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1. CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.
FME and Complex GML

2. FME – The tool for Complex GML
FME 2014!
The most complete tool for
creating, transforming,
distributing and using complex
GML such as INSPIRE and AIXM.
No coding! No XSLT!

3. Consuming Complex GML data
 FME takes the pain out of reading and
leveraging complex GML and web services
 Benefit from the diverse array of freely
available published data sources
 New Data Inspector makes it easy to
visualize all types of data: 2D or 3D, vector or
raster, non-spatial or complex geometries
 See web services webinar, August 2013

4. Your data to/from Complex GML
 FME can read or write over 325 formats
 FME has supported xsd based GML reading for some time
 New in FME 2014: GML writer application schema mode
 Complete support for complex schemas – xsd’s
If you can read it – you can write it!

5. GML Formats in FME

6. FME 2014 GML Developments
 Improvements to GML Reader to capture
full schema model
 New GML writer – write
anything that GML reader can read
 New generic web services
 published workspace handles
message brokering and data
 publish virtually any web service
and data stream
see OGC Web Services FME lizard talk

7. Key Points on the FME GML Writer
 GML writing in schema mode uses destination model
captured from the application schema (xsd)
 map directly to destination feature type fields, like
other formats
 multiple, complex geometry support
 geometry names and traits
 voidable attributes in output GML / FME null support
XMLTemplater no longer needed for GML writing, but still
useful for other XML generation like metadata

8. FME AIXM Support Prior to 2014
 AIXM 4.5 reading / writing
 AIXM 5.1 reading
 Work with ESRI on PLTS /
Aeronautical Solution
 XMLTemplater based writing
– limited use cases

9. FME 2014 and AIXM
 New AIXM 5 writer
 New generic web services: AIXM 5 via WFS
 Schema mapping tools:
 GIS <-> AIXM
 AIXM 4.5 <-> 5.1
 XML tools: parsing,
validation, formatting
 New licensing: no extra cost

10. FME Server and AIXM
 Data distribution (4.5, 5.1)
 Data QA (XML validation, geometry, rules)
 Data upload
 Web services (WFS etc)
 Notification services
 FME Cloud - scalability

11. Writing AIXM

12. Demo: Reading AIXM: World Airports

13. AIXM to KML Conversion
Demo: Chicago O’Hare

14. FME and INSPIRE
 Consume INSPIRE – Leverage existing INSPIRE content
and services
 Schema Transformation* – the hard problem that FME
makes easier and automates. (e.g. conterra’s ISP for FME)
 Publishing INSPIRE – INSPIRE writer and web service
support – easily meet INSPIRE requirements - no code!
 Annex II and III – FME’s flexible, modular approach:
future proofed as requirements evolve
 Web Services - workspace as web service broker
via FME Server**

15. INSPIRE Writer: Add Writer

16. INSPIRE Writer:
Import Feature Type

17. Parcels Destination Feature Type

18. Typical Workflow
1. Format translation (CAD/GIS reading)
2. ID generation
3. Reprojection to ETRS89
4. Augmentation with date and area info
5. Data Transformation to match INSPIRE
requirements
i. Schema mapping
ii. Geometry transformation
6. Write out GML

19. INSPIRE GML Writing: Parcels

20. Geographic Names: GML Result

21. INSPIRE: Cadastral Parcels

22. FME for Annex II and III
Delivery
1. Annex II raster themes such as DEM and orthophoto can be
produced to specification with FME
2. Annex III 3D Building themes can be produced with FME

23. Validation with FME
Does your data comply with the schema?
 XMLValidator transformer (syntax and schema)
 Many, many other FME validation transformers to
check attribute values, geometry etc
 Don’t forget to inspect!

24. Use FME Server for INSPIRE
Download Web Services
(more on the OGC Services Talk)

25. FME Workspace as
Web Service Broker
FME WxS
Workspace
GetCapabilities Request
Response XML
GetFeature Request
Response GML
FME Server

26. Summary – FME and Complex GML
 Consume Any GML– Leverage existing GML content and
services such as EU INSPIRE and AIXM
 Schema Transformation – the hard problem that FME
makes easier and automates
 Writing Complex GML – New GML writer and web
services easily generate complex GML - no code!
 Evolving standards – FME’s flexible, modular approach:
future proofed as requirements evolve (Annex III etc)
 Web services - workspace as web service broker via
FME Server

27. Thank You!
 Questions?
 info@safe.com
 For more information on FMEpedia:
 http://fmepedia.safe.com/articles/How_To/GML-
Writing
 http://fmepedia.safe.com/articles/How_To/INSPIRE
-GML
 http://fmepedia.safe.com/articles/How_To/AIXM