/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2005-2008, 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.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}.
*
* @source $URL$
* @version $Id$
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
*
* @since 2.1
*/
public interface RenderedCoverage extends GridCoverage, PropertySource {
/**
* Returns grid data as a rendered image.
*/
RenderedImage getRenderedImage();
}