CARIS BASE Editor : Support Files Guide : BSB Configuration Files
 

BSB Configuration Files

These tables summarize the support files used for BSB export (...\CARIS\HPD\<version>\system\PCEConfig\bsbconfig).

Name

Description

Format

bsb_horizontal_datums.txt

Lists BSB 3.07 horizontal datum codes and descriptions.

Datum code, Description, Optional Ellipsoid code

bsb_projections.txt

Lists BSB 3.07 projection codes, descriptions, and projection parameter text labels (up to four labels per code).

CARIS header code (field 17), Description

bsb_vertical_datums.txt

Lists BSB 3.07 vertical datum codes and descriptions.

Datum code, Description

caris2bsb_horizontal.txt

Allows translation of horizontal datums from CARIS File header to BSB horizontal datum and ellipsoid codes.

CARIS horizontal datum code (field), BSB horizontal datum code (from bsb_horizontal_datums.txt), Optional Ellipsoid code

caris2bsb_projections.txt

Allows translation of projections from CARIS projection codes and parameters to BSB projections.

CARIS projection code, BSB projection code

caris2bsb_vertical.txt

Allows translation of vertical datums from CARIS File header to BSB 3.07 vertical datum codes.

CARIS vertical datum code (field 17), BSB vertical datum code (from bsb_vertical_datums.txt)

depth_units.txt

Allows translation of depth units from CARIS File header to text.

CARIS File header code (field 7), Depth unit name

note_categories.txt

Lists valid note categories and descriptions.

Category code, Note category

note_types.txt

Lists valid note codes and descriptions.

Type code, Note type Name Description

Name

Description

bsb_kapp_lookup.xml

A header for BSB chart .kap files.

rgb_pal.xml

A colour file with instructions for Type, Token and RGB attributes.

day_pal.xml

dsk_pal.xml

ngt_pal.xml

BSB day, dusk, and night colour palette definitions.