FME can read data in the FalconView™ vector format.

FalconView is a Windows mapping system that displays various types of maps and geographically referenced overlays. Many types of maps are supported, but the primary ones of interest to most users are aeronautical charts, satellite images, and elevation maps. FalconView also supports a large number of overlay types that can be displayed over any map background.

The current overlay set is targeted toward military mission planning users and is oriented towards aviators and aviation support personnel.

Overview

The FalconView reader is a custom reader based on the Microsoft Access JDBC reader, and produces vector data such as lines, points and text, along with other feature types more specific to military data processing.

Reader Overview

FalconView drawing files contain a single table, Main, with three fields specifying the feature number, type, and data.

Drawing files may have the extension .mdb, .accdb, or .drw.