Documentation for fieldgml

Complex Type: ConventionalUnitType

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Super-types:	gml:DefinitionType < UnitDefinitionType (by extension) < ConventionalUnitType (by extension)
Sub-types:	None

Name	ConventionalUnitType
Abstract	no
Documentation	Definition of a unit of measure which is related to a preferred unit for this quantity type through a conversion formula. A method for deriving this unit by algebraic combination of more primitive units, may also be provided.

XML Instance Representation

<...
gml:id="[1]">

<gml:metaDataProperty> ... </gml:metaDataProperty> [0..*]

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

<gml:name> ... </gml:name> [1..*]

<gml:quantityType> ... </gml:quantityType> [1]

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

Start Choice [1]

<gml:conversionToPreferredUnit> ... </gml:conversionToPreferredUnit> [1]

<gml:roughConversionToPreferredUnit> ... </gml:roughConversionToPreferredUnit> [1]

End Choice

<gml:derivationUnitTerm> ... </gml:derivationUnitTerm> [0..*]

</...>

Diagram

Schema Component Representation

<complexType name="ConventionalUnitType">

<complexContent>

<extension base=" gml:UnitDefinitionType ">

<sequence>

<choice>

<element ref=" gml:conversionToPreferredUnit "/>

<element ref=" gml:roughConversionToPreferredUnit "/>

</choice>

<element ref=" gml:derivationUnitTerm " minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>

</sequence>

</extension>

</complexContent>

</complexType>