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* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
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*
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* (C) 2003-2005, Open Geospatial Consortium Inc.
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*/
package org.opengis.geometry.coordinate;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
/**
* Two distinct positions joined by a geodesic curve. The control points of a {@code Geodesic}
* shall all lie on the geodesic between its start point and end point. Between these two points,
* a geodesic curve defined from the {@linkplain org.opengis.referencing.datum.Ellipsoid ellipsoid} or geoid model
* used by the {@linkplain org.opengis.referencing.crs.CoordinateReferenceSystem coordinate reference system} may
* be used to interpolate other positions. Any other point in the {@link #getControlPoints controlPoint}
* array must fall on this geodesic.
*
*
* @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/geometry/coordinate/Geodesic.java $
* @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/as">ISO 19107</A>
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
* @since GeoAPI 1.0
*
* @see GeometryFactory#createGeodesic
*/
@UML(identifier="GM_Geodesic", specification=ISO_19107)
public interface Geodesic extends GeodesicString {
}