Definition Type: ComplexType
Name: EllipsoidType
Namespace: http://www.opengis.net/gml
Type: gml:AbstractCRSObjectType
Containing Schema: datums.xsd
Abstract
Documentation:
An ellipsoid is a geometric figure that can be used to describe the approximate shape of the earth. In mathematical terms, it is a surface formed by the rotation of an ellipse about an axis.
Collapse XSD Schema Diagram:
Drilldown into SecondDefiningParameter in schema datums_xsd Drilldown into semiMajorAxis in schema datums_xsd Drilldown into ellipsoidID in schema datums_xsd Drilldown into name in schema gmlbase_xsd Drilldown into description in schema gmlbase_xsd Drilldown into metaDataProperty in schema gmlbase_xsd Drilldown into id in schema gmlbase_xsd Drilldown into AbstractCRSObjectType in schema referencesystems_xsdXSD Diagram of EllipsoidType in schema datums_xsd (Geography Markup Language)
Collapse XSD Schema Code:
<xsd:complexType name="EllipsoidType" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>An ellipsoid is a geometric figure that can be used to describe the approximate shape of the earth. In mathematical terms, it is a surface formed by the rotation of an ellipse about an axis.</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:complexContent>
        <xsd:extension base="gml:AbstractCRSObjectType">
            <xsd:sequence>
                <xsd:element name="ellipsoidID" type="gml:IdentifierType">
                    <xsd:annotation>
                        <xsd:documentation>Identification of this ellipsoid. </xsd:documentation>
                    </xsd:annotation>
                </xsd:element>
                <xsd:element name="semiMajorAxis" type="gml:LengthType">
                    <xsd:annotation>
                        <xsd:documentation>Length of the semi-major axis of the ellipsoid. </xsd:documentation>
                    </xsd:annotation>
                </xsd:element>
                <xsd:element ref="gml:SecondDefiningParameter" />
            </xsd:sequence>
        </xsd:extension>
    </xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>
Collapse Child Elements:
Name Type Min Occurs Max Occurs
metaDataProperty gml:metaDataProperty 0 unbounded
description gml:description 0 (1)
name gml:name 0 unbounded
metaDataProperty gml:metaDataProperty 0 unbounded
ellipsoidID gml:ellipsoidID (1) (1)
semiMajorAxis gml:semiMajorAxis (1) (1)
SecondDefiningParameter gml:SecondDefiningParameter (1) (1)
Collapse Child Attributes:
Name Type Default Value Use
id gml:id Optional
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Collapse References:
gml:Ellipsoid