PolygonElement.java

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package org.geotools.grid;

import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Coordinate;

/**
 * Represents a {@code GridElement} that is a polygon.
 *
 * @author michael
 *
 *
 * @source $URL$
 */
public interface PolygonElement extends GridElement {

    /**
     * Gets the area of this grid element.
     *
     * @return the area
     */
    double getArea();

    /**
     * Gets the center coordinates of this grid element.
     *
     * @return the center coordinates
     */
    Coordinate getCenter();

}