C-Scape User Manual
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1. C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS gt C Nav WORLD DGNSS C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option Version 1 1 Revision Date May 25 2012 C amp C Technologies Inc C Nav DGNSS 730 E Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette LA 70508 U S A www cnavgnss com C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Release Notice This is the MMS Database Option Appendix to the May 2012 release of the C Scape Users Manual Revision History Date Version changes comments 5 25 12 CCTHOMPS Updated MMS Website details and C Scape Screenshots 5 11 2012 CCTHOMPS Initial Release Version 1 1 Page 2 of 17 9 25 2012 ih C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Trademarks The C Nav logo is a trademark of C amp C Technologies Inc C Nav is a trademark of C amp C Technologies Inc Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows XP and Windows 7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other brand names are trademarks of their respective holders Disclaimer of Warranty EXCEPT AS INDICATED IN LIMITED WARRANTY HEREIN C amp C TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE FIRMWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT EXPRESSED OR LIMITED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND BY EITHER C amp C TECHNOLOGIES INC OR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ITS CREATION PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W2. if C AProgram Files C NaviC Scape Data MM S Fairways Dir C Program Files C Nav C Scape Data MMS Fainways Version 1 1 Page 16 of 17 9 25 2012 C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Using the New MMS Files The above procedures will create new files in the NewMMS directory These files need to replace the existing C Scape Data MMS files 1 Copy the contents of the NewMMS directory and all its sub directories to the C scapelData MMS directory Note that this procedure can be done for a single object type such as platforms without updating the complete database Version 1 1 Page 17 of 17 9 25 2012
3. Some pipeline segments will exceed this number and will be converted automatically into 200 points The default color of pipelines is white but the user can adjust the color and line thickness of a pipeline just like any other object MMS Fairway Objects Fairways are treated similar to pipelines except that the name is simply fairway N and the default color is cyan Note that because of the method of digitization used by MMS even simple fairway shapes can have multiple points Minor differences have been observed between the MMS fairways defined in NAD 27 and the fairways shown on WGS 84 based charts MMS Displays The following are examples of MMS objects within a project The cyan square is a block boundary with the block center WD 143 as a point The white lines are pipelines running into a platform shown in green IIL24E Version 1 1 Page 8 of 17 9 25 2012 C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Getting New MMS Data MMS updates their databases at regular intervals Block boundaries and fairways remain fairly static with only mistakes being corrected Pipelines and platforms databases are more dynamic The MMS website should be checked regularly for updates Before starting any updates do the following 1 Create an OIdMMS directory 2 Copy the complete contents of the C Scape Data MMS directory to the OIdMMS directory This will serve as a backup 3 Create a NewMMS directory and under it crea
4. and press Open In our example both the Import and Export directories are C Program Files C Nav C Scape Data NewMMS Pipelines 7 Press the BEGIN button oY Ol ee iY The stage of the conversion is shown in the black text box while the percentage complete of the current stage is shown in the Progress text box When processing is complete the message EZPipeline Files Ready For Use MMS Pipeline File Processing Dir C Program Files C NaviC Scape Data MM S Pipelines Dir C Program Files C NaviC Scape Data MM S Pipelines Version 1 1 Page 14 of 17 9 25 2012 C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Platform Data Conversion F C AProgram Files C NaviC Scape Data MM S Platforms C Program Files C NaviC Scape Data MMS Platforms select Files MMS MMS Platform Data from the main menu This will open the Platform Processing dialog Click on Files Input to select the Import directory select any file within the directory and press Open Click on Files Output to select the Export directory Select any file within the directory and press Open In our example both the Import and Export directories are C Program Files C Nav C Scape Data NewMMS Platforms 7 Press the BEGIN button oy Sy The stage of the conversion is shown in the black text box while the percentage complete of the current stage is shown in the Progress text box Processing
5. platform data is very fast compared to the other files When processing is complete the message EZPlatform Files Read For Use is displayed C Program Files C NaviC Scape Data MM S Platforms C Program Files C NaviC Scape Data MMS Platforms Version 1 1 Page 15 of 17 9 25 2012 C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Fairway Data Conversion F C AProgram Files C NaviC Scape Data MM S Fairways ir C Program Files C NaviC Scape Data MM S Fairways Select Files MMS MMS Platform Data from the main menu This will open the Fairway Processing dialog Click on Files Input to select the Import directory select any file within the directory and press Open Click on Files Output to select the Export directory select any file within the directory and press Open In our example both the Import and Export directories are C Program Files C Nav C Scape Data NewMMS Fairways 7 Press the BEGIN button ye Sy The stage of the conversion is shown in the black text box while the percentage complete of the current stage is shown in the Progress text box Fairway processing is similar to pipeline processing but faster because of the reduced amount of data The processing stages are e Making LF CR Fairway Files e Making Fairway Segments When processing is complete the message EZFairway Files Ready for use is displayed MMS Fairy File Proce
6. ADD TO POINTS button to add all the platforms on the list to the Points database for the project Once added to the Points database a platform can only be deleted from the Points dialog Pipelines The Pipelines section enables the user to find all pipelines within a specific area of interest and add them to the project s Objects database 1 Decide on the center of the search area The choices are either the Current Nav Point or the center of the currently selected block 2 Select the appropriate radio button 3 Enter the search radius in Feet 4 Press the FIND button The info window will show the pipeline segment currently being searched and as sections of pipeline are found within the search area they are added to the list on the right side Add to Objects Version 1 1 Page 6 of 17 9 25 2012 C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Press the ADD TO OBJECTS button to add all the pipeline segments on the list to the Objects database for the project Once added to the Objects database a pipeline can only be deleted from the Objects dialog Fairways The Fairways section enables the user to find all fairways within a specific area of interest and add them to the project s Objects database 1 Decide on the center of the search area The choices are either the Current Nav Point or the center of the currently selected block 2 Select the appropriate radio button 3 Enter the search radius in F
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8. ata MMS Blocks Select Files MMS MMS Block Data from the main menu This will open the Block Processing dialog Click on Files Input to select the Import directory select any file within the directory and press Open Click on Files Output to select the Export directory Select any file within the directory and press Open In our example both the Import and Export directories are C Program Files C Nav C Scape Data NewMMS Blocks 7 Press the BEGIN button ye Sy The stage of the conversion is shown in the black text box while the percentage complete of the current stage is shown in the Progress text box For example the Blocks processing stages are e Making Delimited ASCII files e Making Binary Block Records e Making EZBlock Files On completion the display will read EZBlock Files Ready For Use Press EXIT to return to the main Playback dialog Version 1 1 Page 13 of 17 9 25 2012 i Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Pipeline Data Conversion MMS Pipeline File Processing 0O OoOo Select Files MMS MMS Pipeline Data from the main menu This will open the Pipeline Processing dialog Click on Files Input to select the Import directory Select any file within the directory and press Open Click on Files Output to select the Export directory select any file within the directory
9. eet 4 Press the FIND button The info window will show the fairway segment currently being searched and as sections of fairway are found within the search area they are added to the list on the right side Add to Objects Press the ADD TO OBJECTS button to add all the fairway segments on the list to the Objects database for the project Once added to the Objects database a fairway can only be deleted from the Objects dialog ACCEPT Exits the dialog CANCEL Exits the dialog however to delete objects or points the Objects or Points dialogs must be used MMS Platform Points The point name of MMS platforms consists of the platform name followed by the block name E g platform C in block SP 86 However there is a limit on point name length and with long platform names the block data may be omitted The point type is automatically set to platform or block for block centers and the watch circle set to 0 Once in the points list MMS derived points are treated identically to all other points MMS Pipeline Objects The pipelines are converted to objects The object name is made up of What flows in the pipeline The pipeline diameter The pipeline owner The starting block Version 1 1 Page 7 of 17 9 25 2012 C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option The definitions of the pipeline contents are normally self explanatory but there is also a list on the MMS website The maximum number of points defining an individual object is 200
10. for fast searches and data extraction from within C Scape 1 Before any processing is done it is advised to make a backup of the complete MMS folder If you are continuing here from the Getting New MMS Data section then the backup will already be in OIdAMMS 2 Delete all files and sub directories in the Platforms Blocks Pipelines and Fairways folders of the MMS directory 3 Copy the extracted raw MMS files to the appropriate sub directories such that the NewMMS folder should have the following structure e NewMMsS Platform PlatLoc dat e NewMMsS Block Blocks data e NewMMS Block Blocks gen e NewMMsS Block Protrac data e NewMMS Block Protrac gen e NewMMsS Pipelines ppl_arc dat e NewMMsS Pipelines ppl_arc gen e NewMMSVFairwaysfairway gen 4 Load Playback from the C Scape folder and select MMS from the Files menu If running on Windows 7 then you will need to run Playback with Administrator rights To do this simply right click on Playback and select Run as administrator 5 This presents the choice of converting each of the raw MMS file type into C Scape format C Scape Utility Playback and Conversion Program Repair Format MMS Block Data MMS Pipeline Data MMS Platform Data MMS Fairway Data Version 1 1 Page 12 of 17 9 25 2012 C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Block Data Conversion cD F C AProgram Files C NaviC Scape Data MM S Blocks C Program Files C NaviC Scape D
11. ow e Block Outlines e Fairways e Platforms e Pipelines The information on the MMS site is updated regularly and this option includes the capability to update the information as required The information downloaded from MMS is typically large ASCII files that do not lend themselves to rapid searches In addition the information required is typically in more than one file This raw data is processed by routines in an offline utility program called Playback into a form usable by C Scape Within C Scape the user can select an area of interest and then selectively add pipelines fairways platforms and block boundaries to the project Installation With either a new or upgraded version of C Scape the MMS package should be installed or upgraded as well Before installing the MMS package it is suggested to move the old MMS folder to another location i e Old MMS Run the C Scape MMS Package_vX Y Z exe file to install the MMS package The first step is to install the files When asked install to the home directory of C Scape normally C Program Files C Nav C Scape Press the Install button to begin Once the files are installed the next step will be to unzip the Pipeline database files Press the Unzip button When finished the installation program will prompt you to Finish MMS Integration The MMS databases are integrated into C Scape by converting relevant parts of the database to Objects or Points as follows e Block
12. peline in the GOM All pipelines existing in the databases are Updated 0o 02 1 2 Summary Summary Summary included Browse Graphic 1 2 3 4 Select the Pipelines ASCII File 8321 Select the Save to File Option and save to the NewMMS Pipelines directory The downloaded file will be called 8321 zip Extract the files from the zip file to the same directory The extracted files should be e Ppl_arc dat e Ppl_arc gen 5 These files are now ready for processing by the Playback program to a form readable by C Scape Version 1 1 Page 10 of 17 9 25 2012 ies C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Fairways Fairways 13 jaa ee Contains the major shipping fairways for the GOM Region Browse Graphic Updated 02 7 3 08 Summary Summary Summary 1 2 3 4 select the Fairways ASCII File 8313 Select the Save to File Option and save to the NewMMS Fairways directory The downloaded file will be called fairas zip Extract the file from the zip file to the same directory The extracted file should be e Fairway gen 5 This file is now ready for processing by the Playback program to a form readable by C Scape Version 1 1 Page 11 of 17 9 25 2012 i Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Playback Conversion Introduction Using routines in the C Scape Utilities Playback and Conversion program Playback raw MMS files are converted to a form suitable
13. s Outlines are converted to Objects e Platforms are converted to Points e Fairways are converted to Objects e Pipelines are converted to Objects There are two methods of determining which parts of the MMS database are included in a project one based on a radius from the block center and the other on a radius from the current nav point Version 1 1 Page 4 of 17 9 25 2012 h C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS The Objects and Points created by this dialog have the same properties as manually created ones thus the color and line thickness of each object can be changed T SI MMS Dialog The MMS dialog is used to extract data from the MMS database and include it in a project The MMS menu button appears in the POINTS menu If you do not see this button then a C Nav Dongle with an MMS license is not connected to the computer Make sure a licensed C Nav Dongle is inserted into the computer and restart C Scape If you do not have an MMS licensed C Nav Dongle please contact a C Nav sales representative for details The dialog is divided into four sections corresponding to Block Outlines Platforms Pipelines Fairways Each section is more or less independent except that a block must be selected in the first section before the Above Block Center feature can be used Block Outlines The Block Outlines section enables the user to select an area and a block within
14. ta boem gov homepg data_center mapping geographic_mapping asp Version 1 1 Page 9 of 17 9 25 2012 C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Blocks 1 Contains information that defines the Federal lease blocks forthe GOM OCS Region Browse Graphic Updated 1107 11 Summary Summary Summary select the Blocks ASCII File 8311 Select the Save to File Option and save to the NewMMS Blocks directory The downloaded file will be called 8311 zip Extract the files from the zip file to the same directory The extracted files should be Ee DO e Blocks gen e Blocks data Protraction Polygons 0318 oa LF agar Contains information that defines a composite polygon ofthe areas forthe GOM Region This file is based on Dodated 1104711 summary Summary summar the OCS Marine Survey Group Official Protraction Diagram OPDI Each offshore areais defined by an AFI Number corresponding to those in the API Bulletin Number D124 Browse Graphic Select the Protraction Polygons ASCII File 8318 Select the Save to File Option and save to the NewMMS Blocks directory The downloaded file will be called 8318 zip Extract the files from the zip file to the same directory The extracted files should be ae ee SP e Protrac gen e Protrac data 9 These files are now ready for processing by the Playback program to a form readable by C Scape Pipelines Pipelines 4 430 Contains the points and arcs ofthe pi
15. te four sub directories e Pipelines e Platforms e Fairways e Blocks There are two websites that maintain the MMS data files www bsee gov and www boem gov The BSEE website contains the information for platform locations while the BOEM website contains the information for block outlines pipelines and fairways Platform Location Information To get updated Platform Location information go to the BSEE website The BSEE website is currently being updated so the data can be hard to find You can access the Platform Rig Information page directly here http data osee gov homepg data_center platform platform asp This data was last updated on 05 01 2012 and will be updated monthly File Name Download Description Platform Masters Fixed Master List of Platforms Platform Structures Fixed List of all Platform Structures Platform Locations Fixed List of all Platform Locations Sorted by District and Area Click on the Platform Locations Fixed button to start the download Select the Save to File Option and save to the NewMMS Platforms directory The downloaded file will be called platloc zip Extract the platloc dat file to the same directory This file is now ready for processing by the Playback program to a form readable by C Scape Ol a IS Block Data The updated information can be found on the BOEM Gulf of Mexico Geographic Mapping Data page You can access it directly here http www da
16. that area for conversion to an Object First select the two letter area code from the list on the left The full name of the selected area is shown plus a list of all blocks in the area The blocks are listed in numeric order For example e 198 e A199 e 199 Version 1 1 Page 5 of 17 9 25 2012 C Nav C Scape Appendix MMS Database Option WORLD DGNSS Therefore look for the number first then any letter code on the block When a block is selected the complete area block designation is shown above As a check the MMS determined State Plane Zone for the selected block is given Add to Objects Press the ADD TO OBJECTS button to add the block outline to the project s Objects database Once added to the Objects database a block can only be deleted from the Objects dialog The above sequence can be repeated to add several block outlines to the project Platforms The Platforms section enables the user to find all platforms within a specific area of interest and add them to the project s Points database 1 Decide on the center of the search area The choices are either the Current Nav Point or the center of the currently selected block 2 Select the appropriate radio button 3 Enter the search radius in Feet 4 Press the FIND button The info window will show the area currently being searched and as platforms are found within the search area they are added to the list on the right side Add to Points Press the
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