MakaiFME

Feature Manipulation Engine Module for MakaiPlan

The FME module provides the ability to import more GIS database formats directly into MakaiPlan through the seamless integration of Safe Software’s FME (Feature Manipulation Engine). Users familiar with importing GIS data using MakaiPlan will use the same procedure as before to import GIS data in over 150 formats without the need to convert data formats using a third party software package outside of MakaiPlan.

There are three primary data types that the FME module provides to users of Makai software: vector data, raster and geotiff images. Makai has also added the capability to load DBDB-V data (a bathymetric data format used by the Naval Oceanographic Office) using the Makai DTM module.

The table at the bottom contains a list of formats (read and write) supported by FME Desktop (Intergraph Edition). Additional information on the attributes of specific data types can be found at Safe Software’s website (www.safe.com). The "read" column defines the formats that can be imported into MakaiPlan through the incorporation of FME into MakaiPlan. The legend outlines how different formats are supported by FME. Note that some formats may require an extra cost plug-in.

S57 Electronic Nautical Chart Example

In this example a “S-57 (ENC) Hydrographic Data Format” file for the Pearl Harbor entrance containing a large amount of navigation information will be imported into the Makai Plan View. The steps are described below.

Select (Project > Feature > Add GIS Data) which opens the “Select Feature(s)” window.

Select FME from the drop down menu in the “Select Features(s)” window and click the “Add Database” button. This will bring up the “Specify Input Data Source” window.

In this example an “S-57 (ENC)” file will be imported. Specify the format to be “S-57 (ENC) Hydrographic Data Format”. This is accomplished by selecting the browse button next to the “Format” option box in the “Specify Input Data Source” window and selecting “S-57 (ENC) Hydrographic Data Format” in the “Formats Gallery” window.

The “Specify Input Data Source” window will now have the “Format” specified.

Next, specify the “Dataset” which in this case corresponds to the “S-57 (ENC) Hydrographic data Format” file that is being imported (US5HA54M.000). This is accomplished by selecting the browse button next to the “Dataset” option box in the “Specify Input Data Source” window and browsing for the appropriate file.

The “Specify Input Data Source” window should now have the “Format” and “Dataset” specified.

Next, specify the Coordinate System in the “Specify Input Data Source” window. Here the coordinate system is based on Geographic Coordinates of Latitude and Longitude (LL). Specify the coordinate system by selecting the browse button next to the “Coordinate System” drop down menu and browse for LL in the “Coordinate System Gallery” window.

The “Specify Input Data Source” window should now have the Format, Dataset, and Coordinate System specified.

Specify the settings specific to the data-type that is being imported by clicking the “Settings” button in the “Specify Input Data Source” window. All of the settings can be left as the default setting in the “S57 Input Settings” window. For more information on these settings see the FME help manuals or Safe Software’s online resources (www.safe.com).

Now that all of the parameters are specified in the “Specify Input Data Source” window, click OK. The “Select Features” window will appear. Select features that are to be imported and displayed in the Plan View from the list (hold the control key to select multiple features). In all of the features are selected to be imported. There are many different features that can be imported for this data type. Select OK.

The features that were selected will appear in the MakaiPlan Plan view with appropriate map legend entries. Some features will be covered up by other features. The user should turn on and off different layers in the map legend (right click on features and choose display on or display off) and move the feature up or down in the map legend (changes which features are on top) to see all of the data contained in the Plan View.

Legend	Symbol
formats supported	•
formats supported, extra cost plug-in required	$
formats currently not supported	-
formats requiring installation of the application software	*
solution assistance from Safe Software may be required	+
beta version	*
contact Safe Software for availability	**

Formats Supported by FME Desktop (Intergraph Edition)	Read	Write
Spatial Internal Feature Format (IFF)	•	•
Additional Military Layers (AML)	•	-
Adobe Flash (SWF)	-	•
Adobe Illustrator EPS	-	•
Adobe PDF	-	•
Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM)	•,$	•,$
Aircom ENTERPRISE Map Data/ASSET Data	•,$	•,$
APIC	•,$	•,$
APT	•	-
ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (ADRG)	•,$	-,$
ARC Standard Raster Product (ASRP)	•,$	-,$
ASPRS Lidar Data Exchange Format (LAS)	•	-
Autodesk AutoCAD DWF	•	•
Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF	•	•
Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D Object Data	•	•
Autodesk MapGuide (Version 6.5 and older) SDF	*^[1]	*
Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise SDF	•	•
Autodesk MapGuide SDL	•	•
Autodesk VISION* GINA	+	+
B.C. MOEP	•	+
BC MoF Electronic Submission Framework - ABR	•	•
BC MoF Electronic Submission Framework - FSP	•	•
BC MoF Electronic Submission Framework - FTA	•	•
BC MoF Electronic Submission Framework - RESULTS	•	•
Bentley MicroStation Design	•	•
Bentley MicroStation GeoGraphics	•	•
Canadian Council on Geomatics Interchange Format (CCOGIF)	•	+
Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED)	•	•
Caris NTX	•	•
CITS Data Transfer Format (QLF)	•	•
CityGML	•	-
ComGraphix Data Exchange Format (CGDEF)	•	•
Comma Separated Value (CSV)	•	•
Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (CADRG)	•,$	-,$
Danish DSFL	•	-
Danish UFO	•	•
dBASE (DBF)	•	•
DES	•	-
Digital Line Graph (DLG)	•	-
Digital Map Data Format (DMDF)	•	-
Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED)	•	•
Directory and File Pathnames	•	-
Dutch TOP10 GML	•	•
EDIGéO	•	-
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)	-	•
ER Mapper ECW	•	•
ESRI .hdr RAW Raster	•	•
ESRI ArcGIS Binary Grid (AIG)	•	-
ESRI ArcGIS Layer	*[2]	-
ESRI ArcGIS Map (.mxd)	*2	-
ESRI ArcInfo Coverage	•	•
ESRI ArcInfo Export (E00)	•	•
ESRI ArcInfo Generate	•	•
ESRI ArcSDE	•	•
ESRI ArcSDE Raster	•	-
ESRI ArcSDE Raster Catalog	-	•
ESRI ArcSDE Raster Map	-	•
ESRI ASCII Grid	•	•
ESRI Geodatabase (ArcSDE)	*[3]	*
ESRI Geodatabase (File-based)	*3	*
ESRI Geodatabase (MDB)	*3	*
ESRI Geodatabase (XML)	*[4]	-
ESRI PC ArcInfo Coverage	•	-
ESRI Shape	•	•
Facet XDR	•	•
FDO Providers (AutoCAD Map 3D 2008)	•	•
FDO Providers (FME)	•	•
FME Feature Store (FFS)	•	•
Genasys GenaMap	•	-
Generic (Any Format)	-	•
GeoConcept Map	•	•
Geographic Data Files (GDF)	•,$	+,$
Geographic Data Management System (GDMS)	•	-
GeoJSON (Geographic JavaScript Object Notation)	•	•
GeoRSS/RSS Feed	•	•
GeoTIFF (Geo-referenced Tagged Image File Format)	•	•
German AAA GML Exchange Format (NAS)	•	-
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)	•	•
GIF Rasterizer	-	•
GML (Geography Markup Language)	•	•
GML SF-0 (Geography Markup Language Simple Features Level SF-0 Profile)	•	•
GML v2.1.2 (Geography Markup Language)	-	•
Golden Software Surfer 6 Binary Grid	•	•
Google Earth KML	•	•
GPS eXchange Format	•	-
Graphic Technologies, Inc. (GTI) GTViewer	•	•
Halliburton GeoGraphix CDF	•	•
Hierarchical Data Format 4 (HDF4) ASTER	•	-
Hierarchical Data Format 4 (HDF4) Hyperion	•	-
IBM DB2	•	•
IBM DB2 Spatial	•	-
IDRISI Vector Format	•	•
III Open Geospatial Datastore Interface (OGDI)	•	-
Industry Foundation Class STEP Files (IFC)	•	-
Informatica	•,$	•,$
Intergraph FRAMME Standard Exchange Format (SEF)	-,$	+,$
Intergraph GeoMedia Access Warehouse	•	*[5]
Intergraph GeoMedia SQL Server Warehouse	•	•
Intergraph MGE	•	•
ISO8211	•	-
ITT ENVI .hdr RAW Raster	•	•
Japanese Profile for Geographic Information Standards (JPGIS) APA	•	-
Japanese Profile for Geographic Information Standards (JPGIS) Global Map XML	•	-
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)	•	•
JPEG 2000 (Joint Photographic Experts Group 2000)	•	•
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)	•	•
Land Victoria Incremental Update Format (IUF)	•	-
Landmark Z-MAP	-	•
Landmark Zycor Graphics File (ZGF)	•	-
LandXML	•	•
Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE	•	•
Leica Geosystems ERDAS RAW	•	•
Leica Independent Data Exchange Format (IDEX)	•	•
LizardTech MrSID	•	-
MapInfo MIF/MID	•	•
MapInfo SpatialWare	**,$	**,$
MapInfo TAB (MFAL)	•	•
MapInfo TAB (MITAB)	•	•
Marconi PlaNet	•,$	•,$
Metria AutoKa Transfer File (FF)	•,$	•,$
Microsoft Access	•	•
Microsoft BMP	•	•
Microsoft Excel	•	•
Microsoft MapPoint Web XML	•	•
Microsoft SQL Server	•	•
Microsoft SQL Server Spatial	•	-
MySQL	•	•
MySQL Spatial	•	•
NEN 3610 (GML)	•	-
Network Common Data Form (netCDF)	•	-
NITF (National Imagery Transmission Format)	•	•
NULL (Nothing)	•	•
ODBC 2.x	•	-
ODBC 3.x	•	•
Oracle	•	•
Oracle Spatial GeoRaster	•	-
Oracle Spatial Object	•	-
Oracle Spatial Relational	•	•
Oracle SQL Loader	-	•
OS (GB) MasterMap	•	•
OS (GB) NTF	•	-
PCI Geomatics Database File (PCIDSK)	•	•
PenMetrics GRD	•	•
Pervasive PSQL	•	•
PHOCUS PHODAT	•	+
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)	•	•
PNG Rasterizer	-	•
PostGIS	•	•
PostgreSQL	•	•
RADARSAT-2 XML	•	-
Regional Geographic Information System (REGIS)	•	•
S-57 (ENC) Hydrographic Data	•	-
S-57 Writer	-,$	•,$
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)	-	•
SEG-Y	•,$	•,$
SICAD	•,$	•,$
Smallworld 3	-	-
Smallworld 4	-	-
Spatial Archive and Interchange Format (SAIF)	•	+
Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)	•	-
SQLite	•	•
Standard Linear Format (SLF)	•	-
STAR-APIC Mercator MCF	•	•
Summary Report	-	•
Swedish I2K (Interface 2000)	•	•
Swedish KF85	•	•
Swedish MASIK	•	•
Swiss INTERLIS (Tydac)	•	•
Tabular Data	•	•
Tele Atlas MultiNet Interchange format	•	-
Text File	•	•
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)	•	•
Tobin TDRBM II Data Distribution Format	-	+
Trimble JobXML	•	-
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/GML	•	-
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line	•	+
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Geospatial Data	•	-
U.S. Geological Survey Digital Elevation Model (USGSDEM)	•	•
Vector Markup Language (VML)	-	•
Vector Product Format (VPF) Coverage	•	-
Vector Product Format Database (VPF_DB)	•,$	•,$
Vertical Mapper Grid (NGrid)	•	•
Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML)	-	•
VoxelGeo OpenInventor (VOIV)	-	*
WFS (Web Feature Service)	•	-
WMS (Web Map Service)	•	-
X11 Pixmap (XPM)	•	•
XDK (XML format for Danish DSFL)	•	-
XML (Extensible Markup Language)	•	•