ENC Sounding Checker
ENC Sounding Checker is a simple command line tool for MS Windows Operating Systems. It can be used to parse a single ENC (S-57 or SevenCs SENC) or multiple ENCs (if operated in batch mode) and check if there are soundings that are shallower than surrounding areas with depths attribution. ENC Sounding Checker does not modify the ENCs at all.
The affected features are reported and can be written to a log file. The log files can either:
•be used as a manual reference for updating ENCs, or
•imported in SevenCs ENC Designer software.
In February 2010 the UKHO issued a NAVWARNING (Number: 037/10 Type: NAVAREA) regarding the fact that many ECDIS systems will not detect shoal depths encoded using the EXPSOU attribute with the value 2 (i.e. shoaler than range of depth of the surrounding depth area). As a response to this warning SevenCs have created the ENC Sounding Checker that can be used by data producers to batch check their ENCs.
ENC Sounding Checker is free of charge and can be downloaded via the link below.
