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gml:CoordinateSystemAxis

gml:CoordinateSystemAxis is a definition of a coordinate system axis.

Element information

Content

Attributes

NameOccTypeDescriptionNotes
gml:id [1..1]xsd:IDThe 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.from type gml:DefinitionBaseType
uom [1..1]gml:UomIdentifierThe uom attribute provides an identifier of the unit of measure used for this coordinate system axis. The value of this coordinate in a coordinate tuple shall be recorded using this unit of measure, whenever those coordinates use a coordinate reference system that uses a coordinate system that uses this axis.

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Substitution hierarchy

Sample instance

<gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ID" uom="">
   <gml:metaDataProperty>
      <gml:GenericMetaData>Any text, intermingled with:
         <!--any element-->
      </gml:GenericMetaData>
   </gml:metaDataProperty>
   <gml:description>string</gml:description>
   <gml:descriptionReference/>
   <gml:identifier codeSpace="http://www.example.com/">string</gml:identifier>
   <gml:name>string</gml:name>
   <gml:remarks>string</gml:remarks>
   <gml:axisAbbrev>string</gml:axisAbbrev>
   <gml:axisDirection codeSpace="http://www.example.com/">string</gml:axisDirection>
   <gml:minimumValue>1.0</gml:minimumValue>
   <gml:maximumValue>1.0</gml:maximumValue>
   <gml:rangeMeaning codeSpace="http://www.example.com/">string</gml:rangeMeaning>
</gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>