel;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.Layer;

/**
 * Represents a {@link Layer} that wraps an elevation model. A layer of this
 * type can be returned by the {@link LayerFactory} when a source representing
 * an elevation model is passed to the factory.
 * 
 * @author Michael de Hoog (michael.dehoog@ga.gov.au)
 */
public interface IElevationModelLayer extends Layer
{
	/**
	 * @return The elevation model wrapped by this object
	 */
	ElevationModel getElevationModel();
}