Inspired by a recent Reddit post, this week’s Question of the Week: What is your most prized automation in FME? Drop your pick in the comments below! New to the Question of the Week? Every week, we’ll post a simple but thought-provoking question that could be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or the future of FME. Each weekly question you answer earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusive Safe swag ($50 value) and points toward badges! Answer our May Questions of the Week by May 31, 2025 at 5:00 pm PDT to be entered in this month’s draw. Answer your first question and you’ll get the Socializer (Ice Breaker) badge. Answer five questions and you’ll get the Socializer (Talker) badge.

Inspired by a fun comment from ​@redgeographics on a past Question of the Week about his toponyms playlist: What’s your favourite song that has a location in the title? New to the Question of the Week? Every week, we’ll post a simple but thought-provoking question that could be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or the future of FME. Each weekly question you answer earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusive Safe swag ($50 value) and points toward badges! Answer our March Questions of the Week by April 30, 2025 at 5:00 pm PDT to be entered in this month’s draw. Answer your first question and you’ll get the Socializer (Ice Breaker) badge. Answer five questions and you’ll get the Socializer (Talker) badge.

We're still buzzing from the energy of Peak of Data and AI last week in Seattle! The insights, innovations, and inspiring speakers gave us a lot to think about. Now we're turning it over to you: If you could see any speaker - real or fictional - give a keynote at a conference, who would it be, and why? Drop your pick in the comments below! New to the Question of the Week? Every week, we’ll post a simple but thought-provoking question that could be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or the future of FME. Each weekly question you answer earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusive Safe swag ($50 value) and points toward badges! Answer our May Questions of the Week by May 31, 2025 at 5:00 pm PDT to be entered in this month’s draw. Answer your first question and you’ll get the Socializer (Ice Breaker) badge. Answer five questions and you’ll get the Socializer (Talker) badge.

If you were an FME action figure, what would you look like? Inspired by ‘spatial data wrangler’ ​@mmccart LinkedIn post , this week’s Question of the Week is to create your own AI-generated action figure and share a photo below! Here’s one prompt ChatGPT suggested to create your action figure. Customize as you like! "Please create an image of a highly detailed action figure of a professional data integration specialist, posed heroically in front of computer screens with complex workspace diagrams. The figure wears a utility belt filled with FME icons like transformers, readers, and writers. Includes miniature certification badges, a laptop accessory, and a background of a futuristic tech lab. Realistic lighting, action figure packaging style, cinematic detail."

Earlier this year, we asked the FME Community to get creative and submit name ideas for a surprise appearance of the FME Lizard. In case you missed it, an incredible LEGO sculpture of the FME Lizard - created by artist Sean Kenney - made its debut at the Peak in Seattle! 🦎 You delivered some amazing suggestions. We rounded the names up and asked both the FME Community and Peak attendees to vote on their favourite. We’re excited to announce that the winning name is… Daryl! 🎉 (Shoutout to “FME Lizard” for coming in a very close second.) Extra shoutout to ​@todd_davis for suggesting the winning name - expect a lizard-themed prize coming your way soon! So… what do we think? Are we officially calling the FME Lizard Daryl now? Or maybe that’s just its middle name?