gml:Arc

An Arc is an arc string with only one arc unit, i.e. three control points including the start and end point. As arc is an arc string consisting of a single arc, the attribute "numArc" is fixed to "1".

Element information

Namespace: http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2

Schema document: external/ogc/gml/3.2.1/geometryPrimitives.xsd

Type: gml:ArcType

Properties: Global, Qualified

Content

Choice [1..1]
- Choice [3..3]
  - gml:pos
  - gml:pointPropertyThis property element either references a point via the XLink-attributes or contains the point element. pointProperty is the predefined property which may be used by GML Application Schemas whenever a GML feature has a property with a value that is substitutable for Point.
  - gml:pointRep
- gml:posList
- gml:coordinates

Attributes

Name	Occ	Type	Notes
numDerivativesAtStart	[0..1]	xsd:integer	Default value is "0". from type gml:AbstractCurveSegmentType
numDerivativesAtEnd	[0..1]	xsd:integer	Default value is "0". from type gml:AbstractCurveSegmentType
numDerivativeInterior	[0..1]	xsd:integer	Default value is "0". from type gml:AbstractCurveSegmentType
interpolation	[0..1]	gml:CurveInterpolationType	Fixed value is "circularArc3Points". from type gml:ArcStringType
numArc	[0..1]	xsd:integer	Fixed value is "1".

Used in

Type gml:ArrayAssociationType (Element gml:members)
Type gml:CurveSegmentArrayPropertyType (Element gml:segments)

Substitution hierarchy

gml:AbstractObject
- can be substituted with gml:AbstractCurveSegment
  - can be substituted with gml:ArcString
    - can be substituted with gml:Arc
      - can be substituted with gml:Circle

Sample instance

<gml:Arc numArc="1">
   <gml:pos>1.0 1.0</gml:pos>
</gml:Arc>