FME Desktop: Data Translation for AEC
3h 48mBeginner2020-10-29
Authors

Gordon Luckett
President of Arrow Geomatics, Inc.
Course details
Are you grappling with huge amounts of data? Is much of it in the wrong format or in huge files? FME Desktop is a data translation tool used across multiple industries for manipulating and processing large volumes of data in GIS and CAD pipelines. In this course, Gordon Luckett introduces you to tools and techniques that will make your next AEC data manipulation task much easier. Learn how to use FME Workbench to convert frequently used files, including how to convert an AutoCAD DWG into a shapefile. Discover how to pull and transform information into more common formats like ECW, JPG, Google KML, and Excel. Learn about both vector and raster data transformers, including Tester—which controls the translation of data—and RasterMosaicker, which you can use to compile multiple images into a single picture. Plus, discover how you can chain transformers and use an ArcGIS Enterprise data source to create a local shapefile.
Skills covered
FME DesktopSafe SoftwareGISBIMData EngineeringAECData ScienceDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - What is FME Desktop
1. Navigating FME
- 02 - Overview of FME Desktop components
- 03 - FME Data Inspector
- 04 - FME Workbench interface
2. Vector Data with Workbench
- 05 - SHP to KML with Generate workspace
- 06 - File Geodatabase to SHP
- 07 - Exporting Attribute Data
3. Raster Data with Workbench
- 08 - TIFF to ECW with Generate workspace
- 09 - ECW to JPG
- 10 - DEM to GeoTIFF
4. Exploring Feature Types
- 11 - Readers
- 12 - Writers
5. Vector Transformers
- 13 - Tester
- 14 - StringReplacer
- 15 - AttributeFilter
- 16 - Dissolver
6. Raster Transformers
- 17 - RasterMosaicker
- 18 - Clipper
- 19 - ContourGenerator
7. Workspaces
- 20 - Multiple readers
- 21 - Multiple writers
- 22 - Chaining transformers
- 23 - Organizing workflows
8. Analysis
- 24 - Spatial analysis
- 25 - Attribute joins
- 26 - Spatial relator
9. Special Data Types
- 27 - Converting AutoCAD (Map) files
- 28 - Point clouds to elevation models
- 29 - Geocoding data from Excel
10. Data from the Web
- 30 - Reading GeoJSON
- 31 - Reading ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS enterprise data
11. Automating FME
- 32 - Running FME as a BATCH
- 33 - Quick Translator
Conclusion
- 34 - Next steps