## org.opengis.referencing.crs
Interface GeographicCRS

All Superinterfaces:
  CoordinateReferenceSystem, GeodeticCRS, IdentifiedObject, ReferenceSystem, SingleCRS

    @UML(identifier="SC_GeographicCRS",
         specification=ISO_19111)
    public interface GeographicCRS

extends GeodeticCRS

A coordinate reference system based on an ellipsoidal approximation of the geoid; this provides an accurate representation of the geometry of geographic features for a large portion of the earth's surface.

A Geographic CRS is not suitable for mapmaking on a planar surface, because it describes geometry on a curved surface. It is impossible to represent such geometry in a Euclidean plane without introducing distortions. The need to control these distortions has given rise to the development of the science of map projections.

Used with CS type(s)
`Ellipsoidal`

Since:
  GeoAPI 1.0
Version:
  Abstract specification 2.0

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface ReferenceSystem
`DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, SCOPE_KEY, VALID_AREA_KEY`

Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
`ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY`

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface SingleCRS
`getCoordinateSystem, getDatum`

Methods inherited from interface ReferenceSystem
`getDomainOfValidity, getScope, getValidArea`

Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject
`getAlias, getIdentifiers, getName, getRemarks, toWKT`

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