Finding facility type errors

The Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program (MGCP) product specification contains several facility type attributes for the building feature classes. These fields address the different types of primary building functions that can be identified. When more than one of these fields is populated, conflicts may result.

The MGCP Validate Facility Type tool searches the selected building features for attribution errors. When features with errors are found, they are the only ones selected when the process is finished.

The values in the following attributes are validated by the MGCP Validate Facility Type tool:

Field abbreviation	Description
AFC	Agricultural Facility Type
CEF	Cultural Facility Type
CFC	Corrections Facility Type
CIT	Commercial Facility Type
CUS	Communications Facility Type
DDC	Dwelling Type
EBT	Educational Facility Type
GFC	Government Facility Type
HWT	House of Worship Type
ICF	Manufacturing Facility Type
MFC	Military Facility Type
PAF	Public Accommodation Facility Type
PPO	Primary Product
PSF	Public Services Facility Type
RES	Research Facility Type
RFC	Religious Facility Type
SFY	Security Facility Type
SUC	Shed Type
TFC	Transportation Facility Type
UUC	Utility Facility Type

Building attributes affected by the facility type tools

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. Load layers into the table of contents, ensuring that BuildP and BuildA are included.
3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
4. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Defense Mapping MGCP Tools.
5. Click the Production Start Editing button on the Production Editing toolbar.
   Note:

   The Manage Features and Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes windows automatically appear when you start an edit session using the Production Start Editing tool.

   Tip:

   If the Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes window does not appear when you start an edit session, click the Show/Hide Attributes button on the Manage Features window.

6. Select one or more building features in the map display.
7. Click the MGCP Validate Facility Type button on the Defense Mapping MGCP toolbar.

   Once all the features have been processed, a message box appears that notifies you of the number of features with conflicting facility types.

8. Click OK.

   The building features with facility type errors remain selected in the map display.