One week ago we releasedFME 2015.0and I blogged about how 2015 is likely to bea year of great changes．
Let’s quickly see how we’re doing one week in.
Well, on Tuesday, Google shocked pretty much everyone and ended a multi-year foray into the enterprise spatial data management realm by announcing theimminent demise of Google Maps Engine．Vendors everywhere scurried to respond. Atleast we did, offering 6 suggestions for alternatives.
Next up, Microsoft announced Windows 10. Not just a new (free!) operating system but anew visionof how its customers will interact with all sorts of technology in the very near future. Of particular interest to geospatial and BIM folks is the unexpected innovation of the “HoloLens”.
Holodecks havebeen on our mindsfor some time here at Safe.
We’ve played withOculus Riftat Safe and have been intrigued by its potential, but the Microsoft take on this would appear at first glance to have massive implications in the geospatial and building construction and operation phases.
For geospatial, imagine being able to see maps wallpapering the sides of the conference room, your desk surface, or your cubicle walls, and then interacting with them,Tom Cruise style通过接触和直接操纵。对你s data jockeys, imagine interacting with yourFME Workbenchtransformers in a similar way. Data in the palm of your hand…
In the realm of buildings, the augmented reality possibilities of knowing what is behind a wall, or what the finished building will look like when it is only a skeleton, just scratch the surface of what’s possible.
Given this, it is not too surprising the the first demos of this technology featuredMinecraft in a starring role．看起来是一个很好的电话Minecraft into FME 2015.0—that wayyour own datawill be what you see when you first don your HoloLens!
Speaking of which, we checked. FME 2015.0 works great on the Windows 10 pre-release. Just have a bit more work to do to make it holo-ready. Good thing we’re expanding the office. At this rate of technological change, we’re going to need to fill it with an army ofGeordi Laforge’sto keep pace…
I can’t wait to get my HoloLens and fancy gloves and start transforming data!
Dale Lutz
Dale is the co-founder and VP of Development at Safe Software. After starting his career working spatial data (ranging from icebergs to forest stands) for many years, he and other co-founder, Don Murray, realized the need for a data integration platform like FME. His favourite TV show is Star Trek, which inspired the names for most of the meeting rooms and common areas in the Safe Software office. Dale is always looking to learn more about the data industry and FME users. Find him onTwitterto learn more about what his recent discoveries are!
