FME Desktop Training Module: GIS and CAD Integration

This is the manual for a training module for Safe Software’s FME Desktop application. It provides a framework for a basic understanding of FME and for using FME in GIS and CAD integration.

The training will introduce basic concepts and terminology, help students become efficient users of FME, and direct them to resources to help apply the product to their own needs.

Module Structure

The full module is made up of three main sections. These sections are:

  • Lecture
  • Lab Instruction
  • Lab Exercises

The Lecture section is intended to be adapted by instructors to be taught in a classroom lecture. It covers conceptual issues of data integration and provides a high-level introduction to FME. Slides are provided here.

The Lab Demonstration section provides a walkthrough of how to use FME and is designed to be taught by an instructor in a lab, with students optionally following along on their own computers.

Finally, the Lab Exercises section provides hands-on activities for students to complete during lab time or as assignments. It contains questions; instructors may access the answers for use in grading here.

Module Audience

This module is aimed at a second- to fourth-year university or college student audience. Students should have a passing familiarity with CAD and/or GIS technology. Prior knowledge of FME is not required. If the instructor wishes to adapt the module to a higher level the lecture and lab demonstration content can be shortened.

Module Length

The instructor may choose to cover as many of these sections as they feel are required, or possible in the time permitted. They may also cover the module content in a different order and will skip or add new content to better customize the module to your needs. Therefore, the length and content of the module may vary.

All of this content is provided for instructors to use, adapt, and remix for their own modules. Please note that this use does come with some legal caveats, explained in About this Document.

Adapting this Module

All of this content is provided for instructors to use, adapt, and remix for their own modules. Please note that this use does come with some legal caveats, explained in About this Document.

If you wish to change the content of the manual, you can fork the GitHub repository. The manual is created using the Gitbook toolchain and is written in easily editable Markdown. Detailed instructions on adapting this content are also available if you are unfamiliar with GitHub and/or Markdown.

Some suggestions for adaptation:

  • Localize the exercise data to your country or city. A list of open data portals is available here.
  • If it fits your course better, you could only cover translation to DGN or DWG. If you prefer to grade close-ended questions, you could write those for the scenario exercise.

Current Status

The current status of this manual is: INCOMPLETE: this manual should NOT be used for training. This manual applies to FME2018.0. The status of each chapter is:

  • Introduction: Incomplete
  • About this Document: Incomplete
  • Lecture: Incomplete
  • Lab Demonstration: Incomplete
  • Lab Exercises: Incomplete
  • Slides: Incomplete
  • Module Outline: Incomplete
  • FMEData: Incomplete

NB: Even for completed content, Safe Software Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors in this document or their consequences, and reserves the right to make improvements and changes to this document without notice. See the full licensing agreement in About this Document for further details.

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