Import ADAC Files (.xml) with GIS Attributes

Use the ADAC Settings and Import commands to bring Asset Design and As Constructed (ADAC) files with GIS attributes into your project. ADAC is the standard format adopted by the Australian government.

GIS Attibutes

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Data is the key component of a GIS and has two types:

• Spatial data - are used to provide the visual representation of a geographic space. For instance, rendering a map.
• Attribute data - are descriptions, measurements, and/or classifications of the geographic features in a map.

What is ADAC?

Asset Design and As Constructed (ADAC) is a data standard specification for Australia. The ADAC specification currently covers the widest selection of asset categories available in the market, including:

• Roads
• Drainage
• Open Space
• Water
• Sewerage
• Surface

The ADAC XML schema definition can be used in conjunction with any feature manipulation tool to map data from electronic design and as constructed drawings directly to data fields within asset data registers and/or GIS systems. This feature allows automation of validation and load of data into asset/GIS systems.

Prerequisites:

• Licensed module; See the Subscription Plans page. For a license matrix by command, see the License page in the TBC Community. Also see View and manage licensed features.

To access the command:

• Select ADAC Settings.
• Select Import in Home > Data Exchange.

Using ADAC Settings before Import and Export

Before you import/export an ADAC file, you need to specify feature attributes in the ADAC Settings dialog. Doing so adds global component information that is relevant to each ADAC feature when it is imported/exported; this data is written to all ADAC features. For example, an Object ID attribute is required for all ADAC features (a button in the ADAC Settings dialog enables you to manually scan and upgrade all objects in the .xml to include the ID for each (which also updates existing ADAC features that do not already have an Object ID, as well as ADAC features that have been added in a design surface in Trimble Business Center after the import of an ADAC .xml file). When features require alternate component information, an updater writes that data individually (feature by feature) as required. The ADAC Settings dialog enables you to add and edit features in an imported ADAC model and then upgrade the entire document to be consistent with ADAC schema when you export to ADAC.

To set ADAC feature attributes using ADAC Settings:

1. Open a .vce file and download all attachments.

   Note: The VCE file must have a special kind of FXL file with feature codes that are compatible with the Australian software dealer's file.

2. Go to Project > Project settings > Feature code processing.
3. In the Feature definition file text box, specify the feature definition (.fxl) file that you want to process. You can also browse for the .fxl file using the Browse button.
4. Click OK.

   The ADAC_TBC.fxl file appears in the Project Explorer under the Imported files folder.

5. Perform the survey work and add features for the things that you surveyed. For instance, consider a Linestring.
6. Create a Linestring in the Plan View.
7. Select the Linestring, right click and go to Properties from the context menu.

   The Properties dialog opens.

8. From the Feature dropdown list, select a feature for the particular Linestring. In this instance, change feature to Pipe (non pressure).

   The details for the Pipe appear in the Feature textbox.

9. Open ADAC Settings.
10. In the ADAC Settings dialog, add and edit the necessary attributes, and click OK. Now you are ready to export an ADAC file.

To import data with GIS attributes through ADAC file:

1. Go to Project > Import.

   The Import command pane opens.

2. Select the ADAC file that you want to import.
3. Click OK.

   Note: Alternatively, you can also drag and drop the .xml file to the plan view instead of using the Import command.

   The ADAC x.x.0 sample.xml file appears in the Project Explorer under the Imported files folder. The imported file is visible in Plan View with some points, lines, and so on. In the ADAC Import dialog, you can specify the starting value from which the points are numbered.

4. In the Starting Point ID textbox, enter an integer.

   The minimum integer value starts from 1.

   Note: If the integer value entered is negative, the system will revert to the previous/default (1000) value exiting in the textbox.

5. Click Import.

   The ADAC importer creates points from the .xml file. The created points are numbered starting from the integer value that you specified in the Starting Point ID textbox.

Related topics

Export ADAC Files

Export Data