GeographicDescription.java example

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/*
 *    GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
 *    http://geotools.org
 *
 *    (C) 2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
 *    (C) 2004-2005, Open Geospatial Consortium Inc.
 *    
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 */
package org.opengis.metadata.extent;

import org.opengis.metadata.Identifier;
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;

import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * Description of the geographic area using identifiers.
 *
 *
 * @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/metadata/extent/GeographicDescription.java $
 * @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/as#01-111">ISO 19115</A>
 * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since   GeoAPI 1.0
 */
@UML(identifier="EX_GeographicDescription", specification=ISO_19115)
public interface GeographicDescription extends GeographicExtent {
    /**
     * Returns the identifier used to represent a geographic area.
     *
     * @return The identifier used to represent a geographic area.
     */
    @UML(identifier="geographicIdentifier", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
    Identifier getGeographicIdentifier();
}