Validate S-57 File (Maritime)

Available with Maritime Charting license.

Summary

Validates an ENC or IENC file and generates an .S58 file as a result.

Usage

• Multiple revision (ER) files, also known as updates, must be validated at the same time as the base file. Individual ER files cannot be validated at a later time.

• A new edition (EN) base file can be validated.

• A catalog file (.031) can be validated. When a catalog file is chosen for validation, only the S-58 checks pertaining to the Exchange Set or data structure will be run.

• The tool will output a shapefile and an XML file of the S-58 errors discovered during the validation process.

• An ignore list text file can be used to disable specific S-58 checks.

• A sample ignore list text file is available at <install location>\Resources\Maritime\S-58IgnoreList.txt.

  Note:

  Remove the pound sign (#) from the beginning of the line for each check you want to ignore.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input S-57 File	The base cell file (*.000).	File
Output Directory	The location where the validated S-57 log will be created.	Folder
Update Cells (Optional)	The update cell files (*.001 - *.999).	File
Regional Rules (Optional)	For IENC cells, some validation rules don't apply in certain regions, or they check for different objects and attribution. The selected region will honor the rules set forth in the Recommended Inland ENC Validation Checks for that region. Brazil —Brazilian validation rules apply. Europe —European validation rules apply. Russian Federation —Russian Federation validation rules apply. United States —United States validation rules apply.	String
Ignore List (Optional)	A text file containing a list of checks to ignore in the output log file.	File

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Output S-58 Log File	The .S58 file in XML format that contains the errors and warnings from the validation.	File

Python

arcpy.maritime.ValidateS57File(in_s57_file, out_directory, {in_update_cells}, {regional_rules}, {in_ignore_list})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_s57_file	The base cell file (*.000).	File
out_directory	The location where the validated S-57 log will be created.	Folder
in_update_cells [in_update_cells,...] (Optional)	The update cell files (*.001 - *.999).	File
regional_rules (Optional)	For IENC cells, some validation rules don't apply in certain regions, or they check for different objects and attribution. The selected region will honor the rules set forth in the Recommended Inland ENC Validation Checks for that region. BR —Brazilian validation rules apply. EU —European validation rules apply. RU —Russian Federation validation rules apply. US —United States validation rules apply.	String
in_ignore_list (Optional)	A text file containing a list of checks to ignore in the output log file.	File

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_log_file	The .S58 file in XML format that contains the errors and warnings from the validation.	File

Code sample

ValidateS57File example (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the ValidateS57File tool:

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy
    
# Tool variables
base_cell = r"C:\ValidateS57file\US3CA52M.000"
output_path = r"C:\ValidateS57file"
update_cells = [r"C:\ValidateS57file\US3CA52M.001", r"C:\ValidateS57file\US3CA52M.002"]
regional_rule = "" 
ignore_list = r"C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\Maritime\S-58IgnoreList.txt"

# Execute the tool
arcpy.maritime.ValidateS57File(base_cell, output_path, update_cells, regional_rule, ignore_list)

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: Requires ArcGIS Maritime
• Advanced: Requires ArcGIS Maritime