Presentation given by Gerhard Fischl of Safe software during the webinar organized by GIM, may5th 2020

1. What’s new in
FME 2020
FME World Tour
webinar series by
GIM

2. Today’s treatment
1. FME Platform 2020 for the
Enterprise
2. FME Platform Demo
3. Authoring
4. Automating
5. Mobile Apps
6. New Licensing options
7. Q&A
Data Detox

3. FME 2020 is for the Enterprise
Improved
Performance Secure
Scalable
No-Code
Enterprise
Integration
Flexible
Unrivaled
Spatial Support

4. FME Desktop FME Server FME Cloud
Build & Run Workflows Automate Workflows FME Server Hosted on AWS
FME® Data Integration Platform
Connect. Transform. Automate.
safe.com/fme

5. Cloud Marketplaces
Single and Multiple Virtual Machines (VMs)
One-click deployment in the cloud platform of your choice
● Google Cloud Platform Marketplace
○ FME Platform (BYOL) Now Available
● Azure Marketplace
○ FME Platform (BYOL) Now Available
Hourly pricing option Coming Soon

6. Step 1: Build your workspace
Go through your proof points.
A.
B.
C.

7. Step 2: Run it on demand or as part of an
event-based workflow
Go through your proof points.
A.
B.
C.
A screenshot can go here.
Or delete this box and use the text box beneath.

8. Demo: FME Platform
Authoring & Automation

9. Recap: What’s new with
FME Workspace Authoring
FME Desktop, Engine, and Hub 2020

10. Performance Gains: Everything’s Faster
● Shapefile and Excel reader/writer
upgrade.
● Many transformers are faster, including
StatisticsCalculator and Bufferer.
● FME Data Inspector 3D rendering frame
rate increased.

11. A Luxurious Experience
● Style connection lines in FME Workbench.
● StatisticsCalculator interface improvement.
● Better connection with ArcGIS Pro features, like Utility Network,
annotations, etc.

12. Unrivalled Data Support
● Google BigQuery & BigQuery GIS Writer
● Snowflake Reader/Writer
● Entwine Point Tile (EPT) Reader
● Mapbox Vector Tiles (MVT) Writer
● PROJ transformers
● NifTI Reader/Writer
● Microsoft DirectDraw Surface (DDS) Writer
● CityJSON Reader/Writer (Tech Preview)
● ECW V3 Reader/Writer

13. Connect to Machine Learning
Connect to services for Natural Language Processing (NLP) and
Computer Vision (CV):
● Google AI connectors
● Amazon AI connectors
● Azure AI connectors
● FOSS AI connectors

14. Connect to
XML/JSON Based
Formats
● XSD-Driven XML
● New UK MasterMap Variants
○ Water Network
○ Highway Network
○ Sites Layer
○ Topography Layer
● OGC S-121 GML

15. Improved Revit Support
● Over 50 enhancements including:
○ Improved Floor Plan support, including Annotations
● Control over Geometry Level of Detail
○ Extraction of:
■ Family Parameters
■ Workset Attributes
■ Project and View Metadata
■ Project or Georeferenced Coordinate System
● Indoor mapping wall simplification
○ Via enhanced CenterLineReplacer
“Doing basic quantity takeoffs. I was showing FME to some project managers and they were kind
of speechless. I managed to automate basic cost estimation, in one afternoon” - davidrasner5
(FME Community User)

16. Recap: What’s new with
FME Workspace Automating
FME Server and Cloud 2020

17. New in Automations
● Use FME Server Automations Writer to
implement enterprise Integration patterns.
● Disallow concurrent jobs in workspace node;
skip a job if another job is in progress.
● Add an Automation and all its dependencies
to an FME Server Project.
● Build Complex Looping workflows.

18. New FME Server
Apps Features
Geometry Picker for FME Server Apps
and Run Workspace.
Authenticated FME Server Apps using
FME Server security.
Option to Run Immediately. Great for
workspaces with no parameters.

19. New Web UI Features
● Show time zone on Schedules page.
● Look and feel updates.
● Upload workspaces directly.
● Configure services in the web UI.

20. Enhanced Security
● Set password expiry time.
● Admin password reset on initial logon.
● Prevent multiple user sessions.
● Administrator can broadcast messages.

21. What’s New with
FME Mobile Apps
Updates on the version of FME living in your phone

22. FME AR
Explore your data in augmented reality.
Scaling: Load models on 1:1 scale by
default, and browse a list of scaling
options for easy viewing adjustment.
Geolocation: Support for geolocated
models, i.e. models will appear in the
correct place in the real world.
Below surface: Models below the surface
(elevation 0) are displayed properly.

23. FME Data
Express
Launch FME Workspaces
from your phone.
Location selector: new
parameter type allows the user
to select points.
QR codes & barcodes: read a QR
code or barcode and use that
data as a parameter value.

24. FME Data Express in Action
Go through your proof points.
A.
B.
C.
http://fme.ly/parking

25. Resources for
COVID-19
safe.com/covid-19
We don’t want software
licensing to prevent
solutions from being found
or communities from being
protected.
That’s why we’re offering
FME for free and we’re
prioritizing support cases
for those trying to
investigate COVID-19.

26. Flexible Licensing Options
Pay-As-You-Go
Buy Engine Time using
Pay-As-You-Go. Credits will
track your remaining
usage.
Individual
Perpetual Licenses &
Annual Maintenance
Subscription Plans
● Enterprise
● Local Government
● Higher Education
● Small Utilities

27. Ask Christine…
everything about your licences, pricing,
etc.
Christine Cooman
Sales Assistant
016 40 30 39
christine.cooman@gim.be

28. Thank you!
gerhard.fischl@safe.com