Join us to discover actionable insights for elevating your airport operations. We've partnered with three airports and contractor teams to share real-world FME applications in airport environments: In Segment 1, hear from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Axim Geospatial on how FME streamlined the flow of data between their Cityworks Asset Management System and their GIS, enhancing airport staff's experience by reducing manual effort and paperwork duplication. Segment 2 will take you on Philadelphia International Airport’s geospatial roadmap journey, alongside their Spatial Services group, C&S Companies. Discover how FME is integral in bridging data integration gaps between BIM/CAD/GIS and their asset management platform, overcoming previous hurdles and improving data integration efficiency. In the final segment, join Woolpert in the exploration of the ETL processes implemented at Orlando International and Fort Lauderdale International airports, facilitating the smooth flow of data between BIM, GIS, and CAD systems. Learn the importance of data standards from firsthand experience with the development of automation processes. They’ll also share the significant time and cost-saving benefits reaped, and discuss future applications of this technology in data QA/QC tasks. Don’t miss the chance to discover how FME is transforming airport operations, paving the way for enhanced efficiency and reduced operational costs. Register today!

1. Taking Off with FME:
Elevating Airport
Operations to New
Heights

2. Don
Murray
Co-Founder
Safe Software
Brian
Haren
GIS Program Manager
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport
Thomas
Wilson
Sr Solutions Architect
Axim Geospatial

3. Posh
Supupramai
Aviation BIM Services
Manager
C&S Companies
Ed
Copeland
Vice President
Woolpert

4. Agenda
1 Introduction
2 Atlanta Airport & Axim Geospatial
3 Woolpert - Orlando & Fort Lauderdale Airports
4 Philadelphia Airport & C&S Companies
5 Conclusion
6 Resources, Next Steps & Q+A
Agenda

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7. Poll:
What types of systems do
you want to connect to
improve airport operations?
(select all that apply)

8. 1
Introduction

9. Build seamless airport operations
with FME.
Real experiences and solutions
shared with you today.
Introduction

10. Poll:
What is the biggest challenge
you face with data
integration?

11. ● Automation frees staff to do higher value
work.
● Integrate data between BIM, CAD, GIS
and other systems to gain new insights.
● Improve Data Quality for better decision
making
● Make Data available to everyone that
needs it.
FME can help you to:
Introduction

12. One platform, two technologies
FME Form FME Flow
Build and run data workflows Automate data workflows
FME Flow Hosted
Safe Software managed instance
fme.safe.com/platform
FME Enterprise Integration Platform
Introduction

13. 2
Atlanta
Airport &
Axim
Geospatial

14. Atlanta Airport & Axim Geospatial
Improving Enterprise GIS Integrations with FME
● Compliance Applications, Asset Management and Public Facing applications dating back
to 2016 relied on hard wired integrations with the Enterprise GIS data.
● Over time these became more fragile and difficult to maintain.
● Implementing FME Flow has become the ‘go to’ solution for integration and filling gaps in
functionality.
● The success has fueled a recent Airport wide Cityworks expansion.

15. Slide Title
Improve
Reliability and
Efficiency of GIS
and Cityworks
Integrations
Goal Block Key
FME Flow Automations Integrating Survey123 & Cityworks
Result
Legacy Code
and Brain drain
FME Flow
Automations and
Webhooks
Reliability and speed
of updates has
increased. Adoption
pushing beyond GIS
to entire Airport.

16. Demo

17. Survey123 to Email

18. Survey123 to Email

19. ● Submit Survey123 Form
● Survey123 Webhook Fires, Triggers Automation
● FME Flow Automation Runs Workspace
● Workspace Exports Data, Attaches to Email
Survey123 to Email
Workflow

20. Survey123 to Cityworks

21. Survey123 to Cityworks

22. ● Submit Survey123 Form
● Survey123 Webhook Fires, Triggers Automation
● FME Flow Automation Runs Workspace
● Workspace Processes and Sends Data to Cityworks
Survey123 to Cityworks
Workflow
Atlanta Airport & Axim Geospatial

23. Thomas Wilson
Thomas.Wilson@aximgeo.com
Brian Haren
brian.haren@atl.com
Thank you

24. 3
Woolpert -
Orlando &
Fort
Lauderdale
Airports

25. Moving data
seamlessly
throughout the
organization

26. Slide Title
Ingest
deliverables and
translate to
systems or
people
Goal Block Key
Moving data seamlessly throughout the organization
Result
Staff resources,
compatible
standards
Develop
standards,
crosswalks,
automation
Data is available
in CAD, GIS and
BIM – no matter
the deliverable

27. Broward County Aviation Department
● Existing CAD, GIS standards
● Update BIM Standards
● Standards are not compatible
● Small GIS team
● Siloed data
● Data not being used because deliverable
in a different format
Existing Conditions
Woolpert - Orlando & Fort Lauderdale Airports
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
● No Standards
● A lot of new BIM data being delivered
● BIM data is only in REVIT
● Assets are not being pulled from BIM
● Standards are being led by contractor not
by the airport

28. ● Crosswalk everything out and get buy in
from stakeholders
● BIM to GIS and CAD should be done
first and at the same time if possible
● Crosswalk can be used in the FME
workbench scripting if it is setup and
implemented correctly
Before you start scripting
Woolpert - Orlando & Fort Lauderdale Airports

29. Demo

30. ● First step – Create/Update CAD, GIS & BIM
Standards to ensure compatibility.
● Create a script to make BIM data easy to
view in CAD or GIS
● Conduct needs assessment for stakeholder
input from various departments.
● Develop data ETL crosswalk tables as part of
Standards development.
● Involve Asset Management team early on.
● Identify BIM assets to be extracted during
Standards development.
Lessons Learned
Woolpert - Orlando & Fort Lauderdale Airports

31. ● Try to use only the 3D Surface Models
in Revit if possible.
● Create dedicated View(s) that FME only
looks at.
● Use or Create COBie field that caters to
the info you want to extract.
● Decide what really is important to bring
over from BIM. Then create the
Attribute list to input into COBie.
● Georeference BIM Models
● Start Small
BIM Lessons Learned
Woolpert - Orlando & Fort Lauderdale Airports

32. Slide Title
Reduce effort on
reviewing
deliverables to
the airport
Goal Block Key
What are we working on now – As-Built Portal
Result
Site for
contractor
deliverables to
submit to Airport
Automate 90%
of QA to
standards (Flow)
BIM, CAD, GIS
and other media
delivered
through portal
Woolpert - Orlando & Fort Lauderdale Airports

33. What are we working on now – As-Built Portal

34. Ed Copeland
ed.copeland@woolpert.com
Thank you

35. 4
Philadelphia
Airport +
C&S
Companies

36. Embarking on a
New Geospatial
Roadmap

37. Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
Observing the Inefficiencies
● Short-handed on staff
● No data governance and outdated standards
● No integration from CAD to GIS
● Multiple data storage – data silos
● Not maximizing asset management
● No plan for future growth for CAD or GIS!

38. The Creation of the Spatial Services Group
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
2016
GIS and CAD managed
separately in Planning
2018
GIS moved to IT,
CAD managed
separately in Planning
2022
ALL Spatial moved
together to Capital
Development Group
2023
Finally, we are getting
somewhere!
Pandemic
Layoffs
Early Retirements
Global Crisis
Authoritative spatial data and
services should be
owned/managed by one entity
in the enterprise

39. Spatial Services – What is it?
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
Engineering
Planning
Capital Development
IT
Operations
Properties
Facilities & Maintenance
Fire Department/ARFF
Regulatory
SPATIAL
SERVICES
We support spatial data, applications, and processes
throughout the entire Enterprise

40. Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
Spatial Service – How do we begin?
● Development of a GIS Roadmap
● Determine and engage the stakeholders in the enterprise that use (or are interested in
using) spatial data and applications
● Utilize the GIS Roadmap to advocate for funding and resources
● GIS On-Call RFP

41. Data Governance and Workflows
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
GIS data governance is critical for maintaining the
quality, reliability, security, and usability of spatial data
Resource Optimization
Data Lifecycle Management
Data Sharing
Sustainability
Accuracy/Quality
Data Integration
Data Security
Compliance/Regulatory
Identify the workflow for the spatial services group:
Who is responsible for what? How? When?

42. Current Airport’s Needs
● Reduce data silos
○ Multiple data storage
○ Denote the single source of truth
● Optimize the consumption of CAD/BIM
files in the database
● Provide GIS staff resources – automate
repetitive processes
● Asset management integration
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies

43. FME has entered the
chat…
● Improvement of Work Efficiencies
○ CAD layer validation
○ CAD to GIS
○ Data set review
○ Automation – FME Flow integration
○ GIS and Maximo integration
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies

44. CAD Layer Validation
● DWG files reviewed by CAD layer
validation to the PHL CAD file
template/standards
● CAD layer validation with expected
associated geometry
● Generate HTML report of any
non-compliance CAD layer
● Benefits:
○ Save time on review
○ Eliminate human error
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies

45. CAD to GIS
● FME Workbench to format CAD elements
with the data schema template and
export an SHP file
● GIS staff to review and append data to the
production GIS database
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies

46. Automation – FME Flow
integration
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies

47. GIS and Maximo Integration – Previous Workflow
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
Export 1
Export 2
Manual editing for
formatting into Maximo
Manual editing for
formatting into GIS

48. Export 1
(formatted)
Automated
formatting of CSV
export from GIS
Export 2
(formatted)
Automated
formatting of CSV
export from Maximo
GIS and Maximo Integration – Current Workflow
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies

49. GIS and Maximo Integration – API Connection
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
Automated workflows for data creation/edits
between ArcGIS and Maximo database
controlled by Maximo administrator.

50. GIS and Maximo Integration – Change Detection
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
FME workbench is scheduled
to run each night to detect
changes in the attributes of
connected GIS features with
the Maximo asset
A change has
been made to a
GIS attribute
A report is generated
and emailed to the
system administrator if a
change is detected
Maximo administrator
coordinates with the
GIS administrator to
verify and make
changes as needed

51. The GOAL!
Philadelphia Airport + C&S Companies
BIM/CAD GIS Asset Management

52. Posh Supupramai
psupupramai@cscos.com
Thank you

53. 7
Resources

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