mil.ces.metadata.mdr.ns.gsip.tspi._2_0.core

Enum VerticalDatumType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<VerticalDatumType>

mil.ces.metadata.mdr.ns.gsip.tspi._2_0.core.VerticalDatumType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<VerticalDatumType>

public enum VerticalDatumType
extends Enum<VerticalDatumType>

Java class for VerticalDatumType.

The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.

 <simpleType name="VerticalDatumType">
   <restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string">
     <enumeration value="wgs84Egm96Geoid"/>
     <enumeration value="wgs84Egm08Geoid"/>
     <enumeration value="meanSeaLevel"/>
     <enumeration value="navd88"/>
     <enumeration value="ngvd29"/>
     <enumeration value="groundLevel"/>
     <enumeration value="waterLevel"/>
     <enumeration value="approxLowestAstronomTide"/>
     <enumeration value="approxMeanLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="approxMeanLowWaterSprings"/>
     <enumeration value="approxMeanLowerLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="approxMeanSeaLevel"/>
     <enumeration value="equinoctialSpringLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="highWater"/>
     <enumeration value="highWaterSprings"/>
     <enumeration value="higherHighWater"/>
     <enumeration value="higherHighWaterLargeTide"/>
     <enumeration value="highestAstronomicalTide"/>
     <enumeration value="highestHighWater"/>
     <enumeration value="igld1985"/>
     <enumeration value="indianSpringHighWater"/>
     <enumeration value="indianSpringLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="lowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="lowWaterSprings"/>
     <enumeration value="lowerLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="lowerLowWaterLargeTide"/>
     <enumeration value="lowestAstronomicalTide"/>
     <enumeration value="lowestLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="lowestLowWaterSprings"/>
     <enumeration value="meanHighWater"/>
     <enumeration value="meanHighWaterNeaps"/>
     <enumeration value="meanHighWaterSprings"/>
     <enumeration value="meanHigherHighWater"/>
     <enumeration value="meanHigherHighWaterSprings"/>
     <enumeration value="meanLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="meanLowWaterNeaps"/>
     <enumeration value="meanLowWaterSprings"/>
     <enumeration value="meanLowerLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="meanLowerLowWaterSprings"/>
     <enumeration value="meanTideLevel"/>
     <enumeration value="meanWaterLevel"/>
     <enumeration value="neapTide"/>
     <enumeration value="nearlyHighestHighWater"/>
     <enumeration value="nearlyLowestLowWater"/>
     <enumeration value="springTide"/>
     <enumeration value="wgs84Ellipsoid"/>
   </restriction>
 </simpleType>
 

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
APPROX_LOWEST_ASTRONOM_TIDE Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of lowest astronomical tide.
APPROX_MEAN_LOW_WATER Approximate Mean Low Water: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of mean low water.
APPROX_MEAN_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS Approximate Mean Low Water Springs: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of mean low water springs.
APPROX_MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER Approximate Mean Lower Low Water: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of mean lower low water.
APPROX_MEAN_SEA_LEVEL Approximate Mean Sea Level: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of mean sea level.
EQUINOCTIAL_SPRING_LOW_WATER Equinoctial Spring Low Water: The level of low water springs near the time of an equinox.
GROUND_LEVEL Ground Level: A continuous surface over dry land and non-tidal waters (for example: lakes).
HIGH_WATER High Water: The highest level reached at a location by the water surface in one tidal cycle.
HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS High Water Springs: An arbitrary level, approximating that of mean high water springs.
HIGHER_HIGH_WATER Higher High Water: The highest of the high waters (or single high water) of any specified tidal day due to the declination A1 effects of the moon and sun.
HIGHER_HIGH_WATER_LARGE_TIDE Higher High Water Large Tide: The average of the highest high waters, one from each of 19 years of observations.
HIGHEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE Highest Astronomical Tide: The highest tidal level, which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and under any combination of astronomical conditions.
HIGHEST_HIGH_WATER Highest High Water: The highest water level observed at a location.
IGLD_1985 International Great Lakes Datum 1985: A vertical reference system with its zero based on the mean water level at Rimouski/Pointe-au-Père, Quebec, over the period 1970 to 1988.
INDIAN_SPRING_HIGH_WATER Indian Spring High Water: A tidal surface datum approximating the level of the mean of the higher high water at spring tides.
INDIAN_SPRING_LOW_WATER Indian Spring Low Water: A tidal surface datum approximating the level of the mean of the lower low water at spring tides.
LOW_WATER Low Water: An approximation of mean low water adopted as the reference level for a limited region, irrespective of better determinations later.
LOW_WATER_SPRINGS Low Water Springs: A level approximating that of mean low water springs.
LOWER_LOW_WATER Lower Low Water: The lowest of the low waters (or single low water) of any specified tidal day due to the declination A1 effects of the moon and sun.
LOWER_LOW_WATER_LARGE_TIDE Lower Low Water Large Tide: The average of the lowest low waters, one from each of 19 years of observations.
LOWEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE Lowest Astronomical Tide: The lowest tide level that can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and under any combination of astronomical conditions.
LOWEST_LOW_WATER Lowest Low Water: An arbitrary level conforming to the lowest tide observed at a location, or somewhat lower.
LOWEST_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS Lowest Low Water Springs: An arbitrary level conforming to the lowest water level observed at a location at spring tides during a period shorter than 19 years.
MEAN_HIGH_WATER Mean High Water: The average height of all high waters at a location over a 19-year period.
MEAN_HIGH_WATER_NEAPS Mean High Water Neaps: The average height of the high waters of the neap tide.
MEAN_HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS Mean High Water Springs: The average height of the high waters of spring tides.
MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER Mean Higher High Water: The average height of higher high waters at a location over a 19-year period.
MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS Mean Higher High Water Springs: The average height of higher high water at spring tides at a location.
MEAN_LOW_WATER Mean Low Water: The average height of all low waters at a location over a 19-year period.
MEAN_LOW_WATER_NEAPS Mean Low Water Neaps: The average height of the low waters of the neap tide.
MEAN_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS Mean Low Water Springs: The average height of the low waters of spring tides.
MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER Mean Lower Low Water: The average height of the lower low waters at a location over a 19-year period.
MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS Mean Lower Low Water Springs: The average height of lower low water at spring tides at a location.
MEAN_SEA_LEVEL Mean Sea Level (MSL): A continuous surface over the oceans (or its hypothetical extension under the land masses) defined by the mean of sea level surfaces approximated and observed over 19 years.
MEAN_TIDE_LEVEL Mean Tide Level: The arithmetic mean of mean high water and mean low water.
MEAN_WATER_LEVEL Mean Water Level: The average of all hourly water levels over the available period of record.
NAVD_88 North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) 1988: A fixed reference for elevations derived from a general adjustment of the first-order terrestrial levelling nets of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
NEAP_TIDE Neap Tide: A tide of decreased range (or tidal currents of decreased speed) occurring semi-monthly as the result of the moon being in quadrature.
NEARLY_HIGHEST_HIGH_WATER Nearly Highest High Water: An arbitrary level approximating the highest water level observed at a location, usually equivalent to the high water springs.
NEARLY_LOWEST_LOW_WATER Nearly Lowest Low Water: A level approximating the lowest water level observed at a location, usually equivalent to Indian spring low water.
NGVD_29 National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) 1929: A fixed reference for elevations derived from a general adjustment in 1929 of the first-order leveling nets of both the United States and Canada.
SPRING_TIDE Spring Tide: A tide of increased range (or tidal water currents of increased speed) occurring semi-monthly as the result of the moon being new or full.
WATER_LEVEL Water Level: A locally observed level of the water surface.
WGS_84_EGM_08_GEOID WGS 84 EGM08 Geoid: The geopotential surface defined by the World Geodetic System (WGS) 1984 EGM08 Earth Gravity Model that is closely associated with the mean ocean surface.
WGS_84_EGM_96_GEOID WGS 84 EGM96 Geoid: The geopotential surface defined by the World Geodetic System (WGS) 1984 EGM96 Earth Gravity Model that is closely associated with the mean ocean surface.
WGS_84_ELLIPSOID WGS 84 Ellipsoid: The oblate ellipsoidal figure of the Earth defined by the World Geodetic System (WGS) 1984.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static VerticalDatumType	fromValue(String v)
String	value()
static VerticalDatumType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static VerticalDatumType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

WGS_84_EGM_96_GEOID

public static final VerticalDatumType WGS_84_EGM_96_GEOID

WGS 84 EGM96 Geoid: The geopotential surface defined by the World Geodetic System (WGS) 1984 EGM96 Earth Gravity Model that is closely associated with the mean ocean surface.

WGS_84_EGM_08_GEOID

public static final VerticalDatumType WGS_84_EGM_08_GEOID

WGS 84 EGM08 Geoid: The geopotential surface defined by the World Geodetic System (WGS) 1984 EGM08 Earth Gravity Model that is closely associated with the mean ocean surface.

MEAN_SEA_LEVEL

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_SEA_LEVEL

Mean Sea Level (MSL): A continuous surface over the oceans (or its hypothetical extension under the land masses) defined by the mean of sea level surfaces approximated and observed over 19 years.

NAVD_88

public static final VerticalDatumType NAVD_88

North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) 1988: A fixed reference for elevations derived from a general adjustment of the first-order terrestrial levelling nets of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. [desc] In the adjustment, only the height of the primary tidal bench mark, referenced to the International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 local mean sea level height value, at Pointe-au-Pere, Quebec, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence was held fixed, thus providing minimum constraint.

NGVD_29

public static final VerticalDatumType NGVD_29

National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) 1929: A fixed reference for elevations derived from a general adjustment in 1929 of the first-order leveling nets of both the United States and Canada. [desc] In the adjustment, mean sea level was held fixed as observed at 21 tide stations in the United States and 5 in Canada.

GROUND_LEVEL

public static final VerticalDatumType GROUND_LEVEL

Ground Level: A continuous surface over dry land and non-tidal waters (for example: lakes). [desc] In the case of non-tidal waters it is necessary to specify hydrologic conditions in order to ensure a precise reference surface specification. Over extensive areas it is often defined by a digital elevation model (for example: a matrix of elevation values or a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN)). Over tidal waters (for example: oceans) it is usually considered to be extended to cover the remainder of the world based on a Mean Sea Level (MSL) surface.

WATER_LEVEL

public static final VerticalDatumType WATER_LEVEL

Water Level: A locally observed level of the water surface. [desc] In the case of non-tidal waters (for example: lakes or rivers) it is necessary to specify hydrologic conditions in order to ensure a precise reference surface specification. Over tidal waters (for example: oceans) it is necessary to specify tidal conditions in order to ensure a precise reference surface specification.

APPROX_LOWEST_ASTRONOM_TIDE

public static final VerticalDatumType APPROX_LOWEST_ASTRONOM_TIDE

Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of lowest astronomical tide.

APPROX_MEAN_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType APPROX_MEAN_LOW_WATER

Approximate Mean Low Water: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of mean low water.

APPROX_MEAN_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

public static final VerticalDatumType APPROX_MEAN_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

Approximate Mean Low Water Springs: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of mean low water springs.

APPROX_MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType APPROX_MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER

Approximate Mean Lower Low Water: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of mean lower low water.

APPROX_MEAN_SEA_LEVEL

public static final VerticalDatumType APPROX_MEAN_SEA_LEVEL

Approximate Mean Sea Level: An approximate level, usually within 0.3 metres from that of mean sea level.

EQUINOCTIAL_SPRING_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType EQUINOCTIAL_SPRING_LOW_WATER

Equinoctial Spring Low Water: The level of low water springs near the time of an equinox.

HIGH_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType HIGH_WATER

High Water: The highest level reached at a location by the water surface in one tidal cycle. [desc] When used on inland waters it is generally defined as a level that the daily mean water level exceeds less than 5 percent of the time.

HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS

public static final VerticalDatumType HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS

High Water Springs: An arbitrary level, approximating that of mean high water springs.

HIGHER_HIGH_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType HIGHER_HIGH_WATER

Higher High Water: The highest of the high waters (or single high water) of any specified tidal day due to the declination A1 effects of the moon and sun.

HIGHER_HIGH_WATER_LARGE_TIDE

public static final VerticalDatumType HIGHER_HIGH_WATER_LARGE_TIDE

Higher High Water Large Tide: The average of the highest high waters, one from each of 19 years of observations.

HIGHEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE

public static final VerticalDatumType HIGHEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE

Highest Astronomical Tide: The highest tidal level, which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and under any combination of astronomical conditions.

HIGHEST_HIGH_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType HIGHEST_HIGH_WATER

Highest High Water: The highest water level observed at a location.

IGLD_1985

public static final VerticalDatumType IGLD_1985

International Great Lakes Datum 1985: A vertical reference system with its zero based on the mean water level at Rimouski/Pointe-au-Père, Quebec, over the period 1970 to 1988.

INDIAN_SPRING_HIGH_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType INDIAN_SPRING_HIGH_WATER

Indian Spring High Water: A tidal surface datum approximating the level of the mean of the higher high water at spring tides. [desc] This tidal datum approximates the highest water level observed at a location and is usually above that of the higher high water at spring tides.

INDIAN_SPRING_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType INDIAN_SPRING_LOW_WATER

Indian Spring Low Water: A tidal surface datum approximating the level of the mean of the lower low water at spring tides. [desc] This tidal datum approximates the lowest water level observed at a location and is usually below that of the lower low water at spring tides.

LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType LOW_WATER

Low Water: An approximation of mean low water adopted as the reference level for a limited region, irrespective of better determinations later. [desc] Used mostly in harbour and river engineering. Used in inland waters. It is generally defined as a level which the daily mean water level would fall below less than 5 percent of the time and by no more than 0.2 metres during the navigation season. A single level surface is usually chosen as the low water datum for a whole lake. On a river, low water datum is a sloping surface, which approximates the surface of the river at a low state.

LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

public static final VerticalDatumType LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

Low Water Springs: A level approximating that of mean low water springs.

LOWER_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType LOWER_LOW_WATER

Lower Low Water: The lowest of the low waters (or single low water) of any specified tidal day due to the declination A1 effects of the moon and sun.

LOWER_LOW_WATER_LARGE_TIDE

public static final VerticalDatumType LOWER_LOW_WATER_LARGE_TIDE

Lower Low Water Large Tide: The average of the lowest low waters, one from each of 19 years of observations.

LOWEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE

public static final VerticalDatumType LOWEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE

Lowest Astronomical Tide: The lowest tide level that can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and under any combination of astronomical conditions.

LOWEST_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType LOWEST_LOW_WATER

Lowest Low Water: An arbitrary level conforming to the lowest tide observed at a location, or somewhat lower.

LOWEST_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

public static final VerticalDatumType LOWEST_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

Lowest Low Water Springs: An arbitrary level conforming to the lowest water level observed at a location at spring tides during a period shorter than 19 years.

MEAN_HIGH_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_HIGH_WATER

Mean High Water: The average height of all high waters at a location over a 19-year period.

MEAN_HIGH_WATER_NEAPS

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_HIGH_WATER_NEAPS

Mean High Water Neaps: The average height of the high waters of the neap tide.

MEAN_HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS

Mean High Water Springs: The average height of the high waters of spring tides.

MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER

Mean Higher High Water: The average height of higher high waters at a location over a 19-year period.

MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS

Mean Higher High Water Springs: The average height of higher high water at spring tides at a location.

MEAN_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_LOW_WATER

Mean Low Water: The average height of all low waters at a location over a 19-year period.

MEAN_LOW_WATER_NEAPS

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_LOW_WATER_NEAPS

Mean Low Water Neaps: The average height of the low waters of the neap tide.

MEAN_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

Mean Low Water Springs: The average height of the low waters of spring tides.

MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER

Mean Lower Low Water: The average height of the lower low waters at a location over a 19-year period.

MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS

Mean Lower Low Water Springs: The average height of lower low water at spring tides at a location.

MEAN_TIDE_LEVEL

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_TIDE_LEVEL

Mean Tide Level: The arithmetic mean of mean high water and mean low water.

MEAN_WATER_LEVEL

public static final VerticalDatumType MEAN_WATER_LEVEL

Mean Water Level: The average of all hourly water levels over the available period of record.

NEAP_TIDE

public static final VerticalDatumType NEAP_TIDE

Neap Tide: A tide of decreased range (or tidal currents of decreased speed) occurring semi-monthly as the result of the moon being in quadrature. [desc] The neap range of the tide is the average range occurring at the time of neap tides and is most conveniently computed from the harmonic constants. It is smaller than the mean range where the type of tide is either semi-diurnal or mixed and is of no practical significance where the type of tide is predominantly diurnal.

NEARLY_HIGHEST_HIGH_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType NEARLY_HIGHEST_HIGH_WATER

Nearly Highest High Water: An arbitrary level approximating the highest water level observed at a location, usually equivalent to the high water springs.

NEARLY_LOWEST_LOW_WATER

public static final VerticalDatumType NEARLY_LOWEST_LOW_WATER

Nearly Lowest Low Water: A level approximating the lowest water level observed at a location, usually equivalent to Indian spring low water.

SPRING_TIDE

public static final VerticalDatumType SPRING_TIDE

Spring Tide: A tide of increased range (or tidal water currents of increased speed) occurring semi-monthly as the result of the moon being new or full. [desc] The spring range of tide is the average range occurring at the time of spring tides and is most conveniently computed from the harmonic constants. It is larger than the mean range where the type of tide is either semi-diurnal or mixed, and is of no practical significance where the type of tide is predominantly diurnal.

WGS_84_ELLIPSOID

public static final VerticalDatumType WGS_84_ELLIPSOID

WGS 84 Ellipsoid: The oblate ellipsoidal figure of the Earth defined by the World Geodetic System (WGS) 1984.

Method Detail

values

public static VerticalDatumType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (VerticalDatumType c : VerticalDatumType.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static VerticalDatumType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

value

public String value()

fromValue

public static VerticalDatumType fromValue(String v)