/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
*
* 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.geotools.grid;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Coordinate;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Geometry;
import org.geotools.geometry.jts.ReferencedEnvelope;
/**
* The base interface for vector grid elements.
*
* @author mbedward
* @since 8.0
*
*
* @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/unsupported/grid/src/main/java/org/geotools/grid/GridElement.java $
* @version $Id: Grids.java 37149 2011-05-10 11:47:02Z mbedward $
*/
public interface GridElement {
/**
* Gets the bounds of this grid element.
*
* @return the bounding rectangle
*/
ReferencedEnvelope getBounds();
/**
* Gets the vertices of this grid element.
*
* @return the vertices
*/
Coordinate[] getVertices();
/**
* Creates a new {@code Geometry} from this grid element.
*
* @return a new {@code Geometry}
*/
Geometry toGeometry();
/**
* Creates a new, densified {@code Geometry} from this grid element.
*
* @param maxSpacing the maximum distance between adjacent vertices
*
* @return a new {@code Geometry}
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if maxSpacing is {@code <=} 0
*/
Geometry toDenseGeometry(double maxSpacing);
}