FME
FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) by Safe Software is ETL software for geodata. Visual workbenches convert data between hundreds of formats — shapefile, GeoPackage, GML, GeoJSON, databases — and automate validation, reprojection, and publication.
In Dutch GIS chains FME connects registries (BGT, BAG), CAD, ERP, and databases to web GIS and GeoApps. Nightly jobs load PDOK layers, check topology, and push results to PostGIS or WFS.
FME is not a map viewer or database — it is the processing layer between sources and publication. QGIS and GeoApps display and analyze; FME prepares data. The GeoApps integration links FME workflows to your platform without manual exports.
Alternatives include scripts (Python/GDAL) or desktop geoprocessing, but FME remains the enterprise ETL standard with logging, scheduling, and repeatable workflows.
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