On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Martin Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > As part of the process metadata cleanup exercise, it would be nice to > standardize on a single term to use to refer to the data structure > represented by the GridCoverage class. In various contexts within GeoTools > this is referred to as a "coverage", a "grid", and a "raster". > > External to GeoTools I think "grid" and "raster" are used more widely than > "coverage". And I believe the OGC definition of coverage allows for > vector-based polygonal and network coverages as well, so perhaps the term > "coverage" is too general to be used to refer to grids/rasters? Of course > some of the processes use "Coverage" in their names, but the metadata could > still use an alternate term to provide more clarity. > > Is there any preference for using "grid" or "raster"? >
Raster I guess. A "grid" could also be made of vectors? > > > -- > Martin Davis > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > Expert service straight from the developers. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > GeoTools-Devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel > -- Gabriel Roldan OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org Expert service straight from the developers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ GeoTools-Devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
