Solutions for Smallworld Users
FME's spatial ETL platform has long enabled users to move data in and out of GE Smallworld GIS. Many Smallworld customers also benefit from the ability to extend the format reach of the Smallworld Spatial Object Manager.
With FME, Smallworld users can take advantage of two solutions:
FME Desktop
FME Desktop is a flexible and powerful spatial ETL toolset that makes it easy for you to translate, transform and integrate spatial data in any format or application. The Smallworld edition offers an efficient data migration solution for moving data in and out of your Smallworld system:
- Watch a brief demo
of how you can use FME to migrate data to/from Smallworld. - Read how BC Hydro uses FME to translate, verify, merge and import data into GE Smallworld GIS (PDF).
- Find out how Louisville Gas & Electric uses FME to migrate data into GE Smallworld (PDF).
- View a list of the formats supported by FME Smallworld Edition.
- Take an in-depth look at how you can read and write Smallworld data using FME.
FME Smallworld Spatial Object Manager (SOM)
Based on FME's powerful spatial ETL platform, this custom integration extends the format reach of the Smallworld SOM. When FME is installed on the same machine as the SOM, it provides direct read capability for over 200 FME-supported formats, including ArcSDE, Geodatabase, VPF, MapInfo, OS MasterMap and TIGER.The specific set of additional formats made available is determined by the FME edition installed:
- Watch a short movie from Safe partners, Red Planet Consulting, to see firsthand the capabilities available in the FME SOM. (Movie located on an external site)