FME

Reading GeoPackage data via FME

FME is a data integration platform which can read the GeoPackage format and be used to convert and transform the data into other formats or databases. The below example shows how to read a GeoPackage into an FME workbench.

Requirements

FME Desktop
An FME license
A GeoPackage dataset

Instructions

In the FME top ribbon, click the Add Reader button

Screenshot of the FME Add Reader button.

A dialog box will appear.

The Coordinate System should also be set appropriately.

Screenshot showing the FME Add Reader dialog.

Click Parameters in the Add Reader dialog box

Another dialog box will appear to specify OGC GeoPackage Parameters.

Screenshot showing the FME OGC GeoPackage Parameters dialog.

Here, specific layers within the GeoPackage can be selected, rather than importing the entire file. Additionally, the Search Envelope can be used to clip the GeoPackage to an extent.

Select the layers to be added into the workbench

Screenshot showing the FME GeoPackage Select Tables dialog.

Click OK when the required themes / layers have been selected.

An orange reader will appear which will display the name of the GeoPackage table that has been ‘read in’.

FME result showing dataset has been read in

PreviousQGIS NextGDAL

Last updated 4 months ago

Was this helpful?