Software:FME

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Short description: Geospatial ETL Software
FME
FME Software Logo.svg
FME Screenshot.png
Example FME workflow
Initial releaseNovember 1996; 27 years ago (1996-11)[1]
Stable release
Desktop: 2023.1.2[1] / Desktop: November 16, 2023; 8 months ago (2023-11-16)[1]
Written inC++[2]
Operating systemWindows, MacOS, Linux[3]
TypeGeographic information system, Geospatial ETL
LicenseProprietary commercial software
Websitewww.safe.com

FME, also known as Feature Manipulation Engine, is a geospatial extract, transformation and load software platform developed and maintained by Safe Software of British Columbia, Canada .[4] FME was first released in 1996, and evolved out of a successful bid by the founders of Safe Software, Don Murray and Dale Lutz, for a Canadian Government contract to monitor logging activities.[5]

Software

The base product is FME Form (formerly FME Desktop); this is a standalone software package with an interface that enables the user to graphically build workflows for data translation, automation, and format and coordinate conversion.[6][7][8] FME Flow (formerly FME Server) is an 'on premise' solution that permits on demand server based instantiations of tailored FME workflows. FME Flow Hosted (formerly FME Cloud) is similar to FME Flow however is hosted 'as needed' in the AWS Cloud.[9]

FME data transformation workflows typically consist of a combination of the following 'building blocks':

  1. Readers to input from single or multiple data sources in a variety of formats or databases.
  2. Transformers to manipulate, transform and analyse the data.[10]
  3. Writers to output the data in a number of different formats.

Any number of readers, writers and transformers can be used in an FME workflow. A further tool is the Data Inspector, which can present spatial workflow results in a cartographic display.

The ArcGIS Pro software can use the FME engine and workflows as part of the data interoperability extension.[11] In 2015 the FME software was integrated with the What3Words geolocation system.[12]

Use Base

As of November 2022, FME has an estimated 0.32% of the total data integration software market. The Information Technology, governmental, utilities, and oil and gas sectors form the largest organisational user base.[13] Examples of the use of FME include routing for emergency fire response, backend data quality management and sub-surface modelling for infrastructure projects, CAD to GIS file conversions, and BIM data extraction for indoor navigation.[14][15][16][17][18]

Criticism and Reviews

FME is considered a comprehensive platform for BIM data exchange and support of spatial data. Reviews indicate it is strong in the analytic, conversion and interoperability areas, flexible in scope, with a strong user community. However, the cartographic capability is considered poor, interactive editing tools are absent, and the licensing costs are seen as significant.[19][20][21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Build Numbers for FME Versions". https://community.safe.com/s/article/build-numbers-for-fme-versions. 
  2. ↑ "Developing a New Transformer Using the FME Plug-in SDK". https://community.safe.com/s/article/developing-a-new-transformer-using-the-fme-plug-in. 
  3. ↑ "FME Downloads". https://www.safe.com/support/downloads/. 
  4. ↑ "Safe Software Makers of the FME® Platform". https://cdn.safe.com/resources/brochures/SafeSoftware-FactSheet.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "Freeing the Data". 11 May 2018. https://www.xyht.com/spatial-itgis/freeing-the-data/. 
  6. ↑ "What is ETL… and How Can it Turn You into a Geospatial Rock Star?". 4 June 2020. https://www.xyht.com/spatial-itgis/what-is-etl-and-how-can-it-turn-you-into-a-geospatial-rock-star/. 
  7. ↑ "Safe Software's FME Professional Suite 2003". https://www.directionsmag.com/article/3781. 
  8. ↑ Plewe, Brandon (1997). GIS Online Information Retrieval, Mapping, and the Internet. OnWord Press. p. 120. ISBN 9781566901376. https://books.google.com/books?id=BJ0sAQAAMAAJ&dq=feature+manipulation+engine&pg=PA120. Retrieved 2023-03-19. 
  9. ↑ "Harness the Power of FME Server in the Cloud". https://www.safe.com/fme/fme-cloud/. 
  10. ↑ "FME Transformer Gallery". https://www.safe.com/transformers/. 
  11. ↑ "ArcGIS Data Interoperability or FME Desktop". https://www.safe.com/esri/arcgis-data-interoperability-extension/. 
  12. ↑ "what3words Joins Forces with Safe Software". https://www.gim-international.com/content/news/what3words-joins-forces-with-safe-software. 
  13. ↑ "Companies using FME". https://enlyft.com/tech/products/fme. 
  14. ↑ "Developing the Digital Sub-surface Model for Crossrail 2". https://www.gim-international.com/content/article/developing-the-digital-sub-surface-model-for-crossrail-2. 
  15. ↑ "1Spatial helps London Fire Brigade achieve 95% faster processing of route queries with FME". https://www.geoconnexion.com/publication-articles/1spatial-helps-london-fire-brigade-achieve-95-faster-processing-of-route-queries-with-fme. 
  16. ↑ "Balfour Beatty VINCI". https://www.safe.com/customers/balfour-beatty-vinci/. 
  17. ↑ Zhen, Liu; Jing, Changfeng; Chen, Xiuzhong (2012). "Files' Conversion from CAD to GIS Using Spatial Data Conversion Tools Provided by FME". 2012 International Conference on Computer Science and Service System. IEEE. pp. 1939–1942. doi:10.1109/CSSS.2012.484. ISBN 978-0-7695-4719-0. 
  18. ↑ Tekavec, Jernej; Lisec, Anka (2020). "3D Geometry-Based Indoor Network Extraction for Navigation Applications Using SFCGAL". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 9 (7): 417. doi:10.3390/ijgi9070417. Bibcode: 2020IJGI....9..417T. https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=145156&dn=. 
  19. ↑ Mitchell, Tyler (2005). Web Mapping Illustrated. O'Reilly Media. p. 18. ISBN 9780596008659. https://books.google.com/books?id=o4nvqe7ofgEC&dq=feature+manipulation+engine&pg=PA18. Retrieved 6 November 2022. 
  20. ↑ "The 6 Best Geospatial Data Integration Tools to Consider in 2022". 20 October 2022. https://solutionsreview.com/data-integration/the-best-geospatial-data-integration-tools/. 
  21. ↑ "Interoperable Data Exchange – A Key Factor for BIM". https://www.gim-international.com/content/article/interoperable-data-exchange-a-key-factor-for-bim. 

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