/*
* Geotoolkit.org - An Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://www.geotoolkit.org
*
* (C) 2005-2012, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
* (C) 2009-2012, Geomatys
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*/
package org.geotoolkit.coverage.grid;
import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;
import javax.media.jai.PropertySource;
import org.opengis.coverage.grid.GridCoverage;
/**
* A grid coverage backed by a {@linkplain RenderedImage rendered image}.
*
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
* @version 3.00
*
* @since 2.1
* @module
*/
public interface RenderedCoverage extends GridCoverage, PropertySource {
/**
* Returns grid data as a rendered image.
*
* @return The grid data.
*/
RenderedImage getRenderedImage();
}