idatum.cs

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// Copyright 2005, 2006 - Morten Nielsen (www.iter.dk)
//
// This file is part of SharpMap.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace SharpMap.CoordinateSystems
{
	/// <summary>
	/// A set of quantities from which other quantities are calculated.
	/// </summary>
	/// <remarks>
	/// For the OGC abstract model, it can be defined as a set of real points on the earth 
	/// that have coordinates. EG. A datum can be thought of as a set of parameters 
	/// defining completely the origin and orientation of a coordinate system with respect 
	/// to the earth. A textual description and/or a set of parameters describing the 
	/// relationship of a coordinate system to some predefined physical locations (such 
	/// as center of mass) and physical directions (such as axis of spin). The definition 
	/// of the datum may also include the temporal behavior (such as the rate of change of
	/// the orientation of the coordinate axes).
	/// </remarks>
	public interface IDatum : IInfo
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the type of the datum as an enumerated code.
		/// </summary>
		DatumType DatumType { get; set; }
	}
}