GeoAPI provides a set of interfaces in programming languages (currently Java and Python) for geospatial applications. The GeoAPI interfaces closely follow OGC specifications, adaptated to match the expectations of programmers.
ISO 19143 (filter encoding) defines an Argument class with only two properties:
name as an ISO 19103 LocalName.
type as an ISO 19103 ScopedName.
That class could be replaced by ParameterDescriptor, which is derived from ISO 19111. This is the same kind of harmonization than the one applied in #74. Harmonization of argument or parameter classes is desired if we want to avoid a proliferation of incompatible types for the same work (CC_OperationParameter, SV_Parameter, DQM_Parameter, Argument, etc). However the attribute types are different:
name is an Identifier in ISO 19111 (the standard adopted by ParameterDescriptor for this attribute).
type is a TypeName in ISO 19157 (the standard adopted by ParameterDescriptor for this attribute).
ISO 19143 (filter encoding) defines an
Argumentclass with only two properties:nameas an ISO 19103LocalName.typeas an ISO 19103ScopedName.That class could be replaced by
ParameterDescriptor, which is derived from ISO 19111. This is the same kind of harmonization than the one applied in #74. Harmonization of argument or parameter classes is desired if we want to avoid a proliferation of incompatible types for the same work (CC_OperationParameter,SV_Parameter,DQM_Parameter,Argument, etc). However the attribute types are different:nameis anIdentifierin ISO 19111 (the standard adopted by ParameterDescriptor for this attribute).typeis aTypeNamein ISO 19157 (the standard adopted by ParameterDescriptor for this attribute).