Global element abstract

AbstractSurface

gml:AbstractSurface

Defined in gml/gmlBasic2d-extract-v3_2_1-.xsd:21

The AbstractSurface element is the abstract head of the substitution group for all (continuous) surface elements.

Type

gml:AbstractSurfaceType

Direct substitution members

Concrete substitution alternatives

Elements that can actually appear in an instance document wherever this element's substitution group is accepted, gathered from the full substitution-group chain below it.

Content model

Element structure

  • inherited from gml:AbstractGMLType 3 items
    • groupgml:StandardObjectPropertiesgmlBase-extract-v3_2_1.xsd:36 1..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.

      • 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.

      • 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.

Properties

Attributes

3
inherited 3 attributes from base types
AttributeTypeUseDocumentationInherited from
id gmlBase-extract-v3_2_1.xsd:122
gml:id
ID required

The attribute gml:id supports provision of a handle for the XML element representing a GML Object. Its use is mandatory for all GML objects. It is of XML type ID, so is constrained to be unique in the XML document within which it occurs.

gml:AbstractGMLType
srsName geometryBasic0d1d-extract-v3_2_1.xsd:37
gml:srsName
anyURI optional — gml:AbstractGeometryType
srsDimension geometryBasic0d1d-extract-v3_2_1.xsd:38
gml:srsDimension
positiveInteger optional — gml:AbstractGeometryType