gml:AbstractCRS specifies a coordinate reference system which is usually single but may be compound. This abstract complex type shall not be used, extended, or restricted, in a GML Application Schema, to define a concrete subtype with a meaning equivalent to a concrete subtype specified in this document.
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.
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<element name="AbstractCRS" type="gml:AbstractCRSType" abstract="true" substitutionGroup="gml:Definition"><annotation><documentation>gml:AbstractCRS specifies a coordinate reference system which is usually single but may be compound. This abstract complex type shall not be used, extended, or restricted, in a GML Application Schema, to define a concrete subtype with a meaning equivalent to a concrete subtype specified in this document.</documentation></annotation></element>