The webinar presented by Dale Lutz and Steve Maccabe focused on improving data exchange with Intergraph products using Safe Software's FME technology. Attendees learned about FME's capabilities for transforming and integrating spatial data, as well as specific applications with Intergraph formats and services. The session concluded with a Q&A and information on further FME training resources available to participants.

1. Improve Data Exchange with
Intergraph Products
June 2012
Dale Lutz
Co-Founder and
Vice President of Development
Steve MacCabe
Product Support Specialist

2. Who Are We?
 Today’s Presenters:
 Dale Lutz,
Co-Founder and
Vice President of Development
 Steve MacCabe,
Product Support Specialist

3. Questions are Encouraged!
 Today’s Q&A Support:
 Robyn Rennie,
Product Specialist

4. Agenda
 50 Minutes
 Brief introduction to Safe Software and FME
 Demos and tips on ways to use FME with
Intergraph data sources
 10 Minutes
 Your questions and answers
 Follow-up
 Webinar recording and materials

5. Giveaway: FME Training Courses
 Stay Tuned: 15 FREE seats up for grabs in any
online FME training courses:

6. Poll Question

7. Poll Question

8. Safe Software Facts
 Private company
 Founded in 1993
 Headquarters in
Vancouver, BC, Canada
 95+ employees
 50+ value-added resellers &
system integrators in 35 countries
 ~100 FME Certified Professionals &
Trainers around the globe
 Thousands of customers
across 116 countries

9. Achieve Total Spatial Data Mastery
Achieve Total Spatial Data Mastery

10. FME Technology Capabilities
 Transform Data to Use and Share
 Convertspatial data between
hundreds of formats
 Transformspatial data into the
precise data model you need
 Integratemultiple different data
types into a single data model
 Sharespatial data with people
where, when and how they need it

11. Introduction
Data Model Restructuring
 Data model transformation is the
cornerstone to data interoperability
 Schema is front and center
 Restructure:
 Feature Types
 Attribute Names
 Enumerated lists
 Geometry
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12. Safe Software - Products…

13. Poll Question

14. FME Desktop Components
 FME Workbench
Graphical authoring
environment for data
restructuring tasks
Use simple point and
click to easily define
spatial data flows to
translate, transform
and integrate your
data

15. FME Desktop Components
 Universal Viewer / Data Inspector
Examine and inspect
your spatial data’s
attributes and geometry
- before, after and even
during a translation
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16. Poll Question

17. Coming up…
 FME and Intergraph
 FME Intergraph Readers and Writers
 GeoMedia and FME GDO
 FME and G/Technology
 FME and Oracle
 FME and Legacy Formats
 FME and I/CAD
 FME Server and GeoMedia WebMap

18. FME and Intergraph
 Intergraph and Safe Software have a strong
relationship
 Supporting Intergraph formats
 Integration with GeoMedia
 Intergraph is using FME around the world

19. FME Intergraph Readers & Writers
 Readers and Writers:
 Intergraph GeoMedia Access
 Intergraph GeoMedia SQL Server
 Intergraph MGE
 Intergraph FRAMME (custom format)
 Intergraph FRAMME SEF (write-only)
 Oracle Spatial Object Model (with GDOSYS)
 Oracle Spatial Relational Model (G/Tech)
 GeoMedia extension
 FME GDO
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20. Demo
GeoMedia and FME GDO Demo
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21. GeoMedia and FME GDO
 FME Data Server for GeoMedia
 Integrated with GeoMedia GDO Connections
 Expands GeoMedia’s Data Formats

22. Demo
GeoMedia, FME and Oracle Spatial Demo
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23. Demo
GeoMedia, FME and SQL Server Demo
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24. Demo
GeoMedia, FME and ArcSDEDemo
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25. GeoMedia, FME and Databases
 FME writes to Oracle Spatial Object Model
 GDOSYS, GOOM package from Chuck Woodbury
of Intergraph.
 Supports GeoMedia Oriented Text and Point data
types
 FME writes to SQL Server
 FME writes to ESRI Geodatabase

26. Other Supported Database Formats
 Smallworld 3.x 4.x including 4.2
 MySQL,
 PostgreSQL, PostGIS
 IBM DB2 and Informix
 AutoDesk SDF,
 dBASE
 Netezza
 ODBC connections
 SQLite
 Teradata

27. Pathways to Esri Data
 Shape File Export
 ArcObjects Based Readers
 Require an ArcGIS License
 SDE “C API”
 Need the SDE SDK
 File Geodatabase API
 No license needed to read
 http://fme.ly/ways2sde

28. Demo
FMEand Utilities
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29. FME and Utilities
 FRAMME Export (FME Workbench)
 TO: Oracle Spatial
 TO: KML
 TO: ESRI GeoDatabaseArcSDE
 G/Technology
 Uses Oracle Spatial Relational Model
 Enhanced Geometry

30. FME and I/CAD
 FME can supply Warehouse for I/Map Editor
 FME Topology Transformers
 POI’s returned from I/CAD to GIS
Sample Workspace FromCustomer

31. Poll Question

32. GeoMedia 3D - The Adoption
Challenge
?
GeoMedia
3D

33. GeoMedia 3D - The Adoption
Challenge
Spatial
ETL
GeoMedia
3D

40. What is FME Server?
 FME Server is a scalable platform that offers flexible
spatial data distribution and loading services
 Use the same FME Engine
that powers FME Desktop
 Transform & Share
spatial data via web services

41. FME Server Works with
FME Desktop
FME Desktop
Author and run
spatial data
transformation tasks
FME Server
Run and share
spatial data
transformation
capabilities

42. Why FME Server?
How FME Server can meet your needs:
 Data Distribution
 Data Download Service
 Live Data Streams
 Data Streaming Service
 Upload and Validation
 Data Upload Service
 Centralize Data Transformation
 Job Submitter Service
 Scheduling Service
 Notifications Services
 Real-time events

43. Notifications and Alerts

44. FME Server and
GeoMedia WebMap
 Integrate FME Server with GeoMedia Web
Map Professional
 Provide exports of more formats
 Upload user data and validate the information
before loading into master database.
 Provide imports into non-Intergraph supported
formats

45. What’s Next?
 Take the First Step:
 Free trial of FME Desktop
 Personalized web demo
 Expand Your Knowledge:
 Courses & tutorials at www.safe.com/training
 More webinars at www.safe.com/webinars
 Knowledge Base Articles FMEpedia.com
 YouTube Videos FME Channel

47. Poll Question

48. Question & Answer Period

49. Summary
 What we’ve seen today:
 Quick look at FME Desktop
 FME Workbench and transformation tools
 Intergraph reader & writers
 Overview of FME Server
 Different services for accessing FME
Workspaces
 Scalability of FME tasks

50. Thanks for Attending!
 Webinar recording link and follow-up
will be sent to you via email
 Info:
 info@safe.com
 Still have questions?
 fme.ly/support
 Try www.FMEpedia.com Dale & Steve
www.safe.com