Learn how to bring data into Cesium ion with FME. Get tips for pre-processing data and turning it into robust 3D objects for visualization in a web browser. This webinar will cover: 1. What is Cesium ion? (Presented by Cesium) 2. How do FME and Cesium work together? 3. Demo: How to prepare your data for Cesium ion with FME. Plus, preview new functionality coming in FME 2019.0!

1. Visualizing Data in a Web Browser with
Cesium ion & FME

2. Tiana Warner De Wet van Niekerk Gabby Getz
Product Marketing Manager,
Safe Software
Software Developer
Safe Software
Software Developer

3. ● What is Cesium ion?
● What is FME?
● How do they fit together?
● Demo: How to prepare your data in
FME and push it to Cesium ion.
● Q&A
Agenda

4. Platform for tiling data for
efficient streaming into
CesiumJS and discovering
curated datasets
Open source JavaScript
library for creating 3D
visualizations in the browser

5. What is FME?
Connect Your Applications Transform Your Data Automate Your Workflows
Integrate and convert information
across 400+ applications.
450+ powerful transformers on
safe.com/transformers | hub.safe.com
Build event-based workflows in
a visual interface.

6. Connecting to
Cesium with FME
CesiumIonConnector
Cesium 3D Tiles Writer
Cesium 3D Point Cloud Writer

7. New in FME 2019.0: “Packages”
Making more transformers available via FME Hub.
No waiting for new releases – get new and updated
transformers as we create them.
Third parties can build packages to let FME connect to their
applications and formats.
More details coming as FME 2019 launches.

8. How to prepare data
for visualization with
Cesium.
FME Demo

9. Demo: Build workflow
CesiumIonConnector package install
Data prep, 2D into 3D - extrusion
Georeference SketchUp
Send through GeometryValidator
CesiumIonConnector
Emailer
Over to Cesium ion interface

10. Event-based workflows
● Run FME Workspaces whenever the
visualization needs updating.
● Set up event-based workflows using FME
Server to process data for Cesium ion
automatically.
○ Scheduled.
○ Whenever new data arrives.
○ In response to an event.
○ Set up a web portal so end users can
send their data to Cesium ion via FME.

11. Summary
● View and interact with 3D data in a browser using Cesium ion.
● Integrate, prepare, and convert existing data for Cesium ion using FME.
○ Helpful transformers: GeometryValidator, FeatureWriter, CesiumIonConnector, see
more at safe.com/transformers and hub.safe.com
● Keep the Cesium web app up to date using event-based workflows in FME Server.

12. Resources
Cesium Blog
Cesium and FME
Integration Accelerates
3D Geospatial Data
Pipelines.
Read
Safe Software Blog
How to Bring 2D Data
into CesiumJS.
Read
Cesium Tutorial
Seamlessly integrate
imagery, point cloud,
or 3D building FME
workflows with Cesium
ion. Try it
Cesium ion & FME
Use FME to create large
datasets that are ready
to display in Cesium
with high levels of
detail. Learn more

13. THANK YOU!
Any questions?
To get started, visit cesium.com & safe.com