The SEDRIS Data Representation Model
APPENDIX A - Classes
Spatial Extent

Class Name: Spatial Extent

Superclass - <SEDRIS Abstract Base>

Subclasses

This DRM class is concrete and has no subclasses.

Definition

An instance of this DRM class specifies the spatial extent of the region within which the aggregating DRM object is contained.

Primary Page in DRM Diagram:

Secondary Pages in DRM Diagram:

Example

  1. The spatial extent of an <Environment Root> instance within a transmittal, defined by the minimum and maximum latitude and longitude values (that is, the southwest and northeast corners).

  2. The bounding parallelepiped of a <Model> instance representing a building, in LSR coordinates.

FAQs

What is the purpose of this class?

This class provides ISO 19115-compliant metadata that describes the location and spatial extent of a high-level DRM object (such as, <Transmittal Root>, <Model>, <Image>.) <Spatial Extent> allows potential users of a transmittal to evaluate the region contained by the transmittal without necessarily having to actually obtain or examine the transmittal itself.

How is the spatial domain of an object defined?

The spatial extent of an object is a simple bounding rectangle or parallelepiped that includes all the <Location> instances contained within that object. The bounding rectangle or parallelepiped is defined by two coordinate locations: the "minimum" corner, and the "maximum" corner, which represent the minimum and maximum values, respectively, along each of the axes of the SRF within which the object is defined.

Constraints

Composed of (two-way)

Component of (two-way)

Inherited Field Elements

This class has no inherited field elements.

Notes

Composed of Notes


Location

The first <Location> component is the minimum or lower left corner. In the case of a 3D <Spatial Extent> instance, the z/elevation value of this <Location> component is the minimum elevation of the bounding volume being specified, rather than the elevation at the lower left corner.

The second <Location> component is the maximum or upper right corner. In the case of a 3D <Spatial Extent> instance, the z/elevation value of this <Location> component is the maximum elevation of the bounding volume being specified, rather than the elevation at the upper right corner.


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