gov.nasa.worldwind.globes
Interface ElevationModel

All Superinterfaces:

AVList, Disposable, EventListener, MessageListener, PropertyChangeListener, Restorable, WWObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractElevationModel, BasicElevationModel, BathymetryFilterElevationModel, CompoundElevationModel, LocalElevationModel, LocalRasterServerElevationModel, WMSBasicElevationModel, ZeroElevationModel

public interface ElevationModel
extends WWObject, Restorable, Disposable

Provides the elevations to a Globe or other object holding elevations.

An ElevationModel often approximates elevations at multiple levels of spatial resolution. For any given viewing position, the model determines an appropriate target resolution. That target resolution may not be immediately achievable, however, because the corresponding elevation data might not be locally available and must be retrieved from a remote location. When this is the case, the Elevations object returned for a sector holds the resolution achievable with the data currently available. That resolution may not be the same as the target resolution. The achieved resolution is made available in the interface.

Method Summary

void	composeElevations(Sector sector, List<? extends LatLon> latlons, int tileWidth, double[] buffer) Determines the elevations at specified locations within a specified Sector.
boolean	contains(Angle latitude, Angle longitude) Indicates whether a specified location is within the elevation model's domain.
double	getBestResolution(Sector sector) Indicates the best resolution attainable for a specified sector.
double	getDetailHint(Sector sector) Returns the detail hint associated with the specified sector.
double	getElevation(Angle latitude, Angle longitude) Returns the elevation at a specified location.
double	getElevations(Sector sector, List<? extends LatLon> latlons, double targetResolution, double[] buffer) Returns the elevations of a collection of locations.
long	getExpiryTime() Returns the current expiry time.
double[]	getExtremeElevations(Angle latitude, Angle longitude) Returns the minimum and maximum elevations at a specified location.
double[]	getExtremeElevations(Sector sector) Returns the minimum and maximum elevations within a specified sector of the elevation model.
double	getLocalDataAvailability(Sector sector, Double targetResolution) Returns the proportion of this elevation model's data that is local -- in the computer's data cache or installed data filestore -- for a specified sector and target resolution.
double	getMaxElevation() Returns the maximum elevation contained in the elevation model.
double	getMinElevation() Returns the minimum elevation contained in the elevation model.
double	getMissingDataReplacement() Returns the elevation used for missing values in the elevation model.
double	getMissingDataSignal() Returns the current missing-data signal.
String	getName() Returns the elevation model's name.
double	getUnmappedElevation(Angle latitude, Angle longitude) Returns the elevation at a specified location, but without replacing missing data with the elevation model's missing data replacement value.
double	getUnmappedElevations(Sector sector, List<? extends LatLon> latlons, double targetResolution, double[] buffer) Returns the elevations of a collection of locations.
int	intersects(Sector sector) Indicates whether the elevation model covers a specified sector either partially or fully.
boolean	isEnabled() Indicates whether this elevation model is used or ignored.
boolean	isNetworkRetrievalEnabled() Indicates whether the elevation model is allowed to retrieve data from the network.
void	setEnabled(boolean enabled) Indicates whether this elevation model is used or ignored.
void	setExpiryTime(long expiryTime) Specifies the time of the elevation model's most recent dataset update.
void	setMissingDataReplacement(double missingDataValue) Specifies the elevation used for missing values in the elevation model.
void	setMissingDataSignal(double flag) Specifies the value used to identify missing data in an elevation model.
void	setName(String name) Set the elevation model's name.
void	setNetworkRetrievalEnabled(boolean networkRetrievalEnabled) Controls whether the elevation model is allowed to retrieve data from the network.

Methods inherited from interface gov.nasa.worldwind.avlist.AVList

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, clearList, copy, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getEntries, getStringValue, getValue, getValues, hasKey, removeKey, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, setValue, setValues

Methods inherited from interface java.beans.PropertyChangeListener

propertyChange

Methods inherited from interface gov.nasa.worldwind.event.MessageListener

onMessage

Methods inherited from interface gov.nasa.worldwind.Restorable

getRestorableState, restoreState

Methods inherited from interface gov.nasa.worldwind.Disposable

dispose

Method Detail

composeElevations

void composeElevations(Sector sector,
                       List<? extends LatLon> latlons,
                       int tileWidth,
                       double[] buffer)
                       throws Exception

Determines the elevations at specified locations within a specified Sector.

Parameters:

sector - the sector containing the locations.

latlons - the locations for which to return elevations.

tileWidth - the number of locations that comprise one row in the latlons argument.

buffer - a buffer in which to put the elevations. The buffer must have at least as many elements as the number of specified locations.

Throws:

Exception - if the method fails. Different elevation models may fail for different reasons.

IllegalArgumentException - if either the sector, list of locations or buffer is null, if the buffer size is not at least as large as the location list, or the tile width is greater than the locations list length or less than 1.

contains

boolean contains(Angle latitude,
                 Angle longitude)

Indicates whether a specified location is within the elevation model's domain.

Parameters:

latitude - the latitude of the location in question.

longitude - the longitude of the location in question.

Returns:

true if the location is within the elevation model's domain, otherwise false.

getBestResolution

double getBestResolution(Sector sector)

Indicates the best resolution attainable for a specified sector.

Parameters:

sector - the sector in question. If null, the elevation model's best overall resolution is returned. This is the best attainable at some locations but not necessarily at all locations.

Returns:

the best resolution attainable for the specified sector, in radians, or Double.MAX_VALUE if the sector does not intersect the elevation model.

getDetailHint

double getDetailHint(Sector sector)

Returns the detail hint associated with the specified sector. If the elevation model does not have any detail hint for the sector, this method returns zero.

Parameters:

sector - the sector in question.

Returns:

The detail hint corresponding to the specified sector.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if sector is null.

getElevation

double getElevation(Angle latitude,
                    Angle longitude)

Returns the elevation at a specified location. If the elevation at the specified location is the elevation model's missing data signal, or if the location specified is outside the elevation model's coverage area, the elevation model's missing data replacement value is returned.

The elevation returned from this method is the best available in memory. If no elevation is in memory, the elevation model's minimum extreme elevation at the location is returned. Local disk caches are not consulted.

Parameters:

latitude - the latitude of the location in question.

longitude - the longitude of the location in question.

Returns:

The elevation corresponding to the specified location, or the elevation model's missing-data replacement value if there is no elevation for the given location.

See Also:

setMissingDataSignal(double), getUnmappedElevation(gov.nasa.worldwind.geom.Angle, gov.nasa.worldwind.geom.Angle)

getElevations

double getElevations(Sector sector,
                     List<? extends LatLon> latlons,
                     double targetResolution,
                     double[] buffer)

Returns the elevations of a collection of locations. Replaces any elevation values corresponding to the missing data signal with the elevation model's missing data replacement value. If a location within the elevation model's coverage area cannot currently be determined, the elevation model's minimum extreme elevation for that location is returned in the output buffer. If a location is outside the elevation model's coverage area, the output buffer for that location is not modified; it retains the buffer's original value.

Parameters:

sector - the sector in question.

latlons - the locations to return elevations for. If a location is null, the output buffer for that location is not modified.

targetResolution - the desired horizontal resolution, in radians, of the raster or other elevation sample from which elevations are drawn. (To compute radians from a distance, divide the distance by the radius of the globe, ensuring that both the distance and the radius are in the same units.)

buffer - an array in which to place the returned elevations. The array must be pre-allocated and contain at least as many elements as the list of locations.

Returns:

the resolution achieved, in radians, or Double.MAX_VALUE if individual elevations cannot be determined for all of the locations.

See Also:

setMissingDataSignal(double)

getExpiryTime

long getExpiryTime()

Returns the current expiry time.

Returns:

the current expiry time.

See Also:

setExpiryTime(long)

getExtremeElevations

double[] getExtremeElevations(Angle latitude,
                              Angle longitude)

Returns the minimum and maximum elevations at a specified location.

Parameters:

latitude - the latitude of the location in question.

longitude - the longitude of the location in question.

Returns:

A two-element double array indicating, respectively, the minimum and maximum elevations at the specified location. These values are the global minimum and maximum if the local minimum and maximum values are currently unknown.

getExtremeElevations

double[] getExtremeElevations(Sector sector)

Returns the minimum and maximum elevations within a specified sector of the elevation model.

Parameters:

sector - the sector in question.

Returns:

A two-element double array indicating, respectively, the sector's minimum and maximum elevations. These elements are the global minimum and maximum if the local minimum and maximum values are currently unknown.

getLocalDataAvailability

double getLocalDataAvailability(Sector sector,
                                Double targetResolution)

Returns the proportion of this elevation model's data that is local -- in the computer's data cache or installed data filestore -- for a specified sector and target resolution.

Parameters:

sector - the sector of interest.

targetResolution - the desired horizontal resolution, in radians, of the raster or other elevation sample from which elevations are drawn. (To compute radians from a distance, divide the distance by the radius of the globe, ensuring that both the distance and the radius are in the same units.) Specify null to use this elevation model's best resolution.

Returns:

the fraction of the data that is local. A value of 1.0 indicates that all the data is available.

getMaxElevation

double getMaxElevation()

Returns the maximum elevation contained in the elevation model. When the elevation model is associated with a globe, this value is the elevation of the highest point on the globe.

Returns:

The maximum elevation of the elevation model.

getMinElevation

double getMinElevation()

Returns the minimum elevation contained in the elevation model. When associated with a globe, this value is the elevation of the lowest point on the globe. It may be negative, indicating a value below mean surface level. (Sea level in the case of Earth.)

Returns:

The minimum elevation of the model.

getMissingDataReplacement

double getMissingDataReplacement()

Returns the elevation used for missing values in the elevation model.

Returns:

the value that indicates that no data is available at a location.

See Also:

setMissingDataSignal(double), getMissingDataSignal()

getMissingDataSignal

double getMissingDataSignal()

Returns the current missing-data signal.

Returns:

the missing-data signal.

See Also:

getMissingDataReplacement()

getName

String getName()

Returns the elevation model's name.

Returns:

the elevation model's name.

See Also:

setName(String)

getUnmappedElevation

double getUnmappedElevation(Angle latitude,
                            Angle longitude)

Returns the elevation at a specified location, but without replacing missing data with the elevation model's missing data replacement value. When a missing data signal is found, the signal value is returned, not the replacement value.

Parameters:

latitude - the latitude of the location for which to return the elevation.

longitude - the longitude of the location for which to return the elevation.

Returns:

the elevation at the specified location, or the elevation model's missing data signal. If no data is currently in memory for the location, and the location is within the elevation model's coverage area, the elevation model's minimum elevation at that location is returned.

getUnmappedElevations

double getUnmappedElevations(Sector sector,
                             List<? extends LatLon> latlons,
                             double targetResolution,
                             double[] buffer)

Returns the elevations of a collection of locations. Does not replace any elevation values corresponding to the missing data signal with the elevation model's missing data replacement value. If a location within the elevation model's coverage area cannot currently be determined, the elevation model's minimum extreme elevation for that location is returned in the output buffer. If a location is outside the elevation model's coverage area, the output buffer for that location is not modified; it retains the buffer's original value.

Parameters:

sector - the sector in question.

latlons - the locations to return elevations for. If a location is null, the output buffer for that location is not modified.

targetResolution - the desired horizontal resolution, in radians, of the raster or other elevation sample from which elevations are drawn. (To compute radians from a distance, divide the distance by the radius of the globe, ensuring that both the distance and the radius are in the same units.)

buffer - an array in which to place the returned elevations. The array must be pre-allocated and contain at least as many elements as the list of locations.

Returns:

the resolution achieved, in radians, or Double.MAX_VALUE if individual elevations cannot be determined for all of the locations.

See Also:

setMissingDataSignal(double)

intersects

int intersects(Sector sector)

Indicates whether the elevation model covers a specified sector either partially or fully.

Parameters:

sector - the sector in question.

Returns:

0 if the elevation model fully contains the sector, 1 if the elevation model intersects the sector but does not fully contain it, or -1 if the sector does not intersect the elevation model.

isEnabled

boolean isEnabled()

Indicates whether this elevation model is used or ignored.

Returns:

true if this elevation model is used, otherwise false.

isNetworkRetrievalEnabled

boolean isNetworkRetrievalEnabled()

Indicates whether the elevation model is allowed to retrieve data from the network. Some elevation models have no need to retrieve data from the network. This flag is meaningless for such elevation models.

Returns:

true if the elevation model is enabled to retrieve network data, else false.

setEnabled

void setEnabled(boolean enabled)

Indicates whether this elevation model is used or ignored.

Parameters:

enabled - true if this elevation model is used, otherwise false.

setExpiryTime

void setExpiryTime(long expiryTime)

Specifies the time of the elevation model's most recent dataset update. If greater than zero, the model ignores and eliminates any previously cached data older than the time specified, and requests new information from the data source. If zero, the model uses any expiry times intrinsic to the model, typically initialized at model construction. The default expiry time is 0, thereby enabling a model's intrinsic expiration criteria.

Parameters:

expiryTime - the expiry time of any cached data, expressed as a number of milliseconds beyond the epoch.

See Also:

for a description of milliseconds beyond the epoch.

setMissingDataReplacement

void setMissingDataReplacement(double missingDataValue)

Specifies the elevation used for missing values in the elevation model.

Parameters:

missingDataValue - the value that indicates that no data is available at a location.

See Also:

setMissingDataSignal(double)

setMissingDataSignal

void setMissingDataSignal(double flag)

Specifies the value used to identify missing data in an elevation model. Locations with this elevation value are assigned the missing-data replacement value, specified by setMissingDataReplacement(double).

The missing-data value is often specified by the metadata of the data set, in which case the elevation model automatically defines that value to be the missing-data signal. When the missing-data signal is not specified in the metadata, the application may specify it via this method.

Parameters:

flag - the missing-data signal value. The default is -Double.MAX_VALUE.

See Also:

setMissingDataReplacement(double), getMissingDataSignal()

setName

void setName(String name)

Set the elevation model's name. The name is a convenience attribute typically used to identify the elevation model in user interfaces. By default, an elevation model has no name.

Parameters:

name - the name to give the elevation model.

setNetworkRetrievalEnabled

void setNetworkRetrievalEnabled(boolean networkRetrievalEnabled)

Controls whether the elevation model is allowed to retrieve data from the network. Some elevation models have no need for data from the network. This flag may be set but is meaningless for such elevation models.

Parameters:

networkRetrievalEnabled - true if network retrieval is allowed, else false.