CARIS HPD : Support Files : Mapping : Mapping File Structure
 

Mapping File Structure

 
Metadata
Parameters
Attribute Mapping
Object Mapping

Overview of the mapping file structure.

The <ObjectToObjectConversionTable> tag is the root tag for all other elements in the file.

<ObjectToObjectConversionTable Version="1.0" FromType="CARIS" ToType="GO">

The tag contains the Version attribute. This is the version number for the file format.

Values for the FromType and ToType attributes must also be set:

FromType attribute is source data that is being imported. There are five FromType values, see the following table.

ToType attribute is the data format to which the source is being mapped. The attribute is always set to GO (stand-alone HOB, HPD workspace, etc.)

Type

Description

GO

Data from any GO-based source such stand-alone HOB files, HPD workspace, feature layer, etc.

CARIS

Data from a CARIS DES file.

GML

Data from a GML file (without OGR)

DGN

Data from a DGN file

CATALOG

Data from a source with an object catalogue that is either loaded with the file or stored in memory