Ready to take your FME skills further? In this advanced course, you’ll learn how to design faster, smarter, and more efficient data workflows using FME Desktop. From solving tricky transformation challenges to improving performance, this course gives you the tools to get more done with less effort.
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FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) is one of the most powerful tools available for data transformation and integration, especially when working with geospatial information. Developed by Safe Software, FME lets you connect, convert, and automate data across more than 400 formats—all without needing to write code. It’s the go-to solution for professionals who need to clean, combine, and manage complex datasets with precision and ease.
What makes FME unique is its visual, no-code interface. Instead of writing scripts, you can drag and drop components to build workflows that handle everything from map layer conversions to quality checks. This opens up advanced data work to users of all backgrounds—not just developers.
Beyond its ease of use, FME is incredibly flexible. It supports batch processing, real-time data streams, and event-based automation. Whether you’re working in urban planning, environmental management, logistics, or IT, FME helps you streamline your processes, reduce errors, and save time. This course is designed to help you unlock that potential—so you can go from understanding the basics to solving advanced data challenges with confidence.
Some experience with FME Desktop is required—if you’re new to it, we recommend starting with our FME Form Basics course.
What will you learn
In the FME Desktop Advanced course, you’ll deepen your understanding of how to work smarter with your data. You’ll start by learning advanced transformation techniques, including how to use conditional logic to guide data based on specific rules. You’ll also explore dynamic content handling and create flexible workflows using user-defined parameters.
One major focus is performance: how to build faster, cleaner workspaces that don’t slow down or get stuck. You’ll learn how to spot and fix bottlenecks, structure your workspace efficiently, and apply best practices that keep your processes running smoothly.
You’ll also learn how to build custom transformers—your own reusable tools made by combining common steps into one. This makes your workspaces easier to manage and saves time on future projects.
Throughout the course, you’ll work with real-world scenarios so that by the end, you’ll not only understand the techniques—you’ll know how to apply them in your own projects.
Why choose this course
At Geo-ICT, we build our courses around real-world practice. Our FME Advanced course is designed for professionals who want to go beyond the basics and confidently tackle more complex data challenges.
- Learn from instructors who use FME every day in real client projects
- Practice with real-world exercises that reflect the tasks you’ll face in your job
- Work with the latest version of FME, including new tools and advanced features
- Earn a certificate that adds credibility to your skill set and your resume
Whether you’re optimizing city infrastructure data, prepping datasets for a web app, or managing environmental data for reports, this course will help you do it better—and faster.
Course structure
The course begins with a quick refresher on key FME concepts to get everyone up to speed. From there, you’ll move into advanced transformation techniques like attribute manipulation, using FME functions, and managing null values effectively. You’ll learn how to apply conditional logic, work with related object properties, and keep your data clean and accurate.
Next, we focus on workspace performance—how to speed things up, reduce complexity, and make your transformations run more smoothly. You’ll explore how to use fanouts and dynamic translations to handle large and complex datasets more efficiently.
In the second half of the day, we dive into custom transformers. You’ll build your own, learn how to reuse them, and set up user parameters that give others control over how a workspace runs. These techniques help you create more flexible, reusable, and user-friendly solutions. All of this is reinforced through hands-on exercises using real-life examples.
Learning Outcomes
- Handle null values accurately and cleanly in data workflows
- Improve workspace performance by spotting and fixing slow points
- Use fanouts and dynamic translations to manage complex data efficiently
- Create and reuse custom transformers to save time and stay organized
- Set up user parameters to make workspaces more flexible and user-friendly
More Information?
Do you have questions about the course content? Not sure if the course aligns with your learning objectives? Or would you prefer a private session or in-company training? We’re happy to assist—feel free to get in touch.
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Frequently Asked Questions about FME Desktop Advanced
In the FME Advanced Course, you will learn the following:
- Advanced Data Transformation Techniques: You’ll dive deeper into complex data transformations, including using FME functions, conditional logic, and dynamic transformations to handle intricate workflows more efficiently.
- Workspace Optimization: Learn how to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in your workspaces, improving data processing speed and accuracy.
- Custom Transformer Creation: Gain skills to create and manage custom transformers, combining existing transformers to build reusable components, saving time and improving workspace flexibility.
- User Parameters and Fanouts: Master the use of user parameters to customize workspaces for end users and implement fanouts for dynamic data handling and output generation.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to streamline complex FME workflows, improve performance, and enhance the functionality of your FME projects.
This course is intended for professionals who already have a foundational understanding of FME Desktop and want to advance their skills. It is ideal for those working in fields like GIS, data management, urban planning, and engineering, who handle complex data integration and transformation tasks, and are looking to optimize their workflows and improve performance in FME.
This course can improve your work with GIS by teaching you advanced techniques for data integration and transformation, allowing you to handle complex geospatial data more efficiently. You’ll learn how to optimize your workflows, making data processing faster and more accurate. Additionally, the course will equip you with skills to automate repetitive tasks, manage large datasets seamlessly, and ensure data quality, all of which will enhance your overall GIS projects and decision-making processes.