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+package org.gcube.dataanalysis.geo.insertion;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.gcube.contentmanagement.lexicalmatcher.utils.AnalysisLogger;
+import org.gcube.contentmanagement.lexicalmatcher.utils.DatabaseFactory;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.ecoengine.configuration.AlgorithmConfiguration;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.ecoengine.utils.DatabaseUtils;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.ecoengine.utils.Tuple;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.geo.retrieval.GeoIntersector;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.geo.utils.CSquareCodesConverter;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.geo.utils.EnvDataExplorer;
+import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
+
+/**
+ * transforms a raster map into a table
+ * @author coro
+ *
+ */
+public class RasterTable {
+
+	private double resolution;
+	private double valuesMatrix[][];
+	double x1;
+	double x2;
+	double y1;
+	double y2;
+	double z;
+	double xResolution;
+	double yResolution; 
+	
+	private AlgorithmConfiguration configuration;
+	private String tablename = ""+UUID.randomUUID();
+	static String createTableStatement = "CREATE TABLE %1$s (csquarecode character varying, x real, y real, z real, probability real)";
+	static String columnsnames = "csquarecode, x , y , z , probability";
+	
+	public String getTablename() {
+		return tablename;
+	}
+
+
+	public void setTablename(String tablename) {
+		this.tablename = tablename;
+	}
+
+
+	
+	
+	public RasterTable(double x1, double x2, double y1, double y2, double z, double xResolution, double yResolution, double[][] values, AlgorithmConfiguration configuration){
+		this.valuesMatrix=values;
+		this.configuration=configuration;
+		this.x1=x1;
+		this.x2=x2;
+		this.y1=y1;
+		this.y2=y2;
+		this.z=z;
+		this.xResolution=xResolution;
+		this.yResolution=yResolution;
+	}
+	
+	
+	public void dumpGeoTable(){
+		
+		//open the connection to the db
+		SessionFactory dbconnection = DatabaseUtils.initDBSession(configuration);
+		try{
+		//create a table
+		DatabaseFactory.executeSQLUpdate(String.format(createTableStatement, tablename), dbconnection);
+		List<Tuple<Double>> coordinates = GeoIntersector.generateCoordinateTriplets(x1, x2, y1, y2, z, xResolution, yResolution);
+		List<Double> values = GeoIntersector.associateValueToCoordinates(coordinates, valuesMatrix);
+		//for each element in the matrix, build the corresponding csquare code
+		int triplets = coordinates.size();
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i=0;i<triplets;i++){
+			//save the string in a buffer
+			Tuple<Double> cset = coordinates.get(i);
+			double x = cset.getElements().get(0);
+			double y = cset.getElements().get(1);
+			String csquare = CSquareCodesConverter.convertAtResolution(x, y, xResolution);
+			double value = values.get(i);
+			sb.append("("+csquare+","+x+","+y+","+z+","+value+")");
+			if (i<triplets-1)
+				sb.append(",");
+		}
+		//save all the strings on the table
+		DatabaseUtils.insertFromBuffer(tablename, columnsnames, sb);
+
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Error in dumping table: "+e.getLocalizedMessage());
+		}
+		finally{
+			//close the connection
+			DatabaseUtils.closeDBConnection(dbconnection);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+}