Vancouver, B.C. March 2, 2006 Safe Software is pleased to announce
that its industry leading spatial data translation product, FME, now
supports reading and writing of TOP10NL, the Dutch standard format for
sharing GIS data across multiple platforms.
TOP10NL is based on GML 3.1 and employs a
multiple-geometries-per-feature data model. Because few commercial GIS
applications can support this directly, Safe Software has developed a
set of data model transformations that allow six different commercial
systems to import and export TOP10GML using FME; additional
configurations for other vendor systems could easily be added. The
configurations were developed for Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/EED, Bentley
MicroStation GeoGraphics, ESRI Geodatabase, Intergraph GeoMedia,
MapInfo TAB, and Oracle Spatial, and can be downloaded from the
fmepedia, a Safe Software-sponsored "wiki" or community website for
FME users, at www.fmepedia.com/index.php/Dutch_TOP10_GML.
Using the provided configurations, FME normalizes the TOP10NL input
data model from multiple geometries per object, to a single geometry
per object accompanied by an additional attribute table on import. To
export back to TOP10NL, FME joins the feature geometry tables back to
the shared attribute table, presenting the user with a single
consistent view of the data.
Autodesk, Bentley, and ESRI used FME technology together with these
configurations to successfully participate in the fourth annual GML
Relay (www.gdmc.nl/events/relay4/) held on January 26, 2006 in Emmen,
the Netherlands. The relay was arranged by Geo-Information Netherlands
as a demonstration of the effectiveness of TOP10NL for sharing GIS
data across multiple platforms.
"Safe Software is committed to providing comprehensive support for all
GML implementations worldwide," said Dale Lutz, VP Development at Safe
Software. "We are pleased to add complete support for Top10NL into the
FME technology family, and we were delighted to play a
behind-the-scenes supporting role in making the recent GML Relay a
resounding success."
More about FME
FME is an integrated collection of Spatial ETL (Extract, Transform,
and Load) tools for the distribution of location-based data. FME
enables data sharing between applications or data stores with
different structures. FME also allows spatial data to be manipulated
in hundreds of different ways, unlocking the full information
potential within a dataset. FME consists of four major components: a
translation engine (FME Universal Translator), a graphical authoring
environment (FME Workbench), a data inspection tool (FME Universal
Viewer), and application extenders that directly integrate into a
variety of spatial applications.
Visit www.safe.com for more information.
More about Safe Software
Safe Software Inc. is the industry leader in Spatial ETL (Extract,
Transform, and Load) technologies, providing both spatial data
transformation solutions and professional services. Since 1993, Safe
Software has focused on helping organizations enhance access to
spatial data by providing software solutions that deliver seamless
data format translation. For more information, visit www.safe.com.
FME is a registered trademark of Safe Software Inc. All other product
names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
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