Reading XML with FME

Reading XML with FME

Don MurrayPresident

Dean HintzProduct Specialist

Giveaway: FME and Reading XML Online Training Course

Stay Tuned: 40 FREE seats up for grabs May 16th, 2012: 8:30am to 12pm (PDT)

Poll: About You #1

What FME Version do you use?

Poll: About You #2

How long have you been working with XML Data?

Agenda

Importance of XMLReading Metadata DocumentsReading Arbitrary XML DocumentsReading XML with GML GeometryMore Complex XML transformations Don

Dean

Powering the Flow of Spatial Data

XML is only getting more important

XML is for sharing data across organizations

GML support is also improving as it is XML!

XML is communication protocol of web• Used by devices


XML is communication protocol of web• Used by sensors


XML is communication protocol of web• Used by applications


Poll: About You #3

Do you currently use FME for XML?

No FME Release is complete without making XML easier!

FME 2012: XML++

Safe XML 2-Fold Strategy

Strategy #1 Leverage industry XML tools such as XSLT

and XQuery Users must know these complex technologies.

Safe XML 2-Fold Strategy

Strategy #2 Make it Easy Minimal understanding of XML required

Reading XML with FME

Strategy #1 GML 3.2 & XSD (XML Schema)

Xfmap Script for mapping XML structure to FME features Powerful but not for the faint of heart

Xquery W3C compliant Xquery Map XML tags to features or attributes using

XQueryExploder & XQueryExtractor Powerful but not for the faint of heart

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XML Reading Transformers

XQueryExploder Split XML documents into

“features” using XQuery

XQueryExtractor Extract attributes and other

structures using XQuery

XMLFeatureMapper Construct “features” from

XML using xfmaps.

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Require XQuery or xfMap knowledge!!!

FME 2012: XML Reading

Reading XML was easy in FME 2011!

Reading XML with FME 2012 is now called “Having Fun!”

FME 2012: Let your XML Love Shine!

New XML Based Formats:AIXM 5.1 ReaderINSPIRE ReaderOrdnance Survey VectorMap ReaderTop50NL Reader

XML Formats - Reading

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FME 2012: Let your XML Love Shine!

New XML Based Formats:AIXM 5.1 ReaderINSPIRE ReaderOrdnance Survey VectorMap ReaderTop50NL ReaderDemo

FME 2012: CityGML

FME 2012: Best Reading on the Planet!

FME 2012: CityGML


Metadata documents XML is no longer an issue. Now what do you want to do with it?


Metadata documents XML is no longer an issue. Now what do you want to do with it? Demo


Read any XML dataset! Point and Go!

XML Reading Demo

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Read any XML dataset! Point and Go!

Demo


But what about XML with GML geometry?

FME 2011 couldn’t do this!



Easy with FME 2012!



Easy with FME 2012!Demo

Poll: About You #4

What types of XML are important to you now and in the immediate future?

FMEpedia

XML Samples, demosTroubleshooting

The FME Channel on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/fmechannel

Customer use casesTutorialsTechnical spotlightsMarket commentaryHow to

Shortcut for XML Videos http://fme.ly/xmlvideo

Webinars: Past, Present, and Future

http://www.safe.com/learning/webinars/

XML and CIM Webinar (FME 2011)

XML Challenge 2012

Big help when users send us their data and describe what they want to do.

Do you have an XML Challenge? If so send it to [email protected]

• Reading XML Feb 9, 2012

• Writing XML Feb 16, 2012

• To Be Continued…

• Sign up at http://fme.ly/webinars

XML: The Webinar Trilogy!

Future

Usability Performance More Native XML Formats Your suggestions???!!!

Poll: About You #5

As we plan FME 2013, which new capability would you find most valuable?

Giveaway: FME and XML Reading

40 FREE seats up for grabs! May 16th, 2012: 8:30am to 12pm (PDT)

Poll: About You #6

Would you like to enter the Draw to win FREE FME Training?

What’s Next?

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Dean [email protected]@DeanHintz

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