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See the FME in action right live while-u-wait! In the below demo, the FME is used to extract data from an IGDS/MicroStation Design file that the BC Ministry of Forests has kindly made available.

The Input File

The design file we are starting with is a standard BC Ministry of Forests FC1 Forest Cover dataset. It is a 2D Design file 1.5MB in size, containing 10,000 elements (features). The levels, colors, and linestyles have been used to encode a variety of planimetric feature types. In addition, there are several polygonal coverages present in the file. Each is stored as set of lines and text nodes containing the attributes for their enclosing polygon.

What do you do?

Simply use the below form to choose your desired output format, pick the linear features you want, and choose a polygonal coverage.

What do we do?

Once you've submitted the form, we'll fire up the FME on our server and create a control file based on your selections. The FME will read the design file, create the polygons for the theme you chose, nest the donut holes, and pair up the text nodes with their containing polygons.

If you chose GIF as the output format, the text labels associated with each polygon as used to assign a fill pattern, and the linear features are overlayed. once the translation is done, you'll be presented with the GIF image, and you'll have a chance to examine the log file produced during the run.

If you chose another format as the output, the FME will produce the output files. We'll zip them up (and include the log file), and send the whole zip file down to your browser. It will ask you for a filename to use to save the results. To use the created files in your GIS, you'll need to unzip the result once you get it.

Remember: Nothing is precanned -- the translation happens live while-u-wait. To prove it, examine the timestamps in the logfile we send down (bearing in mind that they are Pacific time).

Give it a try! Just fill in the form below, and let the FME do the rest!

Forestry Design File -> GIF/Shape/SAIF Live Demonstation

After you fill out and submit the below form, the FME will translate the chosen portion of the input design file into the chosen format.

Available Output Formats

GIF
SAIF
MapInfo MIF/MID
Shape

Available Linear Feature Types

Miscellaneous Roads Water Courses
Powerlines
Pipelines
Railways
Abandoned Railways
Flumes and Ditches
Glaciers
Seismic/Cut Lines
Dykes
Ferry Routes 		Highways
Secondary Roads
Logging Roads
Trails 		Creeks
Rivers
Snags

Available Polygonal Themes

Ownership
Biogeoclimatic
Timber Supply Area
Range Units
Planning Cell
Operability
ALR
Inventory Region
Forest Region
P.S.Y.U./T.F.L.
Provincial Forest
No polygonal theme


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