Get started with ArcGIS Maritime

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.

Note:

The following additional licenses are required for some workflows:

  • An active ArcGIS Production Mapping license is required for paper charting workflows. The Production Mapping license is included with the ArcGIS Maritime extension.
  • An active ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension license is required for generate depth areas workflows.
  • An active ArcGIS Bathymetry license is required for sounding selection and shallow-bias contouring workflows.

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 a 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
Note:

The ArcGIS Maritime extension for ArcGIS Pro 3.2 supports S-101 Feature Catalogue Edition 1.1.0.

Paper charting

You can do the following for the paper chart production:

  • Create a paper charting geodatabase
  • Make INT2 grids and graticules
  • Apply maritime paper chart symbols to layers
  • Create cartographic features
  • Generate light sectors
  • Mask annotation using color rules
  • Automate chart creation