Learn interesting tips and tricks to get the most out of your GIS, CAD and databases using the flexible functionality of FME Workbench. These tips will show you how to leverage Google Earth in your workplace. Client examples will be used to illustrate key concepts.

1. An integrated approach to
migrate mapping data to
Google Earth using Workbench
Terry Steinkey
GIS Project Management

2. Overview
 Background & Experience
 Google Earth (GE) fundamentals
 How to utilize Workbench to effectively
migrate data to GE
 Case Study - Client request  Workbench as
the preferred ETL solution for GE
 Ten effective ways to leverage your GIS, CAD
and databases in GE
 Value proposition  why use Workbench?
 Cool tips and tricks for mapping in GE

3. Background & Experience
 16 years GIS, CAD & mapping experience
 Oil & Gas front-end specific
 Started using SAFE Software in 1996
 Involved in over 5,000+ client projects
extending worldwide for E&P, service,
financial and environmental companies
 Most projects are constructed using ESRI
ArcView, MicroStation and in-house software
applications
 Innovative, cost effective solutions for clients

4. Google Earth Fundamentals
 Keyhole Corporation designed the program
‘Earth Viewer’ in 2001
 Resulted in the now famous KML extension,
which stands for Keyhole Markup Language
 Sold to Google in Oct. 2004, and re-launched
as Google Earth in 2005
 KML version 2.2 is the current accepted format
of the OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium)
 Multi-platform (Windows, Macs, Linux & iPhone)

5. Google Earth Fundamentals
 Ties in well with other Open formats, such as
GML (Geography Markup Language), WFS (Web Feature Service),
WMS (Web Map Service) & XML (Extensible Markup Language)
 KML is the default extension for GE
 KMZ is a compressed version of a KML file
 Thanks to SAFE, most data types can be easily
migrated to GE
 Points, Lines & Polygons
 Raster data
 Models

6. Google Earth Fundamentals
 These data types can stand alone or be
integrated into one single file
 Data migrated to GE must be reprojected to
Geographic WGS84 coordinates (LL84)
 There are two versions of GE available
 Google Earth (free)
 Google Earth PRO (for commercial external use - $$$)

7. GE Disclaimer
 If you use GE for any external commercial purpose, you will
need to license GE Pro. Examples of external use include
creating and distributing KML/KMZ files or movies, using
imagery from GE in reports and presentations, and
developing information that will be displayed or distributed
outside of your organization. The cost is $400 annually
 There is a free 7 day trial available from their web site
http://earth.google.com/
 If you use the software for internal uses ONLY, then you do
not need to upgrade to GE Pro

8. Client example - Migrating
data to Google Earth
Seismic
Grid Land
FME
Pipelines Wells
Workbench
Culture Geological
Raster

9. Client example - Migrating
data to Google Earth

10. Ten effective ways to leverage your
GIS, CAD and databases in GE
1. Point, Line, Polygon Data in a KMZ
2. Satellite data tasking
3. Fly a path
4. 2D & 3D base mapping
5. View & validate seg-p1 data (view database
features)
6. Apply covers (with sliders  to hide imagery)
7. Server side KMZ deployment
8. Import Raster data (geological, topo maps)
9. 3D Models (add with 3D buildings)
10. Extrusions

11. Extrusions

12. Value Proposition –
Why use Workbench?
 Low cost
 Easy to use / Intuitive layout
 It’s FAST!!!
 Don’t need to be a programmer to be an
effective user
 Dramatic results for clients
 Easy to automate processes and serve out
data
 One-stop solution for all formats

13. Mapping in GE –
Cool Tips & Tricks
 Covers
 Sliders
 View data in 4D (3D + time)
 Satellite imagery over time
 Field development (new cutlines & well pads)
 Environmental management (deforestation)
 Can be viewed as a movie and looped
 Dates can be controlled
 Tie in WMS (web mapping service)
 Federal culture datasets from Geobase or CanVec (NTDB)
 WFS (web feature service) will become mainstream

14. Mapping in GE –
Cool Tips & Tricks
 Compile your world Geospatially in 3D
 using free modeling tools such as SketchUp
(accurate to 1 inch relative to the ground)
 Portable laser scanners are becoming relevant

15. Closing remarks
 Start simple and then add complexity
 Compare the file size differences between a
KML & KMZ file. It’s big!
 If you can dream it up, it can be created
 With a few tweaks, GE could become THE
best low-cost global mapping solution.
 SAFE Software provides THE leading software
bridge to be a part of that building process

16. Thank You!
 Questions or comments?
 For more information:
 Terry Steinkey
terry.steinkey@divestco.com
(403) 537-9898