FME Worldwide User Conference 2006

Thanks for attending the 2006 Worldwide User Conference in Vancouver, BC:

Conference Slideshows
Photo Gallery
Session Slides Day 1
- Opening Remarks
- Keynote
- Breakout Sessions
FME Idol
Session Slides Day 2
- Road Ahead Talk
- Lightning Talks
- Breakout Sessions
Lightning Talks
Conference Feedback
Conference Blog Writeup
Conference Press Release

Conference Slideshows

These are the slideshows featured during the conference (open in popup window):

Photo Gallery

Session Slides Day 1

Welcome and Introduction Kickoff Message
Safe Software co-founders Don Murray, President and Dale Lutz, VP Product Development
(FME_UC_2006_Opening_Session.ppt - 10MB)
Keynote
Mark Sondheim and Peter Friesen
(Keynote_Sondheim_Friesen.ppt)
Session 1: FME and Local Government
- FME at the City of Nanaimo: A Home Run
  Jason Birch & Tim Taylor, City of Nanaimo
  (1_FME_at_Nanaimo.ppt)
- Geomatics and FME from a Corporate Perspective
  Nadia Namini, City of Calgary
  (2_Geomatics_and_FME.ppt)
- Building Polygons – the QA Way
  Bob Janowic
  (3_Bob_Building_Present.ppt)
Session 2: SpatialDirect Implementations
- SpatialDirect in a European Cross Border Project
  Mark Doering and Christian Heisig, con terra
  (1_SpatialDirect_in_European.ppt)
- ICIS use of SpatialDirect to Deliver Digital Data to its members
  Ken Rigler
  (2_ICIS_FME_Presentation.ppt)
- Customizing SpatialDirect
  Ken Bragg, Safe Software
  (3_Customizing_SpatialDirect.ppt)
Session 3: FME and ArcGIS
- What’s new in ArcGIS Data Interoperability Extension 9.2
  Kim Avery, ESRI Redlands and Tyson Haverkort, Safe Software
  (1_ArcGIS_Data_Interop_Extension.ppt)
- FME & ArcSDE / Geodatabase
  Mark Stoakes, Safe Software
- (2_FME_and_SDE_Geodatabase.ppt)
Session 4: Scripting and FME
- TCL and Mapping Files – Best Practices
  Peter Laulund, National Survey and Cadastre
  (1_Tcl_and_Mapping_Files.ppt)
  (Datset)
- Using FME Objects Python API to Provide Platform Independent Translations
  Andrew Smith, Lagen Spatial
  (2_FME_Objects_Python_API.ppt)
- Python
  Tom Weir, Safe Software
  (3_Python_Translation_Customization.ppt)

FME Idol

Congratulations to the first ever FME Idol Winners, Jason Birch and Peter Laulund! Look for Jason and Peter's first single to be released in the coming weeks. As for the contest itself, which consisted of the four FME MVP contestants solving one of two problems in front of a live audience in under an hour, here's how the contestants fared:

Jason Birch – Successfully decoded some FME steganography and output to KML (myKML.kml) using Workbench (data.zip).

Peter Laulund – Solved the same problem as Jason did, but used mapping files and Tcl, AND used a North American keyboard. So who says Workbench is more productive than mapping files? (data_laulund.zip)

SRG – Attempted making a map showing the spatial distribution of the conference attendees starting with a complex input text file of geocoded cities, the attendee city list, and a German/English country map. After the contest was over, SRG stayed up until 3AM and solved the problem. (Challenge1-SRG.kml, data_srg.zip)

Hans van der Maarel – Attempted the same problem as SRG. Good efforts Hans!

If you'd like to try the FME Idol Challenges yourself at home, checkout the following powerpoint and available data sets. (FME_Idol.ppt, Challenge_1.zip, Challenge_2.zip)

Session Slides Day 2

Road ahead talk
Safe Software co-founders Don Murray, President and Dale Lutz, VP Product Development with demonstrations by Dmitri Bagh, Safe Software
(The_Road_Ahead.ppt)
Session 5: Best Practices for FME
- Flexible extraction and transformation from ArcSDE to AutoCAD
  Ulf Mansson, SWECO Position AB
  (1_Flexible_Extraction.ppt)
- Sharing FME Resources
  Mark Ireland, Safe Software
  (2_Sharing_FME_Resources.ppt)
- Database Tricks and Tips
  Robyn Rennie, Safe Software
  (3_Database_Tips_and_Tricks.ppt)
Session 6: Enterprise Wide FME
- Integrated Land and Resource Registry
  David van Blankenstein, Forte Consulting
  (1_Integrated_Land_and_Resource.ppt)
- SpatialDirect at Danish National Survey and Cadastsre
  Peter Laulund, National Survey and Cadatre
  (2_SpatialDirect_at_Danish_National.ppt)
- Capturing SpatialDirect Usage Statistics
  Jason Close, Latitude Geographics Group Ltd.
  (3_Capturing_SD_Statistics.ppt)
Session 7: Advanced FME Applications
- Ordnance Survey Meridian 2 (Great Britain) – Data Production Process
  David Eagle, Dotted Eyes
  (1_Meridian_and_FME.ppt)
- Network Visualization
  Jon Lenihan, ACE*COMM
  (2_Network_Visualization.ppt)
Session 8: FME and Cartography
- FME supporting cartography, real world examples
  Hans van der Maarel, Red Geographics
  (1_FME_Supporting_Cartography.ppt)
- The Great Bananan FME Recipes to SVG Symbols
  Raghavendran a.k.a SRG, PIXEL INFOTEK PVT. LTD.
  (2_Great_Banana_Recipes.ppt)

Lightning Talks

This set of 8 talks were each delivered in under 5 minutes, with the goal of presenting one point well:

My Favorite Custom Transformers, Dmitri Bagh, Safe Software Inc. (Dmitri.ppt)
MRFCleaner in the San Jose Airport, Gary Zhang, MRF Geosystems Corporation, Calgary (MRF_Clean.ppt)
Alberta Emissions Modeling with FME, David van Blankenstein, Forte Consulting, Victoria (Emissionsmodelling.ppt)
INTERLIS and FME: The Model Driven Approach, Jeff Konnen, INSER SA, Lausanne, Switzerland (KonnenJeff.ppt)
Exploring fmepedia.com, Mark Ireland, Safe Software Inc.
Raster and Reprojection Experiences with SDE, Dean Hintz, Safe Software Inc.
Linear Referencing Model Transformation, Mark Stoakes, Safe Software Inc. (Stoakes_NRCanCITS_LRM.ppt)
FME & Spatial Relationship Enforcement, Mark Stoakes, Safe Software Inc. (Stoakes_NRCanCITS_SpatialValidation.ppt)

Conference Feedback

If you have any feedback regarding the conference, we'd love to hear from you. Please send any comments to marketing@safe.com.