Archive for September, 2008

FME Evangelism - Smallworld UC Special

Contents:
FME/Smallworld Background,
FME and the Smallworld SIAS,
Behind the Scenes,
Technical Details of a Smallworld Workspace,
Data Streaming and Linking,
What’s New in the FME SpatialBiz Plug-In,
Smallworld 4.1 Support,
Training Offer.

This FME Evangelist is a special edition for the 2008 Smallworld Americas Users Conference. It details a particular scenario that we will be demonstrating at the conference: how to integrate FME Server with a web mapping tool such as SIAS (Smallworld Internet Application Server). It has good information for anyone new to FME, plus news about recent FME-Smallworld enhancements, and mentions techniques useful to most users.

Continue Reading September 27th, 2008

FME Evangelist#22: Anatomy of a Project and Reading Text Backwards

Contents:
Anatomy of an FME Project: Parts I and II
Creating Blank Workspaces
IGDS Tag Reading
Geometry Handling Parameter
Backwards Text File Reading

This FME Evangelist starts a series of items on building an FME project from scratch, has a simple time-saving tip for Workbench users, announces a new for 2009 MicroStation function, and explains how to examine FME log files by reading them backwards!

Continue Reading September 22nd, 2008

FME Evangelist #21: FME Workspace Examples

Contents:
Raster Alpha Band Compositing
Concatenator Example
Google Earth Time Spans and Hurricanes
OS Grid Square Converter

This FME Evangelist highlights a number of interesting examples of FME use, including information on how to track hurricanes, how to map Scottish mountains, and why a demanding FME user is like a Buddhist ordering a hot dog.

Continue Reading September 13th, 2008

FME Evangelism #20: Usability Improvements

Contents:
1) Transformer Defaults
2) Sneak Preview: Options Dialog
3) Multi-Attribute Transformers
4) Recent Workspaces List
5) Science Lab: Thanks for the Memory

This FME Evangelist post is all about usability improvements that maintain the balance between flexibility and complexity. In particular there are some useful updates to managing transformers, a couple of GUI improvements, and a core change to memory management that will make every FME user happy!

Continue Reading September 2nd, 2008


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