Get started with ArcGIS Bathymetry

ArcGIS Bathymetry is a system for producing and managing bathymetric data. ArcGIS Bathymetry provides tools for creating a Bathymetric Information System (BIS), creating products, editing, and exporting BIS data.

Bathymetry tools

ArcGIS Bathymetry includes the following:

• Tools to create and manage a BIS:

  • Create BIS

    Note:

    A BIS created at ArcGIS Pro 3.1 is not compatible with ArcGIS Bathymetry tools at ArcGIS Pro 3.2 and later. A new BIS must be created with the Create BIS tool to use with Bathymetry tools at version 3.2 and later.

  • Add Data To BIS

  • Add Point Data To BIS

  • Analyze BIS

  • Remove Data From BIS

  • Replace Footprints—A script tool provided in the product data files that can be used to replace BIS footprints

• Tools that create products and exports from BIS data:

  • BIS To Mosaic Dataset

  • Export Footprints

  • Export BIS Points

• Tools that generalize soundings and bathymetric triangulated irregular network (TIN) data:

  • Reduce Point Density

  • Smooth Bathymetric TIN

    Note:

    An active ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension license is required to use the Smooth Bathymetric TIN tool.

Support for Bathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG) metadata, the Bathymetry Web app, and supplemental tools—including tools for working with BIS data and for generating S-100 HDF5 products—is provided in the product data files installer. This installer is available from My Esri as an additional ArcGIS Pro download under Data and Content.

Supported product specifications

ArcGIS Bathymetry supports the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) product specification S-102 v. 3.0.0.

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Related topics

• Download and install product files

• Essential ArcGIS Bathymetry vocabulary

• An overview of the Bathymetry toolbox