Details

This workspace from the FME Raster Tutorial translates from a PNG file to a GeoTIFF file. To simplify matters, the source PNG dataset (attached) already possesses a companion .WLD file which FME will use to geo-reference the data.

Setup

Setup is through the Generate Workspace dialog in FME Workbench.

Below: The Generate Workspace dialog set up for the translation:

Workspace

Clicking OK on the Generate Workspace dialog causes a translation to be set up in Workbench.

Below: The translation:

Results

Clicking the Run button in Workbench causes the translation to be carried out.

Below: The run button:




Below: The translation results

Output

To inspect the output, the user can right-click the destination Feature Type and choose the Visualize option.


Below: The Visualize option:



Because this is a Raster translation - and a Fanout is automatically set - the user must now browse for the dataset using the FME Viewer dialog.
If you don't understand what is happening here, don't worry: there are few occasions on which you need to carry out this step.


Below: The browse button. Note the dialog is set to read GeoTIFF (the destination format):



Below: The output as displayed in the FME Viewer: