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package org.opengis.metadata.extent;
/**
* Base interface for geographic area of the dataset.
*
* @UML abstract EX_GeographicExtent
* @author ISO 19115
* @author <A HREF="http://www.opengis.org">OpenGIS® consortium</A>
* @version 5.0
*/
public interface GeographicExtent {
/**
* Indication of whether the bounding polygon encompasses an area covered by the data
* (<cite>inclusion</cite>) or an area where data is not present (<cite>exclusion</cite>).
*
* @return <code>true</code> for inclusion, or <code>false</code> for exclusion.
* @UML optional extentTypeCode
*/
public boolean isInclusion();
}
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