This is a great opportunity. I have used FME on several past projects myself. It is an extremely powerful tool if you need to convert data to and from multiple formats. As Niels indicated it is the engine that drives the data interoperability extension. Autodesk also licenses parts of it for their conversion tools in Map and Civil 3D. I also believe it what allows those products to connect to SDE and other data formats directly for editing. Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP | Chief Executive Officer <http://www.egisassociates.com/> eGIS Associates, Inc. <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] | www.egisassociates.com 678-710-9710 ext 21 | 866-304-3864 Fax Esri Certified Desktop Professional | Esri Certified Enterprise System Design Associate Order my new book <https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/learning-arcgis-pro> Learning ArcGIS Pro now! <https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/learning-arcgis-pro> From: Northeast Arc Users Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Niels La Cour Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 1:28 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FME World Tour Boston Hi all, If you are not familiar with the Feature Manipulation Engine (FME), also the technology behind the Data Interoperability Extension, you should be. This technology is an essential and key piece of our GIS efforts here at UMass. You can find out more by attending their world tour event in Boston coming up on April 12th. https://www.safe.com/worldtour/boston/ Best, Niels la Cour, Senior Planner Campus Planning Facilities & Campus Services University of Massachusetts 360 Campus Center Way Amherst, MA 01003 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] (413) 577-1723 Fax: (413) 545-3684 <http://www.umass.edu/cp> www.umass.edu/cp ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (NEARC-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all NEARC Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove yourself by going to http://s.uconn.edu/nearcsubscribe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (NEARC-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all NEARC Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove yourself by going to http://s.uconn.edu/nearcsubscribe.