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* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
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*
* (C) 2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
* (C) 2003-2005, Open Geospatial Consortium Inc.
*
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*/
package org.opengis.geometry.coordinate;
import java.util.List;
import org.opengis.geometry.primitive.Surface;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
/**
* A surface composed of {@linkplain Polygon polygon surfaces} connected along their common
* boundary curves. This differs from {@link Surface} only in the restriction on the types of
* surface patches acceptable.
*
*
* @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/geometry/coordinate/PolyhedralSurface.java $
* @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/as">ISO 19107</A>
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
* @since GeoAPI 2.0
*
* @see GeometryFactory#createPolyhedralSurface
*/
@UML(identifier="GM_PolyhedralSurface", specification=ISO_19107)
public interface PolyhedralSurface extends Surface {
/**
* Associates this surface with its individual facet polygons.
*/
@UML(identifier="patch", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19107)
List<? extends Polygon> getPatches();
}