Seamlessly export hydrographic data to S-57 format directly within your FME workflow. Produce ENCs, IENCs, AMLs and custom S-57 products with confidence and precision.
The Teledyne SevenCs S-57 Writer is a plug-in for the Feature Manipulation Engine (FME®) from Safe Software Inc. — a widely adopted platform for converting digital data between formats. The plug-in extends FME Professional with the ability to export data directly to S-57 format, enabling hydrographic offices and chart producers to create ENCs, IENCs, AMLs and custom S-57 products within familiar FME workflows.
Developed in close collaboration with Safe Software Inc. and its German partner con terra GmbH, the S-57 Writer by Teledyne SevenCs integrates natively into both FME Workbench and FME Universal Translator, providing a seamless and standards-compliant path from source data to finished S-57 products.
Many HPD users rely on FME together with the S‑57 Writer PlugIn to pre‑process, consolidate, and harmonize source data coming from different systems. The resulting S‑57 datasets typically serve as preliminary or intermediate data products that can be smoothly ingested into CARIS HPD for further processing, enrichment, and production workflows.
The Teledyne CARIS S-57 Writer for FME is designed for production environments that demand reliability, standards compliance and flexibility. Key features include:
Native FME Integration - Works seamlessly within FME Workbench and the FME Universal Translator, fitting directly into existing data conversion pipelines without additional configuration.
Support for All S-57 Products - Compatible with the latest versions of all S-57 product types, including ENCs, IENCs and AMLs, as well as custom S-57 products.
S-57 Schema Importer - Includes a schema importer for all supported S-57 product types, ensuring that output data is correctly structured from the outset.
Control Over Feature and Object IDs - Provides explicit control over S-57 Feature Record IDs and Feature Object IDs, supporting precise data management and product maintenance.
Custom Object and Attribute Support - Handles custom objects and attributes alongside standard S-57 feature types, offering the flexibility required by specialist chart production workflows.
Integrated Topology Checks and Corrections - Built-in S-57 topology validation and automatic corrections help ensure that output data meets quality requirements before delivery.
Detailed Translation Logging - Outputs comprehensive log messages throughout the translation process, providing full traceability and supporting quality assurance workflows.
Batch Processing Capability - Can be integrated into automated batch processes, making it well-suited to high-volume production environments.
Training and Self-Study Resources - Comes with an extensive library of sample workspaces for test translations and self-training, along with detailed documentation to support onboarding and independent learning.
