Coverages can also be one dimensional. +1 for raster.
On 14/08/12 05:57, Martin Davis 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"? > > > > -- > Martin Davis > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org <http://opengeo.org/> > Expert service straight from the developers. > -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]> Software Engineer CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering Australian Resources Research Centre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
