"We deal with a whole bunch of different types of data, and that’s where FME becomes a real key. I don’t touch the engineer’s data; I read it from FME and then convert it."
Tim Albert, WSPHow FME Helps Architecture, Engineering, & Construction
Operational efficiency in AEC projects is hindered by data silos, manual workflows, and the complexity of sharing and accessing data. By integrating data across systems and streamlining workflows, your teams can plan, design, build, and operate with increased accuracy and efficiency.
Improve Stakeholder Engagement
Clean, validated, connected and shareable data can help you plan and make strategic decisions for your AEC projects. Doing so enables others to have a holistic view of the project at hand. When you have collaborative efforts and a clear objective, it’s easy to be more effective and support various projects.
Streamline Project Workflows
Integrate large datasets like BIM, CAD, or GIS with automated data transformation workflows to save time and money on repetitive, manual tasks. Whether you’re using point clouds for 3D modelling, or aerial imagery from drones to monitor project progress, having streamlined documentation and communication workflows will help drive operational efficiency.
Maintain Data Integrity
Increase data quality no matter where your data is coming from. With repeatable workflows that can run on a schedule or based on trigger events, QA/QC and data validation tasks can be completed before you even start your workday. When the tasks are complete, send status updates to keep everyone updated and informed.
Enhance Cross-Team Collaboration
When working with multidisciplinary teams, data coordination is crucial. Integrate data from interior designers, urban planners, engineers, and surveyors to paint the full picture. By moving data into an accessible, centralized database and removing traditional barriers, stakeholders can engage more effectively.
Mitigate Risks
Test your designs and survey sites virtually so you can create and maintain built environments with increased efficiency, quality and safety. With 2D and 3D visualization, you can easily monitor construction progress, determine needs for facility maintenance or take things one step further and create simulations for training purposes.
Design Smart Cities
Cities with rising economies are incorporating IoT technologies into their environments. Use FME to integrate sensor data and building management systems to create digital twins that make assessing asset performance and forecasting maintenance activities simple.
Customer Stories
HOK
HOK was tasked with creating a virtual world replicating 130 square miles (that’s the same size as Seattle!). Without FME, this would’ve meant having to hand model over 2 million buildings which is not an easy task. But, with the ability to integrate BIM, CAD, and GIS datasets automatically, HOK was able to complete this project in record time.
Arup
To identify which underground utilities would clash with the planned expansion of the Sydney Light Rail System, Arup used FME to create a 3D clash detection mode. This allowed them to see what needed to be moved and what new utility lines would have to be planned. Arup was able to integrate various survey and design data and create a high-quality output that all stakeholders were wow-ed by.
Bohannan Huston
To create a flowline network for Santa Fe County, Bohannan Huston needed 3D models of culverts for over 3,000 sites. Typically, this would be a very manual and repetitive task, but with FME they were able to automate the data transformation process. With orthophotos, DEMs and other data integrated, Bohannan Huston was able to share their creations as 3D PDFs. Who said creating powerful visuals had to be difficult?
-
"You could remove every single piece of software from my desktop, but the one that I would need is FME."
Roland Martin, Arup -
"The only regret I have using FME is: Why didn’t I start using FME sooner?"
Ronny van Laarschot, FACTO GEO
Related Resources
| Free Tool | IMDF Validator | Check It Out |
| Webinar | Improve Operational Efficiency in AEC with Data Integration | Watch and Learn |
| Webinar | How to Automate CAD & GIS Integration | Watch and Learn |
| Webinar | Extend the Value of Your BIM Data | Watch and Learn |
| Blog | How to Convert GIS to CAD while Maintaining Data | Read the Post |
| Blog | What Microsoft’s Hololens Means for the AEC Industry | Read the Post |
| Blog | Streamlined Infrastructure Data Distribution | Read the Post |
| Blog | The State and Future of BIM and GIS | Read the Post |
| Presentation | FME at a Global Design Firm | View Slides |
| Presentation | From Outdoor to Indoor: 3D and Venue Mapping | View Slides |
| Article | Extracting from BIM or AEC Models for GIS | Learn More |