HIPS and SIPS Module : HIPS and SIPS Support Files : Contact File Formats : ContactMultiPoints
 

ContactMultiPoints

The filename_ContactMultiPoints file contains the list of points used to construct the geometry of the multi point contacts listed in the Filename_ContactMulti.txt from the export. Each line in the file is a comma (',')delimited string terminated by a newline character ('\n'). Each line in the file has the following format:

Field Name

Field Description

Description

Record number

4-digit integer

The record number. It is unique throughout the file.

Contact Record Number

4-digit integer

The contact record number that this point belongs to. This corresponds to the Contact Index in the corresponding Filename_ContactMulti.txt file.

Profile Number

4-digit integer

The profile number that the point was computed from in the SIPS software.

Across Distance

6.2 floating point

The across-track distance recorded by the SIPS software that the point contact was picked from.

Accumulated Distance

6.2 floating point

The accumulated distance. This is the distance from the first point in the set, to this point.

Latitude

13.7 floating point

The latitude of the point.

Longitude

13.7 floating point

The longitude of the point.