Table 6.76 — DRM_Feature

Property

Description

Class

  • <DRM Feature>

Superclass

Subclass

Definition

An instance of this DRM class represents an entity in the environment (or a hierarchical collection of such entities) so as to abstract away all spatial information that is not needed to reason about that entity in terms of its spatial connectivity.

Class diagram

Figure 6.87 — DRM_Feature

Inherited field elements

Field name

Range

Field data type

None

   

Field elements

Field name

Range

Field data type

None

   

Associated to (one-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Associated to (one-way)

  • None.

Associated by (one-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Associated by (one-way)

  • None.

Associated with (two-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Associated with (two-way)

Composed of (two-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Composed of (two-way)

Composed of (two-way metadata) (inherited)

  • None.

Composed of (two-way metadata)

Component of (two-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Component of (two-way)

Constraints

Clarifications

1 An association between two <DRM Feature> instances indicates that they are alternate representations of the same environmental object.

2 An association between a <DRM Geometry Hierarchy> instance and a <DRM Feature> instance indicates that the <DRM Geometry Hierarchy> and the <DRM Feature> are alternate representations of the same environmental object.

3 An association between a <DRM Property Grid> instance and a <DRM Feature> instance indicates that the <DRM Feature> and the <DRM Property Grid> (or some specific cell data within that <DRM Property Grid>) are alternate representations of the same environmental object. Each associated <DRM Property Grid> will indicate which is the case.

Example(s)

  • A wide variety of spatially located entities, including roads, railroads, streams, rivers, lakes, bridges, buildings, built-up areas, forests, fields, political boundaries, powerlines, airfields, etc. can be abstractly represented as <DRM Feature> instances. <DRM Feature> instances may be organized into thematic layers, each forming a separate topological surface.