org.esa.beam.framework.datamodel
Interface PointingFactory

public interface PointingFactory

A factory which creates instances of a Pointing for a given raster data node. A PointingFactory is usually assigned to data Product by its ProductReader

Method Summary

Pointing	createPointing(RasterDataNode raster) Creates a Pointing applicable to the given raster.
String[]	getSupportedProductTypes() Retrieves the product types for which this instance can create pointings.

Method Detail

getSupportedProductTypes

String[] getSupportedProductTypes()

Retrieves the product types for which this instance can create pointings.

Returns:

the product types

createPointing

Pointing createPointing(RasterDataNode raster)

Creates a Pointing applicable to the given raster. It is ensured that this method is only called for rasters which are contained in a Product and have a valid GeoCoding.

Parameters:

raster - the raster data node for which the Pointing is being created

Returns:

the pointing or null if it cannot be created