a newbie's perspective: geodatabase model translation
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Presented by Lauren Voelker, St. Louis County GIS Service Center See more FME World Tour 2014 presentations at www.safe.com/recap2014TRANSCRIPT
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.
A Newbie’s Perspective: Geodatabase Model TranslationLauren VoelkerGIS Analyst, St. Louis County, MO
Once upon a time…
What’s FME? No database integration experience Geospatial Glory!
The data model…
ArcGIS Local Government Information Model Getting started
documents, webinars, Help, forums, etc…
Then the realization…
Then the realization…
Feature Class to Feature Class comparison
Then the realization…
X-Ray for ArcCatalog
X-Ray for ArcCatalog
Once the data model is the way we want it….FME!!!
Safe Software’s FME allows us to load data from our Source database into our Target database.
The Neophyte…
FMEpedia, webinars, FME Evangelist, forums, etc. Sample workspaces Focus on the Prize… Use FME to load data from
source schema to target schema
The Neophyte…
Prefab templates for plug-and-play Work the problem Piece by piece Familiarity with FME
The Model…
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Transformers
Attribute Renamer Attribute Creator Attribute Value Mapper Schema Mapper
Tester Time Stamper Date Formatter Null Attribute Remover
Big Three
Facility Site Point
Attribute Renamer
Schema Mapper and Attribute Value Mapper
Tester
Test the input attribute and routes to next transformer based on outcome
Set up IF…Else statements If there is an
existing value, move on; if the attribute is empty, fill it in
Tester and Attribute Creator
Time Stamper and Date Formatter
Used prescribed transformers from FMEpedia Format date and time to match our database
Null Attribute Remover
Replaces all blank values with NULL
The Model…
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NENA NG9-1-1
Same methodology will be used to integrate with NENA NG9-1-1 GIS Data Model after the standards are published.
The Moral of the Story…
“I am always learning that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
~Pablo Picasso
Thank You!
Questions?
For more information: Lauren Voelker, [email protected] St. Louis County GIS Service Center