swe:ItemDefinition

Description of a scalar property with its representation and scale and (optional) quality
indicators

Element information

Content

• Sequence [1..1]
  from type gml:DefinitionType
  gml:metaDataProperty [0..*]    Contains or refers to a metadata package that contains metadata properties.
  gml:description [0..1]    Contains a simple text description of the object, or refers to an external description.
  Choice [1..*]
  from subst. group gml:name
  gml:name    Label for the object, normally a descriptive name. An object may have several names, typically assigned by different authorities. The authority for a name is indicated by the value of its (optional) codeSpace attribute. The name may or may not be unique, as determined by the rules of the organization responsible for the codeSpace.
  gml:csName    The name by which this coordinate system is identified.
  gml:coordinateOperationName    The name by which this coordinate operation is identified.
  gml:methodName    The name by which this operation method is identified.
  gml:parameterName    The name by which this operation parameter is identified.
  gml:groupName    The name by which this operation parameter group is identified.
  gml:datumName    The name by which this datum is identified.
  gml:meridianName    The name by which this prime meridian is identified. The meridianName most common value is Greenwich, and that value shall be used when the greenwichLongitude value is zero.
  gml:ellipsoidName    The name by which this ellipsoid is identified.
  gml:srsName    The name by which this reference system is identified.
  1. swe:procedure [0..1]    
  2. swe:property [1..1]    
  3. swe:quality [0..*]    One or more quality elements record systematic measure of reliability
  4. swe:representation [1..1]    

Attributes

Used in

• Group gml:Value
• Type swe:ItemDefinitionPropertyType
• Type gml:AssociationType (Elements gml:_association, gml:member)
• Type gml:DictionaryEntryType (Elements gml:dictionaryEntry, gml:definitionMember)
• Type gml:ValueArrayPropertyType via reference to gml:Value (Element gml:valueComponents)
• Type swe:RecordTypePropertyType (Elements om:resultDefinition, swe:component)
• Type gml:ValuePropertyType via reference to gml:Value (Elements gml:valueProperty, gml:valueComponent)

Substitution hierarchy

• gml:_Object
  • can be substituted with gml:_GML
    • can be substituted with gml:Definition
      • can be substituted with swe:RecordType
        • can be substituted with swe:ItemDefinition
          • can be substituted with swe:ItemSeriesDefinition

Sample instance

<swe:ItemDefinition gml:id="ID">
   <gml:metaDataProperty>
      <!--any element-->
   </gml:metaDataProperty>
   <gml:description>string</gml:description>
   <gml:name>string</gml:name>
   <swe:procedure/>
   <swe:property>
      <swe:Phenomenon gml:id="ID">
         <gml:metaDataProperty>...
         </gml:metaDataProperty>
         <gml:description>string</gml:description>
         <gml:name>string</gml:name>
      </swe:Phenomenon>
   </swe:property>
   <swe:quality>
      <gmd:DQ_DataQuality id="ID">
         <gmd:scope>...
         </gmd:scope>
         <gmd:report>...
         </gmd:report>
         <gmd:lineage>...
         </gmd:lineage>
      </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
   </swe:quality>
   <swe:representation>
      <swe:SimpleType id="ID">
         <st:annotation id="ID">...
         </st:annotation>
         <st:restriction id="ID">...
         </st:restriction>
         <gml:unitOfMeasure uom="http://www.example.com/"/>
         <swe:frame/>
      </swe:SimpleType>
   </swe:representation>
</swe:ItemDefinition>