The following sections summarize changes in different functional areas of ArcGIS for Maritime: Charting. Most sections include links to topics with more information for that specific area of the software.
New at 10.5.1 patches
The Create S-57 Exchange Set tool now supports additional file types. The tool packages any referenced external files into a default directory.
New at 10.5.1
Geoprocessing
The following are new tools in the Validation toolset:
- Parse S-58 Log File—Reads validation log files created by Esri, 7Cs, or dKart and writes the results to an ArcGIS Data Reviewer session
- Validate S-57 File—Validates S-57 ENC cells against the S-58 validation standard
- Validate Sample S-57 File—Automates the process of generating an S-57 file, validating it against S-58 rules and writing the results to an ArcGIS Data Reviewer session
Deprecated functionality
The Product Library Chart Automation geoprocessing tool has been deprecated from the Cartography toolset and is now replaced by the Chart Automation tool.
New at 10.5
Geoprocessing
The following are new tools or changes to existing tools:
- Create S-57 Exchange Set—A new ArcGIS geoprocessing tool in the S-57 Tools toolset that packages an S-57 exchange set for distributing S-57 files
- Publish S-57 Product—A new ArcGIS geoprocessing tool in the S-57 Tools toolset that allows you to publish or delete a pending S-57 export
- Convert AML Format—A new ArcGIS geoprocessing tool in the Conversion Tools toolset in the Nautical toolbox that allows you to convert between the AML 1.0 and 2.1 formats
Enhancements
The following enhancements have been added with the latest ArcGIS for Maritime: Charting release:
- The Calculate Symbology geoprocessing tool has been added as an optional process to the Chart Automation (CAT) Python script tool.
- When importing directly into a chart schema, the CATCOV=1 features are preserved so that they can be used by the Chart Automation tool as the input AOI, and that parameter may be left undefined.
- The S58 Log File Parser tool, which supports the ENC Analyzer version 3.4 XML and dKart Inspector 6.x log files, is available on GitHub.
Deprecated functionality
The following tools have been deprecated:
- ChartView.vvs has been replaced by Nautical.lyr.
- The Generate Source Diagram tool from the Nautical Cartographytoolbar is replaced by the Create ZOC Diagram Python script tool.
- The Exchange Set tool has been deprecated and is now replaced by the Create S-57 Exchange Set geoprocessing tool.
- The Nautical Symbology toolbar has been deprecated and the tools have been replaced.
- The View drop-down menu and Apply button are now available on the Production Symbology toolbar.
- Calculate (Selected Set) and Calculate (All) are now replaced by the Calculate Symbology geoprocessing tool.
- Symbology Properties are replaced by changes to the Calculate Symbology geoprocessing tool as depth tints are now applied through the Calculate Symbology process.
- The S-58 Log To Reviewer Table geoprocessing tool has been deprecated and is replaced by the S58 Log File Parser tool on GitHub.