Importing AAFIF sources by geographic extent

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

The Ancillary Source Loader utilizes the MS Access database provided on TFAD CD-ROM from NGA to create three feature classes from the AAFIF database: point airports, line runways, and area runways.

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

Pasos:

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. Verify that AAFIF is chosen 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 AAFIF Search Type dialog box appears.
10. Choose the Search by geographic extent option.
11. Click Next.

    The Specify Extent dialog box appears.
12. Type the values for the degrees, minutes, and seconds in the Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds text boxes in the Lower Left Coordinate area.
13. Repeat step 12 for the Upper Right Coordinate area.
14. Click Next.

    The Select AAFIF Features dialog box appears.
15. Check the check boxes next to the types of features you want to load.

    You can choose to load only airport points, runway lines, or runway areas, or you can load all three.

16. If necessary, change the feature class name for the airport points, runway lines, or runway areas.
17. Click Next.

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

    The Select target geodatabase dialog box appears.

19. 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.
20. Click Select.

    The Target Geodatabase dialog box appears.

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

    The Ancillary Source Importer Summary dialog box appears.

23. 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.

24. Click OK.