Documentation for fieldgml

Complex Type: EllipsoidType

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Super-types: gml:DefinitionType < EllipsoidBaseType (by restriction) < EllipsoidType (by extension)
Sub-types: None
Name EllipsoidType
Abstract no
Documentation An ellipsoid is a geometric figure that can be used to describe the approximate shape of the earth. In mathematical terms, it is a surface formed by the rotation of an ellipse about its minor axis.
XML Instance Representation
<...
gml:id="[1]">
<gml:metaDataProperty> ... </gml:metaDataProperty> [0..*]
<gml:ellipsoidName> ... </gml:ellipsoidName> [1]
<gml:ellipsoidID> ... </gml:ellipsoidID> [0..*]

'Set of alternative identifications of this ellipsoid. The first ellipsoidID, if any, is normally the primary identification code, and any others are aliases.'

<gml:remarks> ... </gml:remarks> [0..1]

'Comments on or information about this ellipsoid, including source information.'

<gml:semiMajorAxis> ... </gml:semiMajorAxis> [1]
<gml:secondDefiningParameter> ... </gml:secondDefiningParameter> [1]
</...>
Diagram
Schema Component Representation
<complexType name="EllipsoidType">
<complexContent>
<extension base=" gml:EllipsoidBaseType ">
<sequence>
<element ref=" gml:ellipsoidID " minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<element ref=" gml:remarks " minOccurs="0"/>
<element ref=" gml:semiMajorAxis "/>
<element ref=" gml:secondDefiningParameter "/>
</sequence>
</extension>
</complexContent>
</complexType>

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