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Available with ArcGIS Maritime license.

ArcGIS Maritime is a system for managing and producing maritime data compliant with the International Hydrographic Organization's (IHO) S-100 series of standards and S-57, as well as the MIL-PRF-89023 performance specification for Digital Nautical Chart (DNC).

ArcGIS Maritime provides tools for creating a maritime database, importing data, symbolizing data, editing data, and exporting products.

The following sections describe additional capabilities.

S-57

You can do the following for the S-57 standard:

  • Convert S-57 data to S-101 format.
  • Create and edit S-57 features.
  • Manage feature relationships.
  • Create depth area features.
  • Create land area features.
  • Validate S-57 data.
  • Export from a geodatabase to S-57 format.
  • Package S-57 data as an exchange set.
  • Import products into a geodatabase for centralized management and editing.
  • Use the Maritime Display Properties pane to customize your Maritime Chart Service layer with more than 35 display settings.

DNC

You can do the following for DNC production:

  • Import Vector Product Format (VPF) data to a geodatabase.
  • Create and edit DNC features.
  • Add notes to selected features.
  • Edit and delete notes on existing features.
  • Group layers in the Contents pane by theme.
  • Perform automated spatial data quality control checks.
  • Export data from a geodatabase to VPF.

S-100

You can do the following for the S-100 standard:

  • Convert S-57 data to S-101 format.
  • Import an S-100-based feature catalog into a geodatabase.
  • Import products into a geodatabase for centralized management and editing.
  • Create and edit S-100 features.
  • Manage feature associations.
  • Create depth area features.
  • Create land area features.
  • Export data from a geodatabase to S-100 format.

In this topic
  1. S-57
  2. DNC
  3. S-100