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Import S-57 To Geodatabase

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)
ParameterExplanationData 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

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