geo:Polygon

A polygon; a geometric surface defined by a single surface patch whose boundary is coplanar. A gml:Polygon is a special surface that is defined by a single surface patch (see D.3.6). The boundary of this patch is coplanar and the polygon uses planar interpolation in its interior.

Element information

Namespace: http://niem.gov/niem/geospatial/2.1

Schema document: geospatial/2.1/geospatial.xsd

Type: geo:PolygonType

Properties: Global, Qualified, Nillable

Content

gml:Polygon [0..*] A Polygon is a special surface that is defined by a single surface patch (see D.3.6). The boundary of this patch is coplanar and the polygon uses planar interpolation in its interior. The elements exterior and interior describe the surface boundary of the polygon.

Attributes

Name	Occ	Type	Notes
s:id	[0..1]	xsd:ID	from type s:ComplexObjectType
s:metadata	[0..1]	xsd:IDREFS	from type s:ComplexObjectType
s:linkMetadata	[0..1]	xsd:IDREFS	from type s:ComplexObjectType

Sample instance

<geo:Polygon>
   <gml:Polygon gml:id="ID">
      <gml:metaDataProperty>
         <gml:GenericMetaData>Any text, intermingled with:...
         </gml:GenericMetaData>
      </gml:metaDataProperty>
      <gml:description>string</gml:description>
      <gml:descriptionReference/>
      <gml:identifier codeSpace="http://www.example.com/">string</gml:identifier>
      <gml:name>string</gml:name>
      <gml:exterior>
         <gml:LinearRing>...
         </gml:LinearRing>
      </gml:exterior>
      <gml:interior>
         <gml:LinearRing>...
         </gml:LinearRing>
      </gml:interior>
   </gml:Polygon>
</geo:Polygon>