Yes the LineOnAreaOverlayer does split features. I think the SpatialRelator or SpatialFilter are the intended methods.
Alternatively - and I feel this will be the solution you should use - work around the problem by running the road data in two streams. In one do the LineOnAreaOverlay to get the postcode onto the road features. The roads will be cut up, but then you can use a FeatureMerger to put the attributes back onto the uncut road lines. The cut up would be the SUPPLIER and the uncut the REQUESTOR. Don't use lists, and don't process duplicate suppliers, and you'll get the first record only (but since you don't mind which postcode an overlap takes, that is OK). The power to have multi streams of data being processed and interconnected is one of the most powerful concepts of FME. Once you can understand that idea it makes a lot of tasks like this much easier to do. Oh, one more alternative: NeighbourFinder (the nearest polygon to each road should be the one it is inside) Think this should help, Mark Mark Ireland, Senior Product Specialist Safe Software Inc. Surrey, BC, CANADA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.safe.com Solutions for Spatial Data Translation, Distribution and Access --- In [email protected], "chooch_mahooch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I too am looking for a transformer that can do a spatial join. > > An example would be having 2 files, one a postcode polygon shape file > and the other is street polyline shape file. The user would like to > transfer the postcode attribute existing on the postcode polygon to > the street polylines. This spatial join does not have to be 100% > perfect; some polylines will cross over the postcode boundary and may > or may not received the proper postcode. > > Does anybody know of which transformer or groups of transformers can > perform this task? > thanks! > > > --- In [email protected], "Jason Birch" <jason.birch@> wrote: > > > > The answer to most possible interpretations of your question is > yes. Give an example for more help. > > > > Jason > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] on behalf of walesorr > > Sent: Fri 2005-06-10 2:19 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [fme] Join Spatially > > > > > > > > can we do Spatial join in FME? > > > For insights into what's up at Safe Software and what's on the development horizon, visit Safe's blog at spatial-etl.blogspot.com. Love FME? Then open your diary to March 6-7, 2008 and write this... "Second Worldwide FME User Conference - Must Attend!" See http://www.safe.com/company/fmeuc2008/index.php for more details. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
