The FeatureWriter is a revolutionary new transformer that enables you to write data at any point during a workflow. See how to use this transformer in conjunction with the FeatureReader in a variety of ways — like post-processing and integrating with third-party tools.

1. The FeatureReader /
FeatureWriter Revolution

2. Agenda
• FeatureReader and
FeatureWriter overview
• What can you do with the
FeatureReader?
• What can you do with the
FeatureWriter?
• Easy wins
• Automation workflows
• Integrating 3rd-party
command-line tools

3. Why did we add the
FeatureReader and
FeatureWriter?

4. A Powerful Pair
Read data mid-
workspace.
Write data mid-
workspace.

5. FeatureReader Examples
• Read data within a boundary
• Read data within a user-drawn area
• Read back the data FME has
written in the same workspace
(est. 2011)

6. Example: Read from a user-defined boundary

7. New: FeatureWriter
Do things AFTER the data is
written and in FME Workbench.
Before:
• Shutdown Python / TCL scripts
• Chain workspaces together with
FMEServerJobSubmitter or
WorkspaceRunner
Less Coding
More Workbench

8. Easy Wins!
• Copy data after writing
• Send results to FTP
• Email an attachment
• Load into Dropbox

9. Automation
Workflows
• Quality checking
• Database validation
• FME Server Notification
• What else?

10. 3rd-Party Integrations
• Read, write, or
transform beyond what
FME already supports.
• Wrap a command-line
tool in a custom
transformer.

11. 3rd-Party Integrations
• LASTools
• Orfeo ToolBox
• ImageMagick
• What else?

12. Post-processing demo: Emailing a raster

13. Demo: Data validation in a single workflow

14. 3rd-party tool example: Calling LAStools

15. ● The FeatureReader and FeatureWriter
mean concise FME Workspaces, and less
work for you.
● Maybe we won’t even need Readers and
Writers anymore?

16. More Information
● knowledge.safe.com
○ articles and examples
● fme.ly/3rdparty
○ 3rd party integrations examples
● safe.com/transformers
○ FME transformer gallery
*More examples of 3rd-Party Tool Integrations
In Transforming Rasters and Point Clouds World Tour Presentation

17. Thank you!
Questions?