gml:PrimeMeridianType

A prime meridian defines the origin from which longitude values are determined.

Complex type information

Content

• Sequence [1..1]
  from type gml:PrimeMeridianBaseType
  gml:metaDataProperty [0..*]    Contains or refers to a metadata package that contains metadata properties.
  gml:meridianName [1..1]    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.
  1. gml:meridianID [0..*]    Set of alternative identifications of this prime meridian. The first meridianID, if any, is normally the primary identification code, and any others are aliases.
  2. gml:remarks [0..1]    Comments on or information about this prime meridian, including source information.
  3. gml:greenwichLongitude [1..1]    Longitude of the prime meridian measured from the Greenwich meridian, positive eastward. The greenwichLongitude most common value is zero, and that value shall be used when the meridianName value is Greenwich.

Attributes

Used by

• Element gml:PrimeMeridian
• Element gmx:ML_PrimeMeridian via derived type gmx:ML_PrimeMeridian_Type
• Element gmx:PrimeMeridianAlt via derived type gmx:PrimeMeridianAlt_Type

Type inheritance chain

• gml:AbstractGMLType
  • gml:DefinitionType
    • gml:PrimeMeridianBaseType
      • gml:PrimeMeridianType
        • extended by gmx:ML_PrimeMeridian_Type
        • extended by gmx:PrimeMeridianAlt_Type