//
//  SingleBandedImage.java
//

/*
VisAD system for interactive analysis and visualization of numerical
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Rink, Dave Glowacki, Steve Emmerson, Tom Whittaker, Don Murray, and
Tommy Jasmin.

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*/

package visad.meteorology;

import visad.*;

/**
 * An interface for representing single--banded planar satellite or 
 * radar imagery.  This type of Field has a Range Dimension of 1 with
 * a range Type being a RealType.
 */
public interface SingleBandedImage extends Field
{
    /**
     * Get the start time of the image.
     * @return  DateTime representing the start time of the image.
     */
    DateTime getStartTime();

    /**
     * Return a descriptive string for this image.
     * @return description
     */
    String getDescription();

    /**
     * Get the minimum possible value for this image
     * @return  a Real representing the minimum possible value.  Using a
     *          Real allows us to associate units and error estimates with
     *          the value
     */
    Real getMinRangeValue();

    /**
     * Get the maximum possible value for this image
     * @return  a Real representing the maximum possible value.  Using a
     *          Real allows us to associate units and error estimates with
     *          the value
     */
    Real getMaxRangeValue();

    /**
     * Check to see if this image has a domain that can map to Latitude
     * and Longitude.
     *
     * @return true if it has navigation, otherwise false
     */
    boolean isNavigated();
}