This lightning talk focused on XML and JSON updates in FME 2013. It highlighted that both XML and JSON are increasingly important web communication protocols used by devices and applications. The talk demonstrated new XML formats supported in FME 2013 and improvements to writing complex geometries in XML. It also showed new JSON transformers and significant JSON performance improvements in FME 2013.

1. Lightning Talk: FME
2013, XML, and JSON
April – June 2013

2. FME 2012: XML++
No FME release is complete without
making XML easier!

3. FME 2012: XML++
No FME release is complete without
making JSON easier!
XML and JSON both strategic!!!!

4. FME 2013: XML continues to grow
XML is preferred format for sharing data
across organizations
GML is of course also improving as it is XML

5. FME 2013: JSON growing in importance
JSON is the preferred web format

6. FME 2013: Major XML Updates!
New XML Based Formats:
CUZK GML
KommunGML
KuntaGML
NLSF Topographic GML (MTKGML)
X3D

7. FME 2013: Both are getting more
important
XML and JSON are the communication
protocols of the web
• Used by devices

8. FME 2013: Both are getting more
important
XML and JSON are the communication
protocols of the web
• Used by sensors

9. FME 2013: Both are getting more
important
XML and JSON are the communication
protocols of the web
• Used by applications

10. FME 2013: XML/JSON
 FOCUS: Give JSON the XML Treatment!

11. JSON Reading Demo

12. JSON Reading Demo
DEMO

13. FME 2013: XML/JSON
 FOCUS: Improve writing complex Geometries

14. XML Writing

15. XML Writing
DEMO
XMLTemplater now supports
Geometry!

16. FME 2013: Other notables
Write large files with XMLAppender
New JSON Transformers
(JSONFormatter, JSONTemplater, JSONValida
tor)
Many improvements including Performance!
JSON speed-up (JSONExtractor, JSONExploder)
runtime from 1.5 hrs to 10 min
Do you have an XML/JSON Challenge? If so
send it to xml@safe.com

17. Thank You!
 Questions?
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