FMEFME

Feature Manipulation EngineFeature Manipulation Engine

What Is It?What Is It?

• Where to look– http://www.safe.com/index.htm

• How they explain it– http://www.safe.com/products/fme/index.htm

• Need some help?– http://www.safe.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?ul=http://safe.com/archives/

How does it workHow does it work

• They have movies– http://www.safe.com/products/fme/components/movies.htm

DemonstrationsDemonstrations

• Convert from one format to another– Shapefile to DWG

• Change some attributes– Shapefile to Shapefile

• See a different format in ArcGIS– Look at a mif/mid file

• Something a little more complicated– Hydrant data

What are we using it for?What are we using it for?

• Data Accumulation– Hydrant data from several entities

• Data Manipulation– Extracting intersections from the centerline

• Data Conversion– Converting SDE feature classes, coverages,

shapefiles into CAD formats for engineering firms– Converting SDE feature classes for use in I/CAD

• Data Viewing– A quick multi-format viewing platform

Questions?Questions?

• How much does it cost?– Depends

• How would it help you?– In many ways

• How often do they update it?– Weekly