FME Training Courses during the FME User Conference

Take FME Training to enhance your skills and get an overview of the latest functionality. Registrants can select the two-day FME Training Course, 1-day Advanced FME Training Course or both. Prices have been greatly reduced for conference registrants - reserve your space today to save up to $1,125. Seating is limited.

2 - Day Training Course (March 3-4)

Welcome to Safe Software:

  • Course Overview
  • Course Resources + Amenities
  • About Safe Software

Data Translation Basics:

  • Traditional Format Translations
  • What is FME?
  • FME Editions and Licensing
  • FME Desktop Components
  • Introduction to FME Workbench
  • Setting up a Translation
  • Introduction to the FME Universal Translator

Data Inspection:

  • What is Data Inspection?
  • Introduction to the FME Universal Viewer
  • Using the FME Universal Viewer
  • Types of Geometry
  • Display Control
  • Miscellaneous Viewer Functionality
  • Raster Data and the FME Viewer
  • Data Inspection using FME Workbench

Data Transformation:

  • Data Transformation
  • Schema Concepts
  • Schema Editing
  • Schema Mapping
  • Geometric Transformation
  • Attribute Transformation
  • Transformation Using Transformers
  • Transformers used in Series
  • Transformers used in Parallel
  • Transformers and Stream Interaction
  • Transformer Drag-and-Insert
  • Group and Feature Based Transformation
  • Coordinate System Transformation

Format Translations:

  • FME and Data Formats
  • Important FME Terminology
  • Formats and Geometries
  • FME Readers and Writers Manual
  • Formats and Attributes
  • Format Attributes
  • Rich Geometry
  • Read and Write Control Parameters
  • Published Parameters
  • Advanced Format Controls
  • Transforming with Format Attributes

Working with Data Sets and Feature Types:

  • Multiple Data Set Translations
  • Multiple Source Data Sets
  • Selecting Multiple Datasources
  • Post-Creation Editing
  • Dealing with Source Feature Types
  • Multiple Format Translations
  • Adding Multiple Data Sets
  • Multiple Destination Translations
  • Dealing with Destination Feature Types
  • Feature Type Manipulation
  • Schema Mapping Transformers
  • Workbench Schema Mapping Functionality

Practical Transformer Use:

  • More Transformer Concepts
  • Locating Transformers
  • Using Transformers
  • Customizing Workbench
  • Basic Custom Transformers
  • Common Tasks using Transformers

Efficient Workbench Usage:

  • Best Practice
  • Annotating Workspaces
  • Bookmarks
  • Testing Large Workspaces
  • Workspace Settings
  • Workbench Settings
  • Debugging Best Practice
  • Project Based Use of FME
  • Poor (but sometimes necessary) Practice

Data Fanouts:

  • Feature Type Fanout
  • Data Set Fanout
  • Pseudo-Batching with a Fanout

Exercises Include:

  • Quick Translation
  • Data Visualization and Inspection
  • Spatial Data Transformation
    • Polygon Creation
    • Buffering
    • Change Detection
    • Joining to external attributes
  • Format Translation
    • GIS to CAD Translation
    • Concatenation
    • List Processing
  • Schema Mapping
  • Processing GPS Data
  • Spatial Filtering
  • Data Validation
  • Data Manipulation/Re-Symbolization
  • Batch Processing
  • Unexpected Input Handling
  • Custom Transformers

1-Day Advanced Modules (March 5)

The advanced course will consist of a selection of the following modules:

Advanced Format Controls:

  • Generic Writer
  • Feature Types to Read

Custom Transformers

FME and Web Services

Sharing FME Resources:

  • Sharable Resources
  • Sharing Custom Transformers
  • Publishing Parameters

Advanced Attribute Handling:

  • Attribute-Based Formats
  • Lists
  • String Handling
  • Character Encoding
  • File Reading/Writing
  • Text Handling

FME and Raster:

  • Raster Basics
  • Raster Representation in FME
  • Raster Data Inspection
  • Basic Raster Transformations
  • Raster Structure Operations
  • Advanced Raster Operations
  • Raster and Vector Interaction Operations

FME and KML:

  • KML Basics
  • KML Support within FME
  • Basic KML Translations
  • KML Styling
  • KML Descriptors
  • KML and Data Fanouts
  • Raster Handling in KML
  • Cool Google Earth Functionality