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gml:Surface

A Surface is a 2-dimensional primitive and is composed of one or more surface patches as specified in ISO 19107:2003, 6.3.17.1. The surface patches are connected to one another.
patches encapsulates the patches of the surface.

Element information

Type: gml:SurfaceType

Properties: Global, Qualified

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:AbstractGMLType
srsName [0..1]xsd:anyURIfrom group gml:SRSReferenceGroup
srsDimension [0..1]xsd:positiveIntegerfrom group gml:SRSReferenceGroup
axisLabels [0..1]gml:NCNameListfrom group gml:SRSInformationGroup
uomLabels [0..1]gml:NCNameListfrom group gml:SRSInformationGroup

Used in

Substitution hierarchy

Sample instance

<gml:Surface gml:id="ID">
   <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:patches>
      <gml:PolygonPatch>
         <gml:exterior>...
         </gml:exterior>
         <gml:interior>...
         </gml:interior>
      </gml:PolygonPatch>
   </gml:patches>
</gml:Surface>