This document discusses automating spatial data sharing between data producers and end users in Wallonia, Belgium. It describes using FME to create an integrated workflow that simplifies data sharing. The workflow validates and transforms data from multiple producers into various formats, then distributes updated data on demand to end users based on their specifications. This automated process saves time by eliminating repetitive manual data distribution tasks.

1. Automating Spatial Data Sharing
Dominique Buffet & Laurent Dedry

2. FLIGHT PLAN
● The context & needs
● The solution
● The magic of FME
● The future

3. The context & needs

4. Sharing public spatial data
● Direction de l’Intégration des Géodonnées
○ Directorate-General of the Walloon Public Service (SPW)
○ Interface with Departments regarding geographical information
○ Geodata sharing and exchange infrastructure
● InfraSIG: Walloon-SDI (Walloon Geomatic Decree - 22 Dec. 2010)
○ Geoportal of Wallonia
○ “Plan Opérationnel Géomatique pour la Wallonie” (POGW)
○ INSPIRE coordination & Implementation
● Open geo-data promoter

5. AUTOMATING
PRODUCERS
END-USERS
INTEGRATED
WORKFLOW
SIMPLIFY DATA SHARING

6. Simplify data producers contribution
● Share multiple datasets (readers)
● Update shared datasets frequently (> 29 millions spatial objects for PICC)
280+
datasets

7. Simplify data producers contribution
● Share multiple datasets
● Update shared datasets frequently
● Offer flexibility - added-value
○ Validate (quality, schema conformity...)
○ Restructure - Transform
(producer model => sharing model

8. Simplify data producers contribution
● Share multiple datasets
● Update shared datasets frequently
● Offer flexibility - added-value
○ Validate (quality, schema conformity...)
○ Restructure - Transform (producer model => sharing model)
● Save time and simplify multipurpose data processing
=> integrated workflow
PICC
PICC-vDIFF PICC-vTOPO

9. Simplify data reuse by end-users
● User’ specifications
○ “As-is” to specific models
○ Area of interest (local to regional)
○ Coordinate system – harmonised transformation

10. Simplify data reuse by end-users
● User’ specifications
○ “As-is” to specific models
○ Area of interest (local to regional)
○ Coordinate system – harmonised transformation
○ Usable format
=> Extraction & Conversion capabilities
GIS
CAD
RASTER
3D INSPIRE

11. Simplify data distribution
● Eliminate repetitive (semi-)manual data distribution tasks
● Producer & User requests have to be automatically processed
● The platform analyze, restructure and publish updated data
● The platform crops the data for delivery by download with
○ Priority processing considerations
○ e-mail notification
○ Harmonised zip file structure (data + metadata)
=> ETLSPAT Platform

12. The solution

13. 1. DATA TRANSFORMATION
3. DATA WAREHOUSE
MAPPING
INSPIRE
2. DATA LOADER
DOWNLOAD SERVICE
4. DATA EXTRACTION
GIS CAD RASTER 3D INSPIRE
Metawal
VISUALISATION
SERVICE
shape
fgdb
ogc-pck
dwg
map 3D
fgdbr
geotiff
jpg2k
las gml
atom feed
DISCOVERY
SERVICE

14. The magic of FME

15. METAWAL
DB WATCHER CONTROLLER WORKER

18. METAWAL
DB WATCHER CONTROLLER WORKER

19. FME DESKTOP
FME SERVER

20. METAWAL
DB WATCHER CONTROLLER WORKER

22. METAWAL
DB WATCHER CONTROLLER WORKER

24. METAWAL
DB WATCHER CONTROLLER WORKER

25. The future

26. 3D
FME 2018
New features
INSPIRE

27. THANK YOU!
Dominique Buffet
dominique.buffet@spw.wallonie.be
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Laurent Dedry
laurent.dedry@gim.be