Appending soundings to existing groups

The Append Soundings tool is used to add new or updated soundings to existing sounding groups. In S-57, sounding depths are grouped based on commonly coded attributes, with the exception of DEPTH, as a means of saving space. While in an ArcMap edit session, the Append Soundings tool is used to maintain existing S-57 sounding groups.

TipTip:

You can create a new sounding group from selected soundings with the Group Selected Soundings tool.

Steps:
  1. Start ArcMap.
  2. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
  3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Nautical S-57.
  4. Click the Production Start Editing button Production Start Editing on the Production Editing toolbar.
    NoteNote:

    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.

    TipTip:

    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 Show/Hide Attributes on the Manage Features window.

  5. Click the Select Features button Select Features on the Tools toolbar.
    TipTip:

    You can also click the Edit tool Edit on the Production Editing toolbar.

  6. Select soundings to append to existing sounding groups.
    TipTip:

    You can select grouped soundings by using the Select a Sounding Group tool.

  7. Click the Append Soundings button Append Soundings on the Nautical S-57 toolbar.
  8. Select the sounding group to append the soundings to and click OK.
    NoteNote:

    The nautical property Group Soundings Type is not associated with the Append Soundings tool.


4/19/2012