Application: gvSIG desktop

package org.gvsig.fmap.geom;

/* gvSIG. Sistema de Informaci?nn Geogr?fica de la Generalitat Valenciana

 *

 * Copyright (C) 2004 IVER T.I. and Generalitat Valenciana.

 *

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License

 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2

 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 *

 * This program 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 General Public License for more details.

 *

 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307,USA.

 *

 * For more information, contact:

 *

 *  Generalitat Valenciana

 *   Conselleria d'Infraestructures i Transport

 *   Av. Blasco Ib??ez, 50

 *   46010 VALENCIA

 *   SPAIN

 *

 *      +34 963862235

 *   gvsig@gva.es

 *      www.gvsig.gva.es

 *

 *    or

 *

 *   IVER T.I. S.A

 *   Salamanca 50

 *   46005 Valencia

 *   Spain

 *

 *   +34 963163400

 *   dac@iver.es

 */

/*

 * AUTHORS (In addition to CIT):

 * 2009 {Iver T.I.}   {Task}

 */

/**

 * <p>

 * DirectPosition object data types hold the coordinates for 

 * a position within some coordinate reference system. 

 * The coordinate reference system is described in 

 * <a href="http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=41126">ISO 19111</a>.

 * </p>

 * @see <a href="http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=26012">ISO 19107</a>

 * @see <a http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=41126">ISO 19111</a>

 * @author <a href="mailto:jpiera@gvsig.org">Jorge Piera</a>

 */

public interface DirectPosition {

        /**

         * Returns the length of coordinate. This is determined by 

         * the reference system.

         * @return

         * The dimension

         */

        public int getDimension();

        /**

         * Returns the ordinate of the given dimension.

         * @param dimension

         * The dimension to retrieve

         * @return

         * The value of the ordinate

         */

        public double getOrdinate(int dimension);

}