To assist a Regional Telecommunications company to convert large amounts of non-earth projection based spatial data, Korem used FME to automate the typically arduous process of identifying points for rubber sheeting. This automation process utilized various aspects of the typical CAD based information and 3rd party information to derive candidate points. The automation utilizing FME spatial and data transforms as well a ‘fuzzy’ logic process.

1. A Creative Way to
Automate Rubber
Sheeting
Scott DiGiacinto
Senior Solution Architect, Korem

2. Trusted Reseller and Integrator of Software and Geospatial Data
Contributing to its client’s success for 23+ years
Gold Partnership with Safe Software
Partner since 2006
North American Coverage (USA & Canada Offices)
Who is ?

3. Customer: Frontier Communications
Telecommunications company
Phone, Internet, TV
Telco 101
Plant: infrastructure that makes the whole thing
work

4. Why do we care?
Because they bought a TON!!!
Verizon
Doubled the size of all their plant
Over 8.5 million items
3rd acquisition

5. GOALS
Move massive amounts of spatial data from CAD
to Oracle SDE
Move flat data from Verizon scheme to Frontier
Scheme
Sub India company for manual adjustments to
data

6. GOALS
Failure – data moved over very late and LOTS of
manual adjustments both spatial and flat data
Success – flat data moved over minimal
adjustments to spatial data
KEY Rubber sheeting

7. Example

8. Previous attempts & results
Single point with rotation
Bottom left/top right
Results
LOTS of manual edits.
VERY COSTLY
VERY time consuming slowed down delivery

9. Plan
Find Intersections
Know NAVTEQ Data

10. Auto Control Points

11. Fuzzy Control Points
Configurable threshold
Optional usage

12. Manual Control Points
Easily Compare
Optional usage

13. Combined Results
Customer Very pleased
Minimized Manual Adjustments
Saved Money and Time
Many other hurdles both Spatial and data were
also overcame.
SUCCESS!!

14. FME is a great product.
Korem resells and integrates.
Main point: Korem + FME = SUCCESS

15. Thank you!
Scott DiGiacinto
sdigiacinto@korem.com
1-888-440-1627
korem.com