--- a/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/artifacts/access/RangeAccess.java	Wed Jan 23 12:12:22 2013 +0100
+++ b/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/artifacts/access/RangeAccess.java	Wed Jan 23 12:27:00 2013 +0100
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@
 
     private CallContext context;
 
+    public static enum KM_MODE { RANGE, LOCATIONS, NONE };
+
+    double[] kmRange;
+
     Double from;
 
     Double to;
 
     Double step;
 
+    private KM_MODE mode;
+
 
     public RangeAccess(FLYSArtifact artifact, CallContext context) {
         super(artifact);
@@ -33,6 +39,29 @@
     }
 
 
+    /** Evaluate the ld_mode data of artifact. */
+    public KM_MODE getKmRangeMode() {
+        if (mode != null) {
+            return mode;
+        }
+        String modeData = getString("ld_mode");
+
+        if (modeData == null || modeData.length() == 0) {
+            mode = KM_MODE.NONE;
+        }
+        else if (modeData.equals("distance"))  {
+            mode = KM_MODE.RANGE;
+        }
+        else if (modeData.equals("locations")) {
+            mode = KM_MODE.LOCATIONS;
+        }
+        else {
+            mode = KM_MODE.NONE;
+        }
+    
+        return mode;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return sorted array of locations at which stuff was calculated
      * (from ld_locations data), null if not parameterized this way.