At the Port of Portland FME has become a powerful tool. Once a tedious task that took sometimes days to complete is turned into a streamlined service or automated - word gets out that it was most likely the magic of FME. Then I hear - Cool! What else can we do with FME? We have FME doing everything from automated nightly tasks, self- service tasks, converting data formats and creating multiple data outputs - but the one that is getting the most attention (and saving tons of time and resources) is the big data efforts of BIM and Revit to GIS and our goal for creating a digital twin. And while we are focused primarily on this effort - I also find time to spin up more automated/self-service tasks in our FME Cloud instance like automating the water meter monthly billing process and creating reports that provide vital information instantly to users. Plus, I also work on some really cool, fun side research projects to test the limit of what I can do with FME like creating 360 videos as virtual tours.

1. Cool! What else can we do with FME?
Everything from BIM and Revit to 360
video and beyond

2. Presenter
The
Peak
of
Data
Integration
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Alice
Pence
GIS Analyst III
Port of Portland

3. The
Peak
of
Data
Integration
20
23
Once a tedious task that took sometimes days to complete is
turned into a streamlined service or automated - word gets out
that it was most likely the magic of FME. Then I hear…
Cool! What else can we do with FME?

4. The
Peak
of
Data
Integration
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23
Topics
1. BIM/Revit to GIS
2. Custom Reports
3. 360 Virtual Tour

5. The
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of
Data
Integration
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BIM/Revit to GIS

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BIM/Revit to GIS
On one side of the Port Data Infrastructure we have
BIM/Revit Database
• Data rich! Tons of attributes, features, scheduling
• But only a few power users/creators/editors
• Bound to licenses and named users
• Level of training needed to view the data
On the other side of the Port Data Infrastructure we
have GIS
• Custom views/layers
• Faster/quicker viewing with application all Port
staff knows
• Join to other layers that are outside Revit Model
How do we bring harmony to all Port staff to
have all users be able to see and use the data in
BIM and Revit models?

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With FME! (of course)
• Reads in 3D and 2D Revit Models from
BIM360 Online Document Management
• Converts Revit rooms, walls, and doors to
ArcSDE database features with all the
additional attributes
• Now bringing in Area Lease Plans and
complex inside features like ticket desks,
escalators, airport security features and
more

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“Our Digital Twin” Theory
• Displays/Refreshes fast for quick viewing on
desktop or mobile devices
• Ability to view other GIS related layers that
are outside of the Revit Model
• Any updates/changes are sent to BIM Team
then picked up overnight with *ANOTHER
FME* process to update GIS in the morning
• Keeps all data flowing in one direction to
make sure there is only one area for clean
data and not multiple editors making changes
• Keeps BIM and GIS the same 1:1 for data…a
perfect twin
*SDE Features to> GeoJSON to> AWS S3 Bucket*

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Cool! What else can we do with this
BIM/Revit to GIS FME Workflow?

10. The
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Apple Maps (IMDF), Google Maps and
Open Data
Revit to> SDE Features to> IMDF
Revit to>SDE Features
to> Google Maps (PDF)
Revit to> SDE Features
to> GeoJSON to> GitHub

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Custom Reports

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Custom Reports
Water Meter Billing Original Process
• Single data collector reading water meters every
month with paper and pen
• Kept track of reads and calculations in Excel
spreadsheet
• Export PDF meter bills one by one
• Gather all and email to finance team to compile
into billing system
• Hard to audit/check for errors
• No single data source of readings

13. The
Peak
of
Data
Integration
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Custom Reports
Water Meter Billing Original Process
• Single data collector reading water meters every
month with paper and pen
• Kept track of reads and calculations in Excel
spreadsheet
• Export PDF meter bills one by one
• Gather all and email to finance team to compile
into billing system
• Hard to audit/check for errors
• No single data source of readings

14. The
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of
Data
Integration
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Water Meter Billing New and Improved Process
• Multiple Data Collectors all using single GIS data
editor to add meter reads right to database
• FME can read in AGOL feature service layers
• Easy to build out math logic in FME for monthly
calculations
• Easy to update excel report that is created to
make the monthly billing
• And to make this automated and self
service…and even cooler…
With FME! (of course)

15. The
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of
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Water Meter Billing New and Improved Process
• Users can go to one location and download the
bills that they need for the month
• FME Server App is easy to update with any
changes and becomes quickly available to users
With FME Sever! (of course)

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Cool! What else can we do with this
Automated Reports FME Workflow?

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FME Server Data Streaming
Confined Spaces Original Reporting
• Located on a single computer Access Database
• Only 2 users were able to figure out how to
create and export reports – so it took awhile for a
report to become available
• Could only run one single report at a time (there
are 1000s of confined spaces…)
• Attaching pictures was not user friendly at ALL

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FME Server Data Streaming
Confined Spaces New and Improved Reporting
• All Confined Spaces data is centralized into one
GIS database
• FME can read in AGOL feature service layers and
attachments!
• FME has a great HTML reporting tool to
customize the looks and layout of report
• Now any user can use our PortGIS application to
quickly view confined spaces data on demand
with FME server Data Streaming

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360 Virtual Tours

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360 Virtual Tours
Requirements for this project;
• During the early months of COVID when we all
worked from home, there was still a need to
view different airfield and terminal construction
projects and updating airfield check rides
• Needed to find a way to create a virtual tour that
was easy for users and easy to send out that
didn’t require additional software
• Find a way to make it feel interactive and give a
great spatial view of the location of the camera

21. The
Peak
of
Data
Integration
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360 Virtual Tours
Requirements for this project;
• During COVID-time when we all worked from
home there was still a need to view different
airfield and terminal construction projects and
updating airfield check rides
• Needed to find a way to create a virtual tour that
was easy for users and easy to send out that
didn’t require additional software
• Find a way to make it feel interactive and give a
great spatial view of the location of the camera

22. The
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360 Virtual Tours
FME HUB TO THE RESCUE!

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360 Virtual Tours
Just some minor tweaks to the Original
Workbench…
1. Added ability to rotate the camera view with
the video from 360 camera with VideoJS
and Panellum

24. The
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of
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360 Virtual Tours
Just some minor tweaks to the Original
Workbench…
1. Added ability to rotate the camera view with
the video from 360 camera with VideoJS
and Panellum
2. Added custom PDF Floorplans for inside
areas when aerials won’t work

25. The
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Anything else cool…

26. The
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Next Upgrades to these Existing FME processes
● Expanding ideas on Revit to GIS workbench with new
updates to Revit FME reader…and possible FME writer in
the near future?
● Expanding the capabilities of FME Server/Flow to create
more on-demand reports either by data download with
FME Apps or data streaming
● Expanding/Testing out wild and crazy ideas that no one
thought possible

27. ThankYou!
Alice.pence@portofportland.com