Importing DAFIF sources

The Ancillary Source Loader imports features from various National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) sources into feature classes in a geodatabase.

On the DAFIF CD-ROM provided by NGA, there are 16 directories that contain shapefiles you can load using the Ancillary Source Loader. You can load all DAFIF features or only those that fall within a minimum bounding rectangle that is defined by lower-left and upper-right coordinates.

Data can be loaded for airports, airport facilities, ATS routes, boundaries, heliports, special use areas (SUAs), off route terrain clearance altitude (ORTCA), TRM, PAPP, supplemental data, runways, military training routes, parachute jumping areas, navigation aids, and waypoints.

The feature classes can be created in a new or existing geodatabase.

Steps:

1. Start ArcCatalog.
2. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Defense Mapping.
3. On the Defense Mapping toolbar, click Defense Mapping > Ancillary Source Loader.

   The Ancillary Source Type dialog box appears.
4. Choose the DAFIF option in the Choose Ancillary Source Type area.
5. Click Next.

   The Select Ancillary Source dialog box appears.
6. Click the ellipsis (...) next to the Select ancillary source workspace text box.

   The Select ancillary source dialog box appears.

7. Navigate to the personal geodatabase that contains the source data you want to load.
8. Click Select.

   The Select Ancillary Source dialog box appears.

9. Click Next.

   The DAFIF Search Type dialog box appears.

10. Choose an option for searching by geographic extent.
    • Yes—The Ancillary Source Loader loads the data based on the extent you define using the coordinates for the lower-left and upper-right coordinates.
    • No—All the source data is loaded into the target workspace.
    • If you choose Yes, the Specify Extent dialog box appears.
    • If you choose No, the Select DAFIF Directories to Import dialog box appears. Proceed to step 13.
11. Type the values for the degrees, minutes, and seconds in the Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds text boxes in the Lower Left Coordinate area.
12. Repeat step 11 for the Upper Right Coordinate area.
13. Click Next.

    The Select DAFIF Directories to Import dialog box appears.
14. Check the check boxes next to the names of the directories you want to import into the target geodatabase.
15. Click Next.

    The Target Geodatabase dialog box appears.
16. Click the ellipsis (...) in the Select Target Geodatabase area.

    The Select target geodatabase dialog box appears.

17. Choose a target geodatabase by doing one of the following:
    • To load the data into an existing geodatabase, navigate to the geodatabase into which you want to load the data.
    • To create a new geodatabase for loading the data, navigate to the directory in which you want to create the geodatabase and type the name in the Name text box.
18. Click Select.

    The Target Geodatabase dialog box appears.

19. If you are loading the data into an existing geodatabase, ensure the Import to an existing geodatabase check box is checked.
20. Click Next.

    The Ancillary Source Importer Summary dialog box appears.

21. Click Finish.

    A progress window displays while the data is loaded into the target geodatabase. The Ancillary Source Loader message appears when the process is finished.

22. Click OK.