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Why Excel is Not a Database

Ulf Månsson
January 26, 2021 • 4 min

Spreadsheets can look very similar to a database table for non-database users. Learn the truth about storing data in Excel and how to avoid Excel nightmares.
How Do I Do That in FME? 38 Common GIS Tasks

Christian Berger
October 9, 2018 • 2 min

We are excited to announce a new series of tutorials on the FME Knowledge Center with step-by-step instructions for accomplishing 38 common GIS tasks. With over 450+ transformers ...
Spatial Asset Tracking: The Return of the QR Code

Mark Ireland
December 14, 2017 • 13 min

Let's pretend you're a city maintenance department responsible for recycling bins; or a utilities company putting temporary equipment into the field. You would certainly want to kn...
JDBC: The Swiss Army Knife of Database Formats

Raven Kopelman
December 5, 2017 • 6 min

Swiss Army Knives All the Way Down We like to say that “FME is the Swiss army knife for your data”, on account of FME’s ability to solve so many different kinds of problems. ...
When & How to Switch to NoSQL with FME

Tiana Warner, Riley Greene
October 3, 2016 • 7 min

A lot of popular websites wouldn’t be able to function without a NoSQL database on the backend. I mean, using a relational database for something like a social network is like pu...
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