Summary
Imports an S-57 file into a maritime charting geodatabase. Sources that can be imported include Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC), Additional Military layers (AML), and Inland Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC).
Usage
Multiple Revision files (ER), also known as updates, must be imported at the same time as the base file. Individual ERs cannot be imported at a later time.
A New Edition (EN) base file can be imported.
The Target Workspace must contain a Maritime Charting schema.
It is recommended to import to an edit version when using SDE.
Populated fields include the following:
- Dataset name (DSNM)
- PLTS compilation scale
- NIS product type
- Verified state
- Verified date
- Last modified date
Syntax
ImportS57ToGeodatabase(in_base_cell, {in_update_cells}, target_workspace)
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_base_cell | Base file in the S-57 format. | File |
in_update_cells (Optional) | Update to a base file in the S-57 format. | File |
target_workspace | Workspace where all the objects will be written. | Workspace |
Code sample
ImportS57ToGeodatabase example
The following code sample demonstrates how to import an S-57 file.
# Import arcpy module
import arcpy
# Check for Nautical extension
print "Checking out Maritime extension"
arcpy.AddMessage("Checking out Maritime extension")
if arcpy.CheckExtension("Nautical") == "Available":
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Nautical")
else:
arcpy.AddError("Maritime: Charting license is unavailable.")
# Tool variables
in_base_cell = r"C:\Data\Importer\US1AK90M\US1AK90M.000"
in_update_cells = ["C:\Data\Importer\US1AK90M\US1AK90M.001", "C:\Data\Importer\US1AK90M\US1AK90M.002"]
target_workspace = r"C:\Data\Importer\NIS_1.gdb"
# Execute the tool
arcpy.ImportS57ToGeodatabase_nautical(in_base_cell, in_update_cells, target_workspace)
Environments
Licensing information
- ArcGIS Desktop Basic: No
- ArcGIS Desktop Standard: No
- ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Requires Maritime Charting