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gml:DerivedUnit

Derived units are defined by combination of other units.  Derived units are used for quantities other than those corresponding to the base units, such as hertz (s-1) for frequency, Newton (kg.m/s2) for force.  Derived units based directly on base units are usually preferred for quantities other than the fundamental quantities within a system. If a derived unit is not the preferred unit, the gml:ConventionalUnit element should be used instead.
The gml:DerivedUnit extends gml:UnitDefinition with the property gml:derivationUnitTerms.

Element information

Type: gml:DerivedUnitType

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:DefinitionBaseType

Used in

Substitution hierarchy

Sample instance

<gml:DerivedUnit 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:remarks>string</gml:remarks>
   <gml:quantityType>string</gml:quantityType>
   <gml:quantityTypeReference/>
   <gml:catalogSymbol>string</gml:catalogSymbol>
   <gml:derivationUnitTerm uom=""/>
</gml:DerivedUnit>