ComplianceLevel.java

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package org.opengis.annotation;


/**
 * Compliance level for elements. The international standards defines an extensive set of
 * metadata elements. Typically only a subset of the full number of elements is used.
 * However, it is essential that a basic minimum number of metadata elements be maintained
 * for a dataset.
 *
 *
 * @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/annotation/ComplianceLevel.java $
 * @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/as#01-111">ISO 19115</A>
 * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since   GeoAPI 2.0
 */
public enum ComplianceLevel {
    /**
     * Core metadata elements required to identify a dataset, typically for catalogue purposes.
     * This level specifies metadata elements answering the following questions: "Does a dataset
     * on a specific topic exist (what)?", "For a specific place (where)?", "For a specific date
     * or period (when)?" and "A point of contact to learn more about or order the dataset (who)?".
     * Using the recommended {@linkplain Obligation#OPTIONAL optional} elements in addition to the
     * {@linkplain Obligation#MANDATORY mandatory} elements will increase interoperability,
     * allowing users to understand without ambiguity the geographic data and the related metadata
     * provided by either the producer or the distributor.
     */
    CORE,

    /**
     * Indicates a required element of the spatial profile.
     */
    SPATIAL,

    /**
     * Indicates a required element of the feature profile.
     */
    FEATURE,

    /**
     * Indicates a required element of the data provider profile.
     */
    DATA_PROVIDER,

    /**
     * Indicates a required element of the display object profile.
     */
    DISPLAY_OBJECT,

    /**
     * Indicates a required element of the editable display object profile.
     */
    EDITABLE_DISPLAY_OBJECT,

    /**
     * Indicates a required element of the feature display object profile.
     */
    FEATURE_DISPLAY_OBJECT
}