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Hi FME Community, We’re changing things up for this week’s Question of the Week! We’re introducing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) format with FME Evangelist ​@mark2atsafe.First up: Dynamic Workflows.Have questions about dynamic workflows in FME? Drop them below, and Mark will answer them next week with the help of support team member ​@danminneyatsaf . We’re excited to try this out and plan to cover more topics in future AMAs - so stay tuned!Update on February 4, 2025: Check out the video response from ​@mark2atsafe and ​@danminneyatsaf here.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 January Questions of the Week by January 31 at 5:00 pm PDT to be entered in this month’s draw.Answer your first ques

Hi FME Community, We wanted to share some recent updates from our community platform provider, Gainsight, along with the steps we're taking to enhance spam prevention and keep the FME Community safe and engaging for everyone!Spam PreventionTo strengthen our spam prevention, we’ve added an extra layer of moderator approval. If you signup for a community account using a disposable email service like Gmail or Outlook, your account will now be placed in a queue for moderator approval.It will help us to approve your application if you include information in your profile fields:If your email address is anonymous, and you don't put any information into your profile fields, your account may be banned and not approved.Closing QuestionsAt Safe, we like to ensure that every question on the community gets some form of answer. But, sometimes we miss a ‘new’ question, because it is posted as a comment under an existing thread.To help prevent that, we’ve started to automatically close questions that 

Welcome to our February FME Community User Spotlight! Every month, we’ll be spotlighting a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable to the community. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!User Spotlight: Hans van der Maarel ​@redgeographics What’s your name?Hans van der MaarelWhat company do you currently work for? Red Geographics What’s your current job role and title? OwnerTell us more about what you do and how you use FME? I'm the owner and founder of Red Geographics, a Dutch FME partner. My work with FME is primarily aimed at helping our customers (and the larger community) by thinking up exercises for our training courses, use-cases, proof-of-concepts, tech support and basically lots of clever ways of using FME.Why did you join the FME Community?I joined the first, I guess, incarnation of the FME Community, on Yahoo Groups because I thought it was a good way to get better with FME and help out others at the

 Safe Software invites you to join us for the FME Breakfast of Champions with CEO and Co-Founder Don Murray: Thursday, February 27 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at the Safe offices in Surrey, BC.Connect with other data enthusiasts, exchange knowledge, and see what's possible with FME.Here's what to expect:Breakfast and Networking: Enjoy a delicious light breakfast as you connect with other data enthusiasts. FME Update and Customer Stories: Hear directly from our team on what's new in FME, including the latest updates and enhancements, and the future direction of Safe and FME. Plus, you'll get a look into our Winner's Circle, featuring customer success stories. User Story: A local user will share the unique ways they use FME to drive their business forward. Share Knowledge: We'll close with additional time to connect with other attendees and Safe staff to share your data challenges and opportunities. Go home with goodies! Attendees can expect to take home some FME swag with them.Register her

We’re taking a moment to celebrate some incredible members of our community who have gone above and beyond in their learning journey.These FME users have officially earned the Gold Webinar Watcher Badge - meaning they’ve watched 50 Safe Software webinars! There are only 10 users in the entire community with this badge - congratulations to:​@vvv  ​@sigbono  ​@danii  ​@gbj1717  ​@j.botterill  ​@dana  ​@geomancer  ​@geogaard  ​@hlouie  ​@danilo_fme And a special shoutout to ​@dana who has reached the Platinum Badge level for watching 100+ webinars!Here’s what Elizabeth Hamming (​@ehamming), who runs our webinar program, has to say about this milestone...If you’re looking to level up your FME skills, our webinar series is the perfect way to do it! With 300+ live and on-demand sessions, you’ll gain the insights you need to tackle your biggest data challenges - straight from our experts and fellow FME users.Tip: At the end of each webinar, you’ll receive a reward code. Make sure to redeem it

How did you engage with the FME Community in 2024?Now you can find out with your 2024 FME Community End-of-Year Recap! Built by ​@mark2atsafe, the recap page is powered by FME and integrates it with the same type of custom community pages as the 12 Days of FME Contest.Check out your personalized stats here, including:Questions Asked & Answered Votes on Your Questions Your Most Upvoted Question Categories You Contributed To Events You Attended General Stats for the FME CommunityYou must be logged in to see your stats - otherwise, you’ll get a fun look at the FME Lizard’s activity instead. See how you compare!For this week’s Question of the Week: Share some highlights from your 2024 recap in the comments below.Thank you for being part of the FME Community in 2024! We hope you found it valuable and inspiring, and we can't wait to see what you do in 2025. 

Hi FME Community! Happy New Year. We hope you enjoyed a warm and happy holiday season! In the spirit of the new year, this week’s Question of the Week is: What’s your New Year’s resolution when it comes to using FME? Are there new skills you want to learn?  Features you’d love to explore? Improvements you’d like to see in the product? Tell us 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 January Questions of the Week by January 31 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.

As of August 2025, the last version of FME which supports 32-bit systems and Python 2.7, FME 2021.2.6, will be out of support and retired.This means that, as of August 2025, 32-bit versions of FME will no longer be supported.To continue to receive technical support for FME, please upgrade your operating systems to 64-bit and download a newer version of FME.If you have any other questions or concerns, please post them in the comments below.

Hi FME Community, We’re reaching out to learn more about FME user groups and how Safe Software can better support their success. If you are part of or lead an FME user group, we’d love your input!This short survey will help us better understand how user groups are structured, the challenges you face, and what resources would be most valuable to you. Your feedback will directly shape how we support and grow the FME user group community.Take the SurveyThe survey should only take a few minutes to complete, and your insights will help us provide the tools, resources, and connections user groups need to succeed.If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at danielle.leroux@safe.com.Thank you for your time and for being part of the FME community!

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We’re honoured to be nominated for EM360Tech's Q4 2024 Content Awards in the "Most Engaging Podcast" category! 🎉This recognition is for our podcast, How FME is Revolutionizing Omaha's Mobility Projects, and we couldn’t be more proud.Your vote can help us take home the win! 🏆 Cast your vote here: https://lnkd.in/gKwTfXXXThank you for your support - let’s make it happen together! Voting closes on Wednesday, January 15.

Welcome to our January FME Community User Spotlight! Every month, we’ll be spotlighting a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable to the community. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!User Spotlight: Danilo de Lima ​@danilo_fme What’s your name?Danilo de LimaWhat company do you currently work for? SolutialWhat’s your current job role and title? Commercial ManagerTell us more about what you do and how you use FME? I started my work with the FME Platform over 18 years ago. At first, I only carried out a few conversions from one format to another. Over time, I reached a high level on the platform, participating in complex integrations and Augmented Reality projects.Currently, I am the Commercial Manager at the company, Solutial. Our company is a reseller here in Brazil and South America.Why did you join the FME Community?Initially, I joined the FME Community to ask some questions. Over the years, I log in every

Hi FME Community, Are you ready? The Peak of Data and AI 2025 is less than four months away! Be among the first to witness groundbreaking product launches from FME experts and Safe Software CEO Don Murray as they debut for the very first time.Join us May 6-8 at the Hyatt Regency Seattle for the premier event dedicated to data transformation, integration, automation, and innovation. Over three dynamic days, data enthusiasts, experts, and thought leaders will gather to explore cutting-edge technologies and build connections that drive data-driven solutions.Disruptions are coming. Don’t miss out - Early Bird pricing is available now through February 7, 2025!PS. We’ll also be hosting some fun, FME Community-exclusive activities at the Peak. Stay tuned for more details!  

Hi FME Community,As you may know, our 12 Days of FME Contest is well underway! You can still register and launch your balloon.The contest has a special prize for data visualization and that’s what we’re theming this Question of the Week around.Download some of the data from the contest and (preferably using FME) analyze it and visualize it. The best visualization wins a $100 USD gift card (plus you’ll also be eligible for our monthly Question of the Week draw)! You don’t even need to launch a balloon to participate. This part of the contest is open to anyone.Visualization entries posted on this thread and the contest thread will be entered into the contest! Find some ideas here. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!The contest ends on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 8:30 am PST. Data visualization entries will be accepted until Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 8:30 am PST.

Hi FME Community, This will be our last Question of the Week for 2024! What’s been a highlight of your year? Personal or professional, FME-related or not, we’d love to hear.Thanks for participating in the Question of the Week and our 12 Days of FME Contest! The 12 Days of FME wrapped up today, but there’s still time to submit your data visualizations. We’ll announce all the prize winners by Friday, December 20.We’ll be back in January with a new Question of the Week. Until then, Happy Holidays!

Do you want to help shape the future of FME? At Safe Software, we are always looking to improve our product and provide the best possible experience for you. Your feedback plays a crucial role in this process!Take our short survey to share what’s working well, what needs improvement, and what you’d love to see next in FME. It only takes 3-5 minutes, and we’ll be personally reviewing every response.If you’re interested, you can also opt-in for a follow-up conversation with our Product Management team to discuss your feedback further.

Welcome to our December FME Community User Spotlight! Every month, we’ll be spotlighting a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable to the community. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!User Spotlight: Birgit Ligtvoet ​@birgit What’s your name?Birgit LigtvoetWhat company do you currently work for? BoskalisWhat’s your current job role and title? GIS SpecialistTell us more about what you do and how you use FME? I work in a team of 12 GIS Specialists of which about 3/4 work on providing data to both our colleagues and clients through GIS viewers. I am a little bit more on the technical side of things and I often focus on automating things and  making standard tools for either my direct colleagues or people in the rest of the company. To do this I of course use FME but I also make use of the ArcGIS REST api, the VertiGIS studio suite, the Autodesk construction cloud api and a lot more. Basically, I spend time maki

Hi FME Community,Our 12 Days of FME Contest is officially live! Register and launch your balloon here.This week’s Question of the Week: share your 12 Days of FME team name in the comments below.About the ContestFrom December 3 to December 17, 2024, the FME Community is hosting our annual winter contest: a balloon race powered by FME Flow. Launch your virtual balloon and steer it around the world, scoring points for different activities.FME is used to manage the contest - from simulating the balloon travel (using an API called Tawhiri) to providing reports to contestants during the game.You can do as little as register a balloon and watch it float off into the distance. But, if you want to be a little more active, you can check out weather forecasts and predictions and change the altitude of your balloon to give you the best speed and direction. What You Can WinWe have some incredible prizes up for grabs! A Mova globe ($220 USD value) will be awarded to two grand prize winners with the

Hi FME Community! On November 27, we’ll be opening registration for the 12 Days of FME! From December 3 to December 17, 2024, the FME Community will be hosting its annual winter contest - a balloon race powered by FME Flow.Grab your virtual hot air balloon and compete in real-time with other users worldwide as you pilot your balloon on a thrilling journey around the world!In anticipation of the contest, this week’s Question of the Week is: If you could fly your hot air balloon to any country in the world, where would you go and why? Share your answer in the comments.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 November Questions of the Week by Saturday, November 30 at 5:00 pm PDT to be entered

Hello. I’m happy to announce we’ve updated the FME Flow Authoring learning path to FME 2024.1. This free learning path is available as an instructor-led live course or on-demand with videos. Complete all the quizzes in the learning path to earn a certificate and a Community badge.Please let me know if you have any questions.

It’s that time of year again for Advent of Code.I like to attempt it each year using FME (no python callers and no inlinequeriers). Sometimes it ends up easier with FME, sometimes it’s harder (and i think sometimes impossible)If anyone would like to join the FME leaderboard the code is here697463-34ac7156Sneak preview of today’s solution. Happy that I only had to add one additional transformer for part 2 

The new Community site looks good, but I cannot find the Documentation site.Can you inform me the URL?

Hi FME Community, In case you missed it, last week FME 2024.2 was released. We’re curious… have you tried any of the new features? Vote on the poll and tell us in the comments what you’ve tried.PS. @mark2atsafe has made some handy video demos to walk you through using the new features. The demos are linked in this post.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 November Questions of the Week by Saturday, November 30 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.

Hi FME Community,In celebration of National GIS Day on November 20 this week’s Question of the Week is: How did you first get into GIS? Share your answer 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 November Questions of the Week by Saturday, November 30 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.

On Monday, we hosted our second FME Breakfast of Champions meetup in San Francisco. Thank you to users ​@cvonstetten ​@totranmai ​@sjwmf408 ​@formflowing ​@guy.michael_sfo ​@dylanpan and many others who joined us for a morning of connecting on all things data! A special shoutout to Carl Von Stetten for presenting a user story on the many ways Central San uses FME. He also went home with an FME hoodie!Stay tuned for our 2025 meetup schedule coming soon.