Founder's Perspective: Unveiling FME 2012

2012 is a high-profile year – the last year of the Mayan calendar, the subject of big-budget Hollywood blockbusters, and the release of the most amazing version of FME in history. We couldn't resist the urge to combine all three of those items and kick off the launch of FME® 2012 with a tip of the hat to classic adventures - of the spatial variety.

In this issue, follow along as our global crew of FME users shares their stories – finding gold in vintage data while decommissioning a nuclear plant in Sweden, tackling hordes of climatology data requests in Switzerland, and helping protect the public in Athens, Georgia.

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  Don and Dale quickly realized they were at the wrong 2012 event, but decided to pause for a corporate back-to-back photo anyhow. [Enlarge]

Whatever your Temple of Data holds – XML, CAD, 3D, GIS, raster, or point cloud – FME 2012 is the indispensable tool that you want in your satchel. Read about new usability enhancements, developments in point cloud handling and coordinate system support – and pay a visit to the Faculty of XMoLogy, where "I Love XML" is our mantra.

2012 is big year for FME Server too – sensors, real time, and notifications are hot topics right now, and not just for spatial. Check out FME Server 2012 developments like push messaging that will help you get the right data to the right people, right away.

And coming soon to a venue near you… the FME 2012 World Tour will be a globetrotting adventure in its own right! Join us – and your peers – in over 30 cities worldwide this year to swap tales and exchange ideas on how to tackle your next spatial quest.

See you there!