Safe Software Inc. announces it has added Open GIS Consortium Web Feature Services (OGC WFS) Client support to its entire product line, including its flagship data transformation product FME (Feature Manipulation Engine). A current list of the known compliant OGC WFS Servers that FME has been tested against can be found at https://www.safe.com/wfs. Safe Software expects that in time, this list will grow to include dozens of sources of feature data from all over the world. Users and WFS site administrators are welcomed to contribute new sites to the list.
OGC Web Feature Services are an evolutionary, standards-based framework that enables seamless integration of a variety of online geo-processing and location services. For more information visit www.opengis.org. FME Suite is an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tool for spatial data. It consists of three main components: a translator, a transformation editor, and a viewer. FME Suite also includes developer tools and coordinate conversion support. A free evaluation of FME is available at www.safe.com. Safe Software Inc. is the industry leader in Spatial ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) technologies. Safe Software provides both spatial data transformation solutions and professional services.
