## Package org.opengis.metadata.extent

Extent information.

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Description

Interface Summary
BoundingPolygon: Boundary enclosing the dataset, expressed as the closed set of (x,y) coordinates of the polygon.
Extent: Information about spatial, vertical, and temporal extent.
GeographicBoundingBox: Geographic position of the dataset.
GeographicDescription: Description of the geographic area using identifiers.
GeographicExtent: Base interface for geographic area of the dataset.
SpatialTemporalExtent: Extent with respect to date/time and spatial boundaries.
TemporalExtent: Time period covered by the content of the dataset.
VerticalExtent: Vertical domain of dataset.

## Package org.opengis.metadata.extent Description

Extent information. The following is adapted from OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11) specification.

The datatype in this package is an aggregate of the metadata elements that describe the spatial and temporal extent of the referring entity. The extent entity contains information about the geographic, temporal and the vertical extent of the referring entity. The geographic extent can be subclassed as bounding polygon, geographic bounding box and geographic description.

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