Welcome to What’s Up Wednesday, your weekly dose of FME news.

FME 2021.1 Beta

The upcoming release of FME 2021.1 is fast approaching. If you are interested in giving FME 2021.1 a spin before the release, download the beta. Be sure to let us know if you find any issues! 

Blog

Three new posts on the blog this week!

The Ultimate Guide to APIs: Nathan walks us through what an API is, why they are so popular, how to perform a cloud migration with an API and how you can use APIs in FME. 

Using Azure Services for Messaging Protocols: Ryan highlights the different brokers and protocols that can be used with Azure, as well as which Azure service is right for your project. 

Linear Referencing 101: Managing Infrastructure Data: Another entry in our GIS 101 series, Tiana explains what linear referencing is, and provides real-world examples of how it is used in workflows. 

Knowledge Base

A quiet week in the Knowledge Base as we prepare our content for the 2021.1 release, so stay tuned for new articles! 

• Known Issue: FME Server Engine continuously restarts with ERROR 'Missing or expired workspace chaining context' ;Affects all versions of FME Server]

FME Hub

There were lots of new transformers contributed by the community in May to the FME Hub! Thank you for your contributions. 

• USGS NAIP Imagery Fetcher: This transformer returns a 4 band aerial image around input extent from USGS The National Map: ImageryThe USGS NAIP Imagery service using the exportImage function.
• ModelCenterer: This transformer places the model that is centered in XY plane. Along Z-axis, either the bottom or the middle of a model is placed at 0 elevation.
• MapFormatter: This transformer allows you to output data to the required map format and size. 
• GCEStexte2GEOM: This transformer converts the GeoConcept proprietary text format for geometry to geometry in FME.
• AsyncHTTPCallerHub: This transformer aims to replicate the standard HTTPCaller interface but utilized a multi-threading approach to allow a user-defined number of simultaneous connections to be sent.
• ArcGIS_S_Token: This transformer is designed to get a token for Esri ArcGIS Server or Esri Enterprise Portal or ArcGIS Online.
• ArcGIS_S_StartStop: This transformer is designed to start, stop and get the status for Esri ArcGIS Server services using the ESRI Rest Admin API
• ArcGIS_AP_Groups: A transformer that utilizes Esri ArcGIS Rest API for extracting group information from an ArcGIS Online (AGOL) or Esri Enterprise Portal.
• 3DEPElevation Image Fetcher: This transformer returns an image around input extent from USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) using the exportImage function.