Update on CARIS AML Production Tools NATO GMWG Technical Session Lo-Skolen, Helsingor, Denmark Speaker: Christian Fellinger March 2005

CARIS S-57 AML Application CARIS HOM AML: S-57 AML Production Support for AML v1.0 and v2.0 CLB, ESB, LBO, MFF, SBO and RAL products Developed in collaboration with the UKHO AML Branch

CARIS VPF AML Application CARIS DOM AML: VPF AML Production Officially supports NIMA TOD0 and NATO CLB products; provisional support for ESB, LBO, MFF, SBO, and RAL products

Agencies using CARIS AML Production Tools North America: Canada: Department of National Defence –HOM AML US: Naval Oceanographic Office –HOM AML and DOM AML Europe: Belgium: Mine Warfare Data Centre –HOM AML Denmark: Royal Danish Administration of Navigation and Hydrography –HOM AML Estonia: Estonian Defence Forces –HOM AML France: E.P.S.H.O.M. –HOM AML Netherlands: Royal Netherlands Navy –HOM AML Norway: Norwegian Military Geographic Service –HOM AML Poland: Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy –HOM AML Spain: Insituto de Hydrographica de la Marina –HOM AML UK: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office: –HOM AML and DOM AML South Pacific: Australia: Royal Australian Navy –HOM AML

CARIS HOM AML 2.0 Released November 2004 Highlights: Support for v1.0 and v2.0 of AML product specifications Tool to convert AML v1.0 data to v2.0 New advanced topology checks to improve verification of cell geometry Enhanced Object Import Utility that supports line and area features New object dictionary builder

CARIS HOM AML 2.0 AML v1.0 and v2.0 support Import, edit, create and update/maintain v1.0 and v2.0 AML data Select and switch between AML product profiles at any time All operations including QC/QA and product creation will be based on the active product profile Set the AML product working environment

CARIS HOM AML 2.0 Intelligent AML v1.0 to v2.0 converter Tool to easily convert AML v1.0 data to v2.0 Conversion rules are stored in an editable lookup table in XML format Tool can be run on one or more data sets (batch mode) All actions performed (e.g. replace object) are written to a log file for review

CARIS HOM AML 2.0 New cell geometry checks Checks added to find: Self crossing lines Intersecting lines Duplicate lines Lines with overlappping segments Lines shorter than a specified length Sliver polygons

CARIS HOM AML 2.0 Enhanced Object Import Utility Object Import Utility now supports import of point, line and area features from text files or any OBDC compliant data source (e.g. MS Access, Oracle)

CARIS HOM AML 2.0 New object dictionary builder New object dictionary builder provides a way to easily define additional AML objects and attributes

CARIS BASE Editor New application for storing and managing survey data Offers improved generation of selected soundings, 3-D surfaces and contours and depth areas Highlights: Supports industry standard data formats (XYZ, GSF..) Ability to generate depth areas automatically DEPARE objects auto-populated with DRVAL1 & DRVAL2 Export soundings, contours and depth areas to S-57 Publication Designer for plot layouts and printing 3D fly-through project window Means faster and more efficient creation of CLB AML’s!

Other CARIS developments relevant to AML GML support libraries have been created in preparation for reading and writing GML This functionality has yet to be implemented in any products Capability to write to ‘basic’ GML is a priority Issue remains in dealing with different flavors (custom profiles) of GML; a ‘basic’ or generic GML reader may not be able to handle this data Ongoing work with GRIB and NetCDF format data E.g. CARIS MetOcean project (real time display of meteorological and related information) can receive meteorological data in GRIB format

Thank you… Contact: Christian Fellinger CARIS BV (The Netherlands) Telephone: +31 (0) CARIS Canada Telephone: