no.uio.edd.model.geo
Interface GeoModelLocation

All Known Implementing Classes:

GeoModelPlace

public interface GeoModelLocation

An interface representing all objects that can be connected to a location on earth: places, elements that can be names of places, and added nodes that can represent locations.

Author:

oeide

Method Summary

java.lang.String	asGML() My geographical info presented as a Geographical Markup Language fragment.
java.lang.String	getGeographicalDescription() Get the geographical description for the place connected to this object.
java.lang.String	getGeoInfo() My geographical info presented as a "rdf" including an identifier for myself.
void	setGeographicalDescription(java.lang.String description) Set a geographical description for the place connected to this object.

Method Detail

setGeographicalDescription

void setGeographicalDescription(java.lang.String description)
                                throws GeoModelException

Set a geographical description for the place connected to this object.

Parameters:

description - A geographical description, possible formalised using pseudo-XML code.

Throws:

GeoModelException

getGeographicalDescription

java.lang.String getGeographicalDescription()

Get the geographical description for the place connected to this object.

Returns:

The geographical description, possible formalised using pseudo-XML code.

getGeoInfo

java.lang.String getGeoInfo()

My geographical info presented as a "rdf" including an identifier for myself.

Returns:

The "rdf" representation of my geographical info. Empty string if no such info.

asGML

java.lang.String asGML()

My geographical info presented as a Geographical Markup Language fragment.

Returns:

The GML fragment.