/*
 *    Geotoolkit.org - An Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
 *    http://www.geotoolkit.org
 *
 *    (C) 2005-2012, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
 *    (C) 2009-2012, Geomatys
 *
 *    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.geotoolkit.coverage.grid;

import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;
import javax.media.jai.PropertySource;
import org.opengis.coverage.grid.GridCoverage;


/**
 * A grid coverage backed by a {@linkplain RenderedImage rendered image}.
 *
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @version 3.00
 *
 * @since 2.1
 * @module
 */
public interface RenderedCoverage extends GridCoverage, PropertySource {
    /**
     * Returns grid data as a rendered image.
     *
     * @return The grid data.
     */
    RenderedImage getRenderedImage();
}