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|  | <h1 title="Class BandedCoverage" class="title">Class BandedCoverage</h1> | 
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|  | <dt>Direct Known Subclasses:</dt> | 
|  | <dd><code><a href="grid/GridCoverage.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.coverage.grid">GridCoverage</a></code></dd> | 
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|  | <div class="type-signature"><span class="modifiers">public abstract class </span><span class="element-name type-name-label">BandedCoverage</span> | 
|  | <span class="extends-implements">extends <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Object</a></span></div> | 
|  | <div class="block">A coverage where all sample values at a given location can be provided in an array of primitive type. | 
|  | This class does not require sample values to be "physically" stored in different bands, | 
|  | but it enforces similar constraints: | 
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|  | <ul> | 
|  | <li>Sample values are represented by a primitive type, typically <code>byte</code>, <code>short</code> or <code>float</code>.</li> | 
|  | <li>All sample dimensions (bands) use the same primitive type.</li> | 
|  | <li>Sample dimensions (bands) are accessed by band index with the first band at index 0.</li> | 
|  | </ul> | 
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|  | <h2 id="comparison-with-iso-19123-heading">Comparison with ISO 19123</h2> | 
|  | By contrast an ISO <code>Coverage</code> does not restrict sample values to primitive types, | 
|  | does not require all sample dimensions to use the same type, | 
|  | and sample values are accessed by field names instead of band indices. | 
|  | Said otherwise, an ISO <code>Coverage</code> can provide a complex structure (a <a href="https://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/util/Record.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.util" class="external-link"><code>Record</code></a>) | 
|  | at every location while this <code>BandedCoverage</code> class provides only primitive arrays such as <code>float[]</code>. | 
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|  | The effect of above restrictions appears in <a href="#getSampleDimensions()"><code>getSampleDimensions()</code></a> and | 
|  | <a href="BandedCoverage.Evaluator.html#apply(org.opengis.geometry.DirectPosition)"><code>BandedCoverage.Evaluator.apply(DirectPosition)</code></a> method signatures.</div> | 
|  | <dl class="notes"> | 
|  | <dt>Since:</dt> | 
|  | <dd>1.1</dd> | 
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|  | <div class="col-first even-row-color"><code>static interface </code></div> | 
|  | <div class="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="BandedCoverage.Evaluator.html" class="type-name-link" title="interface in org.apache.sis.coverage">BandedCoverage.Evaluator</a></code></div> | 
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|  | <div class="block">Computes or interpolates values of sample dimensions at given positions.</div> | 
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|  | <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab3"><code>abstract <a href="BandedCoverage.Evaluator.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.coverage">BandedCoverage.Evaluator</a></code></div> | 
|  | <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab3"><code><a href="#evaluator()" class="member-name-link">evaluator</a>()</code></div> | 
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|  | <div class="block">Creates a new function for computing or interpolating sample values at given locations.</div> | 
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|  | <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab3"><code>abstract <a href="https://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/referencing/crs/CoordinateReferenceSystem.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.referencing.crs" class="external-link">CoordinateReferenceSystem</a></code></div> | 
|  | <div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab3"><code><a href="#getCoordinateReferenceSystem()" class="member-name-link">getCoordinateReferenceSystem</a>()</code></div> | 
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|  | <div class="block">Returns the coordinate reference system to which the cells are referenced.</div> | 
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|  | <div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab3"><code>abstract <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Optional.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">Optional</a><wbr><<a href="https://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/geometry/Envelope.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.geometry" class="external-link">Envelope</a>></code></div> | 
|  | <div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab3"><code><a href="#getEnvelope()" class="member-name-link">getEnvelope</a>()</code></div> | 
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|  | <div class="block">Returns the bounding box for the coverage domain in CRS coordinates.</div> | 
|  | </div> | 
|  | <div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab3"><code>abstract <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">List</a><wbr><<a href="SampleDimension.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.coverage">SampleDimension</a>></code></div> | 
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|  | <div class="block">Returns information about the <i>range</i> of this coverage.</div> | 
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|  | <h3>BandedCoverage</h3> | 
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|  | <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">protected</span> <span class="element-name">BandedCoverage</span>()</div> | 
|  | <div class="block">Constructs a coverage.</div> | 
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|  | <h3>getCoordinateReferenceSystem</h3> | 
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|  | <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public abstract</span> <span class="return-type"><a href="https://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/referencing/crs/CoordinateReferenceSystem.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.referencing.crs" class="external-link">CoordinateReferenceSystem</a></span> <span class="element-name">getCoordinateReferenceSystem</span>()</div> | 
|  | <div class="block">Returns the coordinate reference system to which the cells are referenced.</div> | 
|  | <dl class="notes"> | 
|  | <dt>Returns:</dt> | 
|  | <dd>the coordinate reference system to which the cells are referenced.</dd> | 
|  | <dt>Since:</dt> | 
|  | <dd>1.2</dd> | 
|  | </dl> | 
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|  | <h3>getEnvelope</h3> | 
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|  | <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public abstract</span> <span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Optional.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">Optional</a><<a href="https://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/geometry/Envelope.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.geometry" class="external-link">Envelope</a>></span> <span class="element-name">getEnvelope</span>()</div> | 
|  | <div class="block">Returns the bounding box for the coverage domain in CRS coordinates. | 
|  | The envelope encompasses all cell surfaces, from the left border of leftmost cell | 
|  | to the right border of the rightmost cell and similarly along other axes. | 
|  |  | 
|  | <p>For most common cases, the envelope should be present. | 
|  | However, the return value may be empty in cases like:</p> | 
|  | <ul> | 
|  | <li> | 
|  | Functional dataset: in case of a computed resource, the coverage could be potentially valid | 
|  | in an infinite extent (repeating pattern, random numbers for tests, <i>etc.</i>). | 
|  | </li><li> | 
|  | Computational cost: if obtaining the overall envelope is too costly, | 
|  | an implementation might decide to leave the result empty instead of returning a too approximate envelope. | 
|  | For example if a coverage aggregates a lot of data (by dynamically choosing data in a catalog upon evaluation), | 
|  | it might rather not compute envelope union for the entire catalog. | 
|  | </li><li> | 
|  | When the function does not have a clear boundary for its domain of validity, | 
|  | for example because the sample values accuracy decreases progressively with distance. | 
|  | </li> | 
|  | </ul></div> | 
|  | <dl class="notes"> | 
|  | <dt>Returns:</dt> | 
|  | <dd>the bounding box for the coverage domain in CRS coordinates if available.</dd> | 
|  | <dt>Since:</dt> | 
|  | <dd>1.2</dd> | 
|  | </dl> | 
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|  | <h3>getSampleDimensions</h3> | 
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|  | <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public abstract</span> <span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">List</a><<a href="SampleDimension.html" title="class in org.apache.sis.coverage">SampleDimension</a>></span> <span class="element-name">getSampleDimensions</span>()</div> | 
|  | <div class="block">Returns information about the <i>range</i> of this coverage. | 
|  | Information include names, sample value ranges, fill values and transfer functions for all bands in this coverage. | 
|  | The length of the returned list should be equal to the <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.desktop/java/awt/image/SampleModel.html#getNumBands()" title="class or interface in java.awt.image" class="external-link">number | 
|  | of bands</a> in rendered images.</div> | 
|  | <dl class="notes"> | 
|  | <dt>Returns:</dt> | 
|  | <dd>names, value ranges, fill values and transfer functions for all bands in this grid coverage.</dd> | 
|  | </dl> | 
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|  | <h3>evaluator</h3> | 
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|  | <div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public abstract</span> <span class="return-type"><a href="BandedCoverage.Evaluator.html" title="interface in org.apache.sis.coverage">BandedCoverage.Evaluator</a></span> <span class="element-name">evaluator</span>()</div> | 
|  | <div class="block">Creates a new function for computing or interpolating sample values at given locations. | 
|  | That function accepts <a href="https://www.geoapi.org/3.0/javadoc/org.opengis.geoapi/org/opengis/geometry/DirectPosition.html" title="class or interface in org.opengis.geometry" class="external-link"><code>DirectPosition</code></a> in arbitrary Coordinate Reference System; | 
|  | conversions to the coverage reference system are applied as needed. | 
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|  | <code>Evaluator</code>s are not thread-safe. For computing sample values concurrently, | 
|  | a new <code>Evaluator</code> instance should be created for each thread by invoking this | 
|  | method multiply times.</div> | 
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|  | <dt>Returns:</dt> | 
|  | <dd>a new function for computing or interpolating sample values.</dd> | 
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