gml:Surface

A Surface is a 2-dimensional primitive and is composed of one or more surface patches as specified in ISO 19107:2003, 6.3.17.1. The surface patches are connected to one another.
patches encapsulates the patches of the surface.

Element information

Content

• Sequence [1..1]
  from type gml:AbstractGMLType
  from group gml:StandardObjectProperties
  gml:metaDataProperty [0..*]
  gml:description [0..1]The value of this property is a text description of the object. gml:description uses gml:StringOrRefType as its content model, so it may contain a simple text string content, or carry a reference to an external description. The use of gml:description to reference an external description has been deprecated and replaced by the gml:descriptionReference property.
  gml:descriptionReference [0..1]The value of this property is a remote text description of the object. The xlink:href attribute of the gml:descriptionReference property references the external description.
  gml:identifier [0..1]Often, a special identifier is assigned to an object by the maintaining authority with the intention that it is used in references to the object For such cases, the codeSpace shall be provided. That identifier is usually unique either globally or within an application domain. gml:identifier is a pre-defined property for such identifiers.
  gml:name [0..*]The gml:name property provides a label or identifier for the object, commonly a descriptive name. An object may have several names, typically assigned by different authorities. gml:name uses the gml:CodeType content model. 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. In common usage there will be one name per authority, so a processing application may select the name from its preferred codeSpace.
  1. Choice [1..1]
     from subst. group gml:patches
     gml:patchesThe patches property element contains the sequence of surface patches. The order of the elements is significant and shall be preserved when processing the array.
     gml:polygonPatches
     gml:trianglePatches

Attributes

Used in

• Group gml:Value
• Type geo:GeometryType (Elements geo:AreaRegionGeometry, geo:Geometry, geo:LocationGeometry)
• Type geo:SurfaceType
• Type gml:ArrayAssociationType (Element gml:members)
• Type gml:DomainSetType (Elements gml:domainSet, gml:multiPointDomain, gml:multiCurveDomain, gml:multiSurfaceDomain, gml:multiSolidDomain, gml:gridDomain, gml:rectifiedGridDomain)
• Type gml:GeometricPrimitivePropertyType (Element gml:element)
• Type gml:GeometryArrayPropertyType (Element gml:geometryMembers)
• Type gml:GeometryPropertyType (Elements gml:position, gml:geometryMember)
• Type gml:LocationPropertyType (Element gml:location)
• Type gml:PriorityLocationPropertyType via extension of gml:LocationPropertyType (Element gml:priorityLocation)
• Type gml:SurfaceArrayPropertyType (Elements gml:surfaceArrayProperty, gml:surfaceMembers)
• Type gml:SurfacePropertyType (Elements gml:extentOf, gml:surfaceProperty, gml:baseSurface, gml:surfaceMember)
• Type gml:TargetPropertyType (Elements gml:target, gml:subject)
• Type gml:ValueArrayPropertyType via reference to gml:Value (Element gml:valueComponents)
• Type gml:ValuePropertyType via reference to gml:Value (Elements gml:valueProperty, gml:valueComponent)
• Type gss:GM_Object_PropertyType (Element gmd:polygon)

Substitution hierarchy

• gml:AbstractObject
  • can be substituted with gml:AbstractGML
    • can be substituted with gml:AbstractGeometry
      • can be substituted with gml:AbstractGeometricPrimitive
        • can be substituted with gml:AbstractSurface
          • can be substituted with gml:Surface
            • can be substituted with gml:PolyhedralSurface
            • can be substituted with gml:TriangulatedSurface
              • can be substituted with gml:Tin

Sample instance

<gml:Surface gml:id="ID">
   <gml:metaDataProperty>
      <gml:GenericMetaData>Any text, intermingled with:
         <!--any element-->
      </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:patches>
      <gml:PolygonPatch>
         <gml:exterior>...
         </gml:exterior>
         <gml:interior>...
         </gml:interior>
      </gml:PolygonPatch>
   </gml:patches>
</gml:Surface>