Common Options

--input-format

I

A string specifying the format of the data to import. One of:

• ASCII: Input points are in ASCII format with user-specifiable parsing parameters.

• CSAR: Input points are in CSAR format.

• C_AND_C: Input points are in C&C format.

• FAU: Input points are in FAU format

• GSF: Input points are in GSF format.

• HOB: Input points are in CARIS HOB format.

• HTF: Input points are in HTF format.

• HYD93: Input points are in HYD93 format.

• LAS: Input points are in LAS or LAZ format.

• NTX: Input points are in NTX format.

• RDP: Input points are in RDP format.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

--gridding-method

g

A string specifying the gridding method used to generate the output raster. One of:

• BASIC: Basic weighted mean.

• TPU: Total propagated uncertainty weighted mean.

• SHOAL: Shoalest depth.

• SHOAL_TRUE: Shoalest depth with true positions.

FALSE

If a gridding method is specified, a raster is created. Otherwise, a point cloud is created.

--resolution

R

A number and unit specifying the resolution of the output raster.

Supported units: cable, ch, cm, fm, ft, in, inm, km, m, mi, mm, nm, usfm, usft, usmi, usnm, usyd, yd, deg and rad.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly if a GriddingMethod is applied.

--extent

E

The extents that define the window.

<LowerX> - A number specifying the lower left X origin in the coordinate reference system of the output.

<LowerY> - A number specifying the lower left Y origin in the coordinate reference system of the output.

<UpperX> - A number specifying the upper right X origin in the coordinate reference system of the output.

<UpperY> - A number specifying the upper right Y origin in the coordinate reference system of the output.

The unit is assumed to be that of the output's coordinate reference system, unless otherwise specified. When specifying units for unprojected data, an angle type unit is required. The order for unprojected coordinates is longitude followed by latitude.

Supported units: cable, ch, cm, fm, ft, in, inm, km, m, mi, mm, nm, usfm, usft, usmi, usnm, usyd, yd, deg and rad.

If not set, the extents are computed from the input data.

FALSE

--output-crs

c

A string specifying the horizontal coordinate reference system key of the output.

For time-dependent coordinate reference systems, the epoch can be specified, typically using the year, as <crs_id>@1997. A fractional year can also be specified, such as <crs_id>@1997.3, if needed. If no epoch is specified, the reference epoch of the coordinate reference system is used.

If specified, the data will be transformed.

FALSE

--output-vertical-crs

o

A string specifying the vertical coordinate reference system key of the output.

No vertical transformation will be applied even if a value is specified. This value is only used as metadata on the output dataset.

FALSE

--compute-band

a

A string specifying an output band to be computed from the input points. One of:

• SHOAL: Shoalest of all values that contributed to populating the cell.

• DEEP: Deepest of all values that contributed to populating the cell.

• DENSITY: Number of points that contributed to populating the cell.

• MEAN: Mean of all values that contributed to populating the cell.

• STD_DEV: Standard deviation of all values that contributed to populating the cell.

TRUE

--include-band

b

A string specifying the name of a band to include in the output.

The ALL keyword is used to include all other bands in the output.

TRUE

--recurse

u

If set, points in all files that match the input description in any subfolders are also imported.

FALSE

--primary-band

m

A string specifying the name of the primary band of the output.

The default value is Depth.

FALSE

--temporal-extent

A string specifying the temporal extents of the data.

<SourceStartDate> A string specifying the start date of the source data.

<SourceEndDate> A string specifying the end date of the source data.

Dates are specified in the standard ISO 8601 extended date-time format for batch processes, which is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS[.sss]Z, with the time reported in UTC. For times not in UTC, it is specified as YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS[.sss]{+,-}HH:MM, where the plus or minus indicates the difference from UTC to the relevant time zone. See ISO 8601 documentation for more information.

FALSE

Temporal extents are automatically populated for some formats, such as ASCII (if date/time fields are present) or GSF. These values are overridden in the output if values are explicitly set through this option.

--anchor

A

The point that defines the output raster anchor position.

<LowerX> - A number and unit specifying the lower left X origin in the coordinate reference system of the output.

<LowerY> - A number and unit specifying the lower left Y origin in the coordinate reference system of the output.

The anchor position is a position in the centre of a cell.

HALF_RES is used to calculate a coordinate position for a cell centre that is half the resolution offset from a multiple of the resolution, which creates cells that have their lower left corner at a multiple of the resolution. Typically, the usage in this context is --anchor HALF_RES HALF_RES.

The default value is 0.0 0.0.

FALSE

--comments

General comments to be added to the coverage metadata.

The default value is an empty string.

FALSE

InputFormat = ASCII Options

--input-crs

p

A string specifying the horizontal coordinate reference system key of the input.

For time-dependent coordinate reference systems, the epoch can be specified, typically using the year, as <crs_id>@1997. A fractional year can also be specified, such as <crs_id>@1997.3, if needed. If no epoch is specified, the reference epoch of the coordinate reference system is used.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

--info-file

s

The path to a file that describes the format of the input ASCII files.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

InputFormat = CSAR Options

--input-band

i

A string specifying the name of the input band.

Data values from this band will be mapped to a matching band in the output CSAR file.

FALSE

InputFormat = C_AND_C Options

--input-crs

p

A string specifying the horizontal coordinate reference system key of the input.

For time-dependent coordinate reference systems, the epoch can be specified, typically using the year, as <crs_id>@1997. A fractional year can also be specified, such as <crs_id>@1997.3, if needed. If no epoch is specified, the reference epoch of the coordinate reference system is used.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

--z-axis-convention

z

A string specifying the input Z-axis convention. One of:

• UP: Z-axis is positive up.

• DOWN: Z-axis is positive down.

The default value is UP.

FALSE

InputFormat = FAU Options

--roll-angle-multiplier

A numeric multiplier used to scale roll angle values.

FAU files use either a multiplier of 0.2 or 0.1, as appropriate. The default value is 0.2. After the multiplier is applied, the roll angle is in units of degrees.

This option is only relevant if Roll is explicitly specified as an include band, or if ALL is specified as an include band.

FALSE

--beam-setting

The stored beam setting in the FAU file.

• ANGLE: Observed beam angle, with respect to the nadir, in units of 1/100 degree.

• ANGLE_TENTHS: Observed beam angle, with respect to the nadir, in units of 1/10 degree.

• NUMBER: Beam number within profile.

The default value is ANGLE.

FALSE

--filter-duplicates

If set, filters the raw data to remove points with duplicate geometry (X, Y and Z) during import.

FALSE

InputFormat = GSF Options

--z-axis-convention

z

A string specifying the input Z-axis convention. One of:

• UP: Z-axis is positive up.

• DOWN: Z-axis is positive down.

The default value is UP.

FALSE

InputFormat = HOB Options

--feature-catalogue

F

A string specifying the name of the catalogue that defines the features and attributes in the input dataset. One of {list dynamically populated from the catalogue control file}.

The catalogue must be in the catalogue control file specified in the Tools > Options > Files and Folders > Files > Catalogue Control, for example S-57 ENC 3.1.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

The default location of CatalogueControl.xml file is C:\Program Files\CARIS\BASE Editor\4.2\system\

InputFormat = HTF Options

--input-crs

p

A string specifying the horizontal coordinate reference system key of the input.

For time-dependent coordinate reference systems, the epoch can be specified, typically using the year, as <crs_id>@1997. A fractional year can also be specified, such as <crs_id>@1997.3, if needed. If no epoch is specified, the reference epoch of the coordinate reference system is used.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

--depth-attribute

d

A string specifying the name of the attribute containing the depth value.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

--depth-scale-factor

s

A numeric multiplier used to scale the depth attribute value.

The default value is 1.0.

FALSE

--v-uncert-attribute

t

A string specifying the name of the attribute containing the vertical uncertainty value.

FALSE

--x-coord-attribute

x

A string specifying the name of the attribute containing the X coordinate position.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

--y-coord-attribute

y

A string specifying the name of the attribute containing the Y coordinate position.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

--z-axis-convention

z

A string specifying the input Z-axis convention. One of:

• UP: Z-axis is positive up.

• DOWN: Z-axis is positive down.

The default value is UP.

FALSE

InputFormat = HYD93 Options

--input-crs

p

A string specifying the horizontal coordinate reference system key of the input.

For time-dependent coordinate reference systems, the epoch can be specified, typically using the year, as <crs_id>@1997. A fractional year can also be specified, such as <crs_id>@1997.3, if needed. If no epoch is specified, the reference epoch of the coordinate reference system is used.

FALSE

This must be specified explicitly.

--z-axis-convention

z

A string specifying the input Z-axis convention. One of:

• UP: Z-axis is positive up.

• DOWN: Z-axis is positive down.

The default value is UP

FALSE

InputFormat = LAS Options

--override-crs

p

A string specifying the horizontal coordinate reference system key to override the coordinate reference system defined in the LAS file.

FALSE

--override-classification-file

C

The path to a file with classification identifiers and names.

This option is used to import LAS data using a custom set of classifications rather than the default classifications defined in the specifications for the LAS version.

The classification file must be in a text file format, such as TXT or CSV, and contain two columns, one for the classification ID number and one for the name of the classification. The two columns must be separated by a comma, or one or more spaces. If the data being imported contains an ID that is not present in the mapping file, the default classification for the LAS version will be used for that ID.

Two mappings cannot be specified for the same classification ID number.

If an override classification file and override classification mappings are both specified, only the mappings are applied.

FALSE

--override-classification-mapping

M

A classification mapping for a single value that overrides the mapping defined in the LAS standard.

<Number> - A number specifying the value that is to have its meaning overridden.

<Name> - The name to associate with this value.

This option is used to import LAS data using a custom set of classifications rather than the default classifications defined in the specifications for the LAS version.

Two mappings cannot be specified for the same classification ID number.

If an override classification file and override classification mappings are both specified, only the mappings are applied.

TRUE

--use-las-extent

d

If set, the extents in the LAS file will be applied.

FALSE

--z-axis-convention

z

A string specifying the input Z-axis convention. One of:

• UP: Z-axis is positive up.

• DOWN: Z-axis is positive down.

The default value is UP.

FALSE

--flag-synthetic

A string specifying how to map the Synthetic LAS flag. One of:

• ACCEPT: Soundings with the Synthetic LAS flag are set with the status of accepted.

• REJECT: Soundings with the Synthetic LAS flag are set with the status of rejected.

• DESIGNATE: Soundings with the Synthetic LAS flag are set with the status of designated.

The default value is ACCEPT.

FALSE

--flag-key-point

A string specifying how to map the Key_Point LAS flag. One of:

• ACCEPT: Soundings with the Key_Point LAS flag are set with the status of accepted.

• REJECT: Soundings with the Key_Point LAS flag are set with the status of rejected.

• DESIGNATE: Soundings with the Key_Point LAS flag are set with the status of designated.

The default value is ACCEPT.

FALSE

--flag-overlap

A string specifying how to map the Overlap LAS flag. One of:

• ACCEPT: Soundings with the Overlap LAS flag are set with the status of accepted.

• REJECT: Soundings with the Overlap LAS flag are set with the status of rejected.

• DESIGNATE: Soundings with the Overlap LAS flag are set with the status of designated.

The default value is ACCEPT.

FALSE

--flag-withheld

A string specifying how to map the Withheld LAS flag. One of:

• ACCEPT: Soundings with the Withheld LAS flag are set with the status of accepted.

• REJECT: Soundings with the Withheld LAS flag are set with the status of rejected.

• DESIGNATE: Soundings with the Withheld LAS flag are set with the status of designated.

The default value is REJECT.

FALSE

--reference-week

The timestamp indicating the reference week for GPS Week Time.

Dates are specified in the standard ISO 8601 extended format for batch processes, which is YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-DDD. See ISO 8601 documentation for more information.

Note that any date/time within the week can be specified, and the start day of the week will be calculated by the application.

FALSE

InputFormat = NTX

--flag-selected

s

A string specifying how to apply the Selected NTX flag. One of:

• ACCEPT: Soundings with the Selected NTX flag are set with the status of accepted.

• REJECT: Soundings with the Selected NTX flag are set with the status of rejected.

The default value is ACCEPT.

FALSE

--flag-suppressed

d

A string specifying how to apply the Suppressed NTX flag. One of:

• ACCEPT: Soundings with the Suppressed NTX flag are set with the status of accepted.

• REJECT: Soundings with the Suppressed NTX flag are set with the status of rejected.

The default value is REJECT.

FALSE

--flag-background

k

A string specifying how to apply the Background NTX flag. One of:

• ACCEPT: Soundings with the Background NTX flag are set with the status of accepted.

• REJECT: Soundings with the Background NTX flag are set with the status of rejected.

The default value is REJECT.

FALSE

--include-3D-symbol

t

A string specifying the feature code of a 3D symbol to include.

The ALL keyword is used to include all 3D symbols.

TRUE

--z-axis-convention

z

A string specifying the input Z-axis convention. One of:

• UP: Z-axis is positive up.

• DOWN: Z-axis is positive down.

The default value is UP.

FALSE

InputFormat = RDP Options

--z-axis-convention

z

A string specifying the input Z-axis convention. One of:

• UP: Z-axis is positive up.

• DOWN: Z-axis is positive down.

The default value is UP

FALSE

.

Objective

You want to create a CSAR point cloud from input points in an ASCII file.

Description

Command Line Syntax

The source data is in the ASCII format.

--input-format ASCII

The input coordinate reference system and the output coordinate reference system are both UTM‑19N‑Nad83.

--input-crs UTM-19N-Nad83 --output-crs UTM-19N-Nad83

The format information file, EastingNorthingDepth.info, is located at D:\BatchSample.

--info-file D:\BatchSample\EastingNorthingDepth.info

The source start and end dates from the source data are to be overridden with the following in the output:

• May 10, 2017, 1:35pm AST

• May 10, 2017, 4:47pm AST

--temporal-extent "2017-05-10T13:35:00+04:00" "2017-05-10T16:47:00+04:00"

The input file, Sample.xyz.ascii, is located at D:\BatchSample.

D:\BatchSample\Sample.xyz.ascii

The resulting CSAR file will be named ImportedFromASCII.csar and will be created in the D:\BatchSample directory.

D:\BatchSample\ImportedFromASCII.csar

Command Line

carisbatch --run ImportPoints --input-format ASCII --input-crs UTM-19N-Nad83 --output-crs UTM-19N-Nad83 --info-file D:\BatchSample\EastingNorthingDepth.info --temporal-extent "2017-05-10T13:35:00+04:00" "2017-05-10T16:47:00+04:00" D:\BatchSample\Sample.xyz.ascii D:\BatchSample\ImportedFromASCII.csar

Outcome

A new CSAR point cloud is created in the specified location.

Extra Notes

N/A

Objective

You want to create a gridded raster surface CSAR file from multiple input point clouds in the ASCII format.

Description

Command Line Syntax

The source data is in the ASCII format.

--input-format ASCII

The input coordinate system and the output coordinate system are both UTM-19N-Nad83.

--input-crs UTM‑19N‑Nad83 --output-crs UTM‑19N‑Nad83

The gridding method is shoalest depth.

--gridding-method SHOAL

The resolution of the output raster is 20m.

--resolution 20m

The format information file, EastingNorthingDepth.info, is located at D:\BatchSample.

--info-file D:\BatchSample\EastingNorthingDepth.info

In addition to the primary band, Depth, the resulting surface will have the following computed attributes: Shoal and Standard deviation.

--compute-band SHOAL --compute-band STD_DEV

The files Survey2.xyz.ascii, Survey3.xyz.ascii and Survey4.xyz.ascii will all be imported from D:\BatchSample.

D:\BatchSample\Survey2.xyz.ascii D:\BatchSample\Survey3.xyz.ascii D:\BatchSample\Survey4.xyz.ascii

The output will be a single CSAR file named ImportedFromASCII_2.csar created in the D:\BatchSample directory.

D:\BatchSample\ImportedFromASCII_2.csar

Command Line

carisbatch --run ImportPoints --input-format ASCII --input-crs UTM-19N‑Nad83 --output-crs UTM‑19N‑Nad83 --gridding-method SHOAL ‑‑resolution 20m --info-file D:\BatchSample\EastingNorthingDepth.info ‑‑compute-band SHOAL --compute-band STD_DEV D:\BatchSample\Survey2.xyz.ascii D:\BatchSample\Survey3.xyz.ascii D:\BatchSample\Survey4.xyz.ascii D:\BatchSample\ImportedFromASCII_2.csar

Outcome

A single raster surface in CSAR format is created in the designated location.

Extra Notes

N/A

Objective

You want to create a point cloud in CSAR format from a file in LAS format.

Description

Command Line Syntax

The input format is LAS.

--input-format LAS

All bands from the source data will be included in the import.

--include-band ALL

The import will use the WG84 coordinate reference system (CRS) as there is no CRS specified in the LAS header.

--override-crs WG84

Import data within the extents specified in the LAS header.

--use-las-extent

The LAS status flags are to be mapped as follows:

• Synthetic = Accepted

• Key Point = Designated

• Overlap = Accepted

• Withheld = Rejected

--flag-synthetic ACCEPT --flag-key-point DESIGNATE --flag-overlap ACCEPT --flag-withheld REJECT

The input file, Sample.las, is located at D:\BatchSample.

D:\BatchSample\Sample.las

The resulting CSAR file will be named ImportLAS.csar and will be created in the D:\BatchSample directory.

D:\BatchSample\ImportLAS.csar

Command Line

carisbatch -r ImportPoints --input-format LAS --include-band ALL --override-crs WG84 --use-las-extent --flag-synthetic ACCEPT --flag-key-point DESIGNATE --flag-overlap ACCEPT --flag-withheld REJECT D:\BatchSample\Sample.las D:\BatchSample\ImportLAS.csar

Outcome

A new point cloud in CSAR format with the LAS flags mapped to the Status band.

Extra Notes

N/A

Objective

You want to create a point cloud in CSAR format from a file in NTX format.

Description

Command Line Syntax

The input format is NTX.

--input-format NTX

In addition to accepting Selected NTX soundings (the default behaviour), Suppressed NTX soundings will also be accepted.

--flag-suppressed ACCEPT

All 3D symbols will be included.

--include-3D-symbol ALL

The input z-axis convention is positive down.

--z-axis-convention DOWN

The following dates are to be output for the source start and end dates:

• May 24, 2017, 9:27am UTC

• May 26, 2017, 1:53pm UTC

--temporal-extent "2017-05-24T09:27:00Z" "2017-05-26T13:53:00Z"

The input file, Sample.ntx, is located at D:\BatchSample.

D:\BatchSample\Sample.ntx

The resulting CSAR file will be named ImportNTX.csar and will be created in the D:\BatchSample directory.

D;\BatchSample\ImportNTX.csar

Command Line

carisbatch --run ImportPoints --input-format NTX --flag-suppressed ACCEPT --include-3D-symbol ALL --z-axis-convention DOWN --temporal-extent "2017-05-24T09:27:00Z" "2017-05-26T13:53:00Z" D:\BatchSample\Sample.ntx D:\BatchSample\ImportNTX.csar

Outcome

A new point cloud in CSAR format is created in the specified location.

Extra Notes

N/A

Objective

You want to create a point cloud in CSAR format from multiple files in GSF format. The files are spread across various sub-folders of a GSF file folder.

Description

Command Line Syntax

The input format is GSF.

--input-format GSF

Files in sub-folders will be imported.

--recurse

All bands in the source data will be imported.

--include-band ALL

The input z-axis convention is positive down.

--z-axis-convention DOWN

Import all files in the folder and sub-folders of D:\BatchSample\GSF.

D:\BatchSample\GSF\*.gsf

The resulting CSAR file will be named ImportGSF.csar and will be created in the D:\BatchSample\GSF directory.

D;\BatchSample\GSF\ImportGSF.csar

Command Line

carisbatch --run ImportPoints --input-format GSF --recurse --include-band ALL --z-axis-convention DOWN D:\BatchSample\GSF\*.gsf D:\BatchSample\GSF\ImportGSF.csar

Outcome

A new point cloud in CSAR format is created in the specified location containing data from all GSF files in the specified source directory and its sub-folders.

Extra Notes

N/A