// Copyright 2005 - 2009 - Morten Nielsen (www.sharpgis.net)
//
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace ProjNet.CoordinateSystems
{
	/// <summary>
	/// The IGeographicCoordinateSystem interface is a subclass of IGeodeticSpatialReference and
	/// defines the standard information stored with geographic coordinate system objects.
	/// </summary>
	public interface IGeographicCoordinateSystem : IHorizontalCoordinateSystem
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the angular units of the geographic coordinate system.
		/// </summary>
		IAngularUnit AngularUnit { get; set; }
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the prime meridian of the geographic coordinate system.
		/// </summary>
		IPrimeMeridian PrimeMeridian { get; set; }
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the number of available conversions to WGS84 coordinates.
		/// </summary>
		int NumConversionToWGS84 { get; }
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets details on a conversion to WGS84.
		/// </summary>
		Wgs84ConversionInfo GetWgs84ConversionInfo(int index);
	}    
}
