sep. 21-22, 2006 v fme worldwide user conference - vancouver exploring the possibilities

Sep. 21-22, 2006v FME Worldwide User Conference - Vancouver

Exploring the Possibilities

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Why Meet?

We can share experiences and ideas More about Workbench More about mapping files More about future development plans

We can learn how you use FME What features we should add. What functionality we should improve. How we can be better than we are now.


Why Meet?

Find out about Safe products and future directions: FME SpatialDirect

Get to know each other better

Explore the Possibilities!

Have fun!


Plenary

Safe Software History

Spatial ETL

FME User Community

What’s New in FME 2006 GB


About Safe

Private company founded: 1993

Target markets: GIS & GPS vendors, Telecom and utilities, Oil & gas, Government agencies

Head office: Vancouver, Canada

World-wide Reseller network: 115 resellers, 31 countries

# of Employees: 76 International User base: 5500+


A Brief History of Safe


Looking Back


Timeline

1993: Safe Software founded Translation technology to/from SAIF format commenced All revenue from training and consulting. No product.

1995: First non-founder staff hired Product in development All revenue still from training and consulting

1996: First FME Released. 10% of revenue now from product


Timeline

1997: FME 2.0 Released Revenue from product surpasses consulting for first time First office!

1998: FME 2.1/2.2 Released Consulting revenue as a percentage falls to less than 25% Grandfather to SpatialDirect deployed at PanCanadian

(MapWiz) First FME Server deployment Bellsouth Second office!

1999: Workbench / FME Objects Technology Workbench Preview introduced with FME 2.3a FME Objects debuts with FME Viewer as first sample app SpatialDirect released Third office!


Timeline

2000: FME 2000 Released Application extender work commenced FME Objects/SpatialDirect released in Beta Development Office opened

2001 FME 2002 introduced First FME Objects OEM deals signed FME 2001 Missing in Action!


Timeline

2002: Workbench Initial Vision Realized FME Enabled apps built using FME Objects Infrastructure Upgraded:

CRM (Pivotal) Support (RT) tracking systems

FME 2003 Released Training center expansion


Timeline

2003: FME 2003 X2 and FME 2004 released Custom Formats added FME Objects grows to about 10% of revenue Consulting falls to less than 10% of revenue


Timeline

2004: Raster Technology Preview FME 2004 and FME 2004 ICE3

# of Formats passes 150! Autodesk Map 2005 3D

First FME Enabled app from major GIS vendor

ArcGIS 9.0 Data Interoperability Extension Second FME-Enabled app from major GIS vendor Most extensive OEM deal to date

ArcIMS 9.0 Data Delivery Extension OEM deal licensing SpatialDirect technology


Timeline

2005: FME 2005 Released Arrival of Compound Transformers and

Bookmarks Prototypes of FME Integration with ETL tools

2006: FME 2006 and FME 200GB GML 3.1.1, GML SF Level 0 Profile, KML, EDIGEO

format Python now supported for scripting Rich Geometry Model Custom Transformers Published parameters, shared directories


FME FormatsOver Time


FME Code SizeOver Time


The Safe Team(circa March 2005)


Fun At Safe Software


Splash Screen Fun


FME 2006 GB Unmasked

“In the current release of FME we are compiling with the 3 gigabyte (GB) address space switch which gives FME an extra 1 GB of address space.

This will be a boon for many of our larger users who are likely to go bananas with this extra memory at their disposal.”


Splash Screen Fun


FME Art Fun

Movement started in Sweden by the famous Ulf Månsson

Make a workspace, predict what it will generate

FME Art Gallery online at:

www.fmepedia.com


FME Art Fun: The Original Månsson


FME Art Fun: The Månsson Variations


FME Art Fun: The Cubist Månsson


FME Art Fun: The Modern Månsson


FME Art Fun: Habarta Style Art

The Power of Looping!


FME Mapping File Art: Laulund


FME Art Fun: Iconized Workspaces

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Mission Statement

We are committed to becoming the predominant global

supplier of innovative spatial data interoperability solutions

by continuing to deliver excellent service, excellent products

and excellent value to our customers and partners.

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Data is a headache. We help people move, access, restructure, integrate,

make use of, … data! IT IS ALL ABOUT THE DATA!


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Evaluation & Purchases


Who uses our technology?

Autodesk Licenses technology for their Mapping products

ESRI Data Interoperability Extension is our technology

rebranded. Licenses our GML SF technology and WFS client

technology.

General Electric Smallworld Resells our technology as gateway to their GIS

IBM FME supports IBM DB2 Spatial Integration with IBM/Ascential technology in

development.


Who uses our technology?

Informatica We have developed extension to their ETL solution

Intergraph Licenses FME technology for its GTechnology product

MapInfo Licenses technology for MapInfo professional

Microsoft Licenses technology for MapPoint Services Integration with SQLServer Integration Services (SSIS).

Oracle Used by consultants and users.


What is Interoperability?

It isn’t just about format!


What is Interoperability?

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Spatial ETL

ETL stands for Extract, Transform and Load. technology that enables organizations to move data from

multiple sources, reformat and/or cleanse it, and load it into other database(s), a data mart or a data warehouse for analysis, or on another operational system to support a business process.

Spatial ETL is an ETL tool with a spatial focus.

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Spatial ETL not = changing formats

Shape -> Shape

AutoCAD -> AutoCAD

DGN->DGN GML-GML


Value of Spatial ETL

Decisions rely on users getting access to data.

Data is scattered all over the world in a myriad of formats, projections, and a variable state of health.

Historically Decision Support has not worked with Location Data. location data was collected primarily for map production. location data now collected for analysis and other intelligent

applications.

Spatial ETL is about getting the data from where it is to where it needs to be. It is not a data creation tool (GIS is for this) It is not a reporting tool.


Spatial ETL


Spatial ETL Functional Areas

Spatial ETL

Inspect Cleanse Transform Federate


Inspect

Must be able to inspect data before, after, and during transformation process.


Cleanse

Use Spatial ETL to identify errors and to assist cleanup/fixing the errors.


Transform

Data restructuring both in terms of attribution and geometry is key!


Federate

Must be able to access data where it is and share as federated(unified) dataview.

Can’t require data to be copied to one datastore.


What is Safe’s Role

Major GIS vendors currently license our Spatial ETL technology. Autodesk, ESRI, Intergraph, MapInfo, …. Safe is the leading vendor in the Spatial ETL market.

Traditional ETL/BI vendors can also benefit• Databases now support spatial natively.

IBM DB2/Informix, Oracle, MySQL, PostGIS, …

• Spatial ETL is complimentary to ETL• IBM, Informatica, Microsoft, Oracle, … are more powerful

with spatial capabilities in their ETL offerings.

Business/Location Intelligence Decision-making benefits from incorporation of location

information.

Safe Software is the company that focuses on bringing spatial data to all applications.


How do Safe’s Products Work?

Data in Format 1 Data in Format 2Translation and Transformation

Data in Format 1 Data in Format 2Thin Pipe Translation from 1 to 2


Product Overview

FME

SpatialDirect

ArcGIS Data Interoperability Extension

Application Integrations

Professional Services


FME is aData Hub


FME Components


FME Overview

Over 160 spatial formats and databases.

Over 215 transformers.

Support for Vector and Raster

Available on Windows, Linux, Solaris, MacOS X, HPUX, AIX, …


What Does FME Provide?

Quick Translation FME Universal Translator FME Command Line GENTRANS

Data Transformation Workbench Mapping Files

Data Inspection FME Universal Viewer

Application Integration ArcGIS, Map3D, GeoMedia, SSIS, MapGuide, …


Transformers and Coordinate Systems


Data Transformation(FME Workbench)

Workbench is used to author a data transformation script.

Script is called FME Workspace


Workbench Script Deployment Model

Author using Workbench(Windows)

Solaris, HP-UX,IBM AIX

Linux, Mac OS X

Windows desktop,Windows Server

Run on any supportedplatform


SpatialDirect


SpatialDirect Features

Clip, zip, and ship centrally stored data

Integrates with major Web mapping solutions Easy to integrate it thru HTTP interface

Reads/Writes FME-supported formats/coord systems

Reads data from multiple sources, coord systems

Now with Raster!


FME SpatialDirectArchitecture

FME Spatial ETL Server


FME Integrations

Autodesk Map 3D Autodesk MapGuide ESRI ArcGIS GE Smallworld Geoconcept Informatica Intergraph GeoMedia MapInfo Professional Microsoft MapPoint Microsoft SSIS


ArcGIS Data Interoperability Extension

MappingMapping

AnalysisAnalysis

VisualizationVisualization


Professional Services

Project Implementation Solve interoperability problems using our

technology Provide consulting services to end users and

systems integration companies. Focused strictly on FME technology

Solutions Assistance Hourly assistance available. Knowledge transfer to client staff.

Training Both on-site and open enrollment courses.


FME User Community

A Wiki for FME users Complements the FME Mailing List

Fantastic overall FME resource

Evolving What’s Great list

Custom Transformer Library

Format Information

FME Art Gallery

www.fmepedia.com


FME 2006 GBCore Technology

Large Address Aware 32 Bit Application 3 GigaBytes now available on 32 bit Windows. 4 GigaBytes now available on 64 bit Windows.

Many enhancements to Workbench

Raster support Viewer now supports raster FME 2007 to feature drastic upgrade.


Product Update

Feature Manipulation Engine


FME 2006 GBCore Technology

New formats ADO (Excel, SQL Server, Access) MapGuide SDF 3 OGC GML SF Profile SEG-Y (extra cost)

Improvements to existing formats AutoCAD, S-57, Geodatabase, Design Files, KML, …

Protection of Workspaces and Mapping Files Can now protect workspaces/mapping files so they can’t

be opened in workbench without an unlock code


Workbench -- Counts

Feature counts through links are now optionally displayed after each run


Workbench -- Looping

Custom Transformers now support looping


Workbench -- Toolbar

Toolbar now customizable Transformers can be added!


New Geometry Model

Backward compatible with old model Old geometry is in fact a type of new geometry. existing formats/transformers work as before.

Formats upgraded as needed to support new geometry ESRI Geodatabase, FF, GML, CAD, Oracle, ...

Hot Factories are being upgraded

FME 2007 will use this extensively.


New Geometry Model


MRF Clean

Adds powerful cleaning facilities to FME CAD->GIS migrations benefit Data integration efforts benefit

MRF Geosystems created an extra cost factory/transformer

Pricing is $2000 US per seat Floating license pricing is also available

Initially a 2D cleaner 3d to follow


MRF Clean Parameters

Many levers available to control operation

Experimentation will be necessary With great power comes great

responsibility

Multi-level tolerance

Rich Geometry support


Thank You

Thank you for coming to the conference.

Please make use of all of the Safe staff.

We look forward to sharing these next couple of days with you.


Break

sep. 21-22, 2006 v fme worldwide user conference - vancouver exploring the possibilities

Documents

fme viewer

fme objectsinfrastructure

current release of fme

safe products

developmentall revenue

releasedconsulting revenue

gb of address space

gb unmaskedin