The document discusses strategies to avoid issues with raster data through a webinar presented by Safe Software's experts. Key techniques include translating, resampling, reprojection, and compressing raster formats, among others. The session also highlights additional resources, future webinars, and opportunities for free training in using FME for managing raster data.

1. 13 Ways to Avoid a Raster
Disaster
October 2, 2013
This webinar is being recorded

2. WHO ARE WE?
Dale Lutz
 Co-Founder & VP of Product
Development
Dave Campanas
 Product Support Specialist
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3. QUESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED
Please submit using the
GoToWebinar PanelWe will follow-up with unanswered questions
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4. @SafeSoftware
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employees
Partners
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Located in Surrey,
British Columbia
Thousands of happy
customers
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5. WHAT IS FME?
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Convert data
Transform data
Share data
Integrate data
Validate data
And more
FME transforms data to use
and share.

6. Poll: Have you used FME for raster?
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7. NEW TO FME?
 Visit our Getting Started Page:
www.safe.com/fme/getting-started
 Attend a weekly FME Overview webinar:
safe.com/WeeklyIntro
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8. Poll: What could help you avoid a
raster disaster?
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9. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 1
 More than 50 raster formats to choose from
 ArcSDE&GeoDatabase Raster
 CADRG
 MrSID*/ECW
 Geodatabase Raster
 GIF / PNG / JPEG / JPEG2000
 Oracle Spatial GeoRaster
 PostGIS 2.0 Raster
Translate

10. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 1
Translate
 Satellite, Statistics, Legacy, etc
 ASRP / CADRG
 HDF
 NetCDF
 NGRID
 NITF
 PLANET
 R
 See the complete list: fme.ly/rasterFormats

11. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 2
Resample

12. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 3
Reproject

13. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 4
Mosiac

14. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 5
Compress
 Output formats with compression:
 ECW
 JPEG / JPEG2000
 GeoTIFF / TIFF
 Oracle Spatial GeoRaster
 ArcSDE Raster
 Geodatabase Raster
 CADRG

15. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 6
Clip

16. AVOID RASTER DISASTER - COMBO 7
Mosaic
Reproject
Clip
Catalogue!
http://fme.ly/parks

17. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 8
Tile

18. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 9
Web Tiling
http://fme.ly/tiles2013

19. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 10
Drape

20. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 11
Power
 Band Restructuring
 Extents Extraction
 Cell Value Calculation
 Palettes
 Expression Evaluation
(pixel by pixel)
 …

21. FME Raster Transformer List
Clipper
*Reprojector (CSMAP, ESRI,GTRANS,
GridInQuest)
ImageFetcher
ImageRasterizer
NumericRasterizer
PointOnRasterValueExtractor
RasterBandAdder
RasterBandCombiner
RasterBandInterpretation
Coercer
RasterBandKeeper
RasterBandMinMaxExtractor
RasterBandNameSetter
RasterBandNodataRemover
RasterBandNodataSetter
RasterBandOrderer
RasterBandProperties
Extractor
RasterBandRemover
RasterBandSeparator
RasterCellCoercer
RasterCellOriginSetter
RasterCellValueCalculator
RasterCellValueReplacer
RasterCellValueRounder
RasterCheckpointer
RasterConsumer
RasterDEMGenerator
RasterExpressionEvaluator
RasterExtentsCoercer
RasterExtractor
RasterGCPExtractor
RasterGCPSetter
RasterGeoreferencer
RasterInterpretationCoercer
RasterMosaicker
RasterNumericCreator
RasterPaletteAdder
RasterPaletteExtractor
RasterPaletteGenerator
RasterPaletteInterpretation
Coercer
RasterPaletteNodataSetter
RasterPaletteRemover
RasterPaletteResolver
RasterPropertiesExtractor
RasterPyramider
RasterRGBCreator
RasterReader
RasterReplacer
RasterResampler
RasterRotationApplier
RasterSelector
RasterSingularCellValue
Calculator
RasterSubsetter
RasterTiler
RasterToPolygonCoercer
VectorOnRasterOverlayer
WebMapTiler

22. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 11
Transform a Numeric Raster…

23. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 11
…Into Vector Polygons

24. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 12
Raster Math

25. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 13
Hill Shading

26. AVOID RASTER DISASTER 14
Colorize Lidar

27. Poll: What raster capabilities would
you use if they were added to FME?
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28. SAVE THE DATE
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29. FREE FME TRAINING
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30. GET INVOLVED
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youtube.com/FMEChannel
blog.safe.com
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31. #fmewebinar
Q&A

32. THANK YOU!
 Sales
 info@safe.com
 Support
 www.safe.com/support
 (604) 501-9985 ext. 278
 Dale Lutz
 dal@safe.com
 Dave Campanas
 Dave.Campanas@safe.com
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