gml:Ellipsoid 

A gml:Ellipsoid is a geometric figure that may 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 its minor axis.

Element Information

Model

gml:metaDataProperty* , gml:description{0,1} , gml:descriptionReference{0,1} , gml:identifier , gml:name* , gml:remarks{0,1} , gml:semiMajorAxis , gml:secondDefiningParameter
Children: gml:description, gml:descriptionReference, gml:identifier, gml:metaDataProperty, gml:name, gml:remarks, gml:secondDefiningParameter, gml:semiMajorAxis

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
gml:id ID required 
The attribute gml:id supports provision of a handle for the XML element representing a GML Object. Its use is mandatory for all GML objects. It is of XML type ID, so is constrained to be unique in the XML document within which it occurs.

Used By

Complex Type gml:EllipsoidPropertyType

Source 

<element name="Ellipsoid" type="gml:EllipsoidType" substitutionGroup="gml:Definition">
  <annotation>
    <documentation>A gml:Ellipsoid is a geometric figure that may 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 its minor axis.</documentation>
  </annotation>
</element>

Sample