Augmented Reality (AR) is not just for fun; it's adding real-world value for businesses. The evolution of handheld devices is largely the cause of this. These devices are becoming increasingly powerful. LiDAR camera, processors, and complexity of the calculations have become accessible – and the features are only increasing. This creates exciting possibilities for cities, surveyors, and utility companies to experience their data in a whole new way. In this webinar, learn how to use AR to see underground utilities and identify and annotate assets. Plus, get examples of how real customers are beginning to implement AR technology using FME. You can create and use AR with FME Desktop, but if you have FME Server, you take it to a whole new level of convenience, up-to-dateness and flexibility. With FME AR, you get both fun and business value!

1. AR Use Cases for Cities
and Organizations

2. Agenda
What we’re covering today.
● AR opportunities
● FME with AR
● User scenarios of AR
● Q&A
The webinar is being recorded. Slides and workspaces will be shared out too!

3. Augmented Reality (AR)
is not just for fun; it’s adding
real-world value for businesses.

4. AR is growing fast!
Handheld devices are largely the cause.
With AR-complementary features like:
● More cameras including LiDAR
and similar technologies
● Processors
● The ability for complex calculations
● Improved rendering
And they are only becoming increasingly
powerful!

5. But what is the
opportunity
for AR?
I mean, besides
TikTok or funny
videos.

6. Benefits of AR
● You can see how your data fits
into the real-world
● Ultimate QC/QA tool
● View hidden assets
● Use AR as a guide for field work
● Engage the public in interactive
ways

7. With AR, cities, surveyors, and
utility companies can experience
their data in a whole new way.

8. Our Mission
To help you maximize the
value of data.

9. FME®
Integration Platform
Connect. Transform. Automate.
FME Desktop FME Server FME Cloud
Build & Run Data Workflows Automate Data Workflows
(on-premises)
Automate Data Workflows
(hosted FME Server)
Mobile Apps
Access the Power of FME
Wherever You Are
Get a free trial of FME Desktop and FME Server at safe.com

10. FME Desktop
Author repeatable, self-documenting data
integration workflows using an intuitive
visual interface.
No coding required.
● Move data between 450+ systems
● Transform data in every possible way
● Workflows locally or publish to
FME Server

11. FME Server
Scale up processing power on-prem or in the
cloud, and enable event-driven automations
using a web user interface.
● Schedules, applications and
automations using a visual interface
● Create data on demand

12. How it works:
FME Desktop + FME AR

13. How it works:
FME Desktop + FME AR
You can create and use AR with FME Desktop, but with FME
Server or FME Cloud, you take it to a whole new level of
convenience, up-to-dateness, and flexibility.

14. How it works:
FME Desktop, FME Cloud, FME DX, FME AR

15. Benefits of FME
with AR
● Have access to the latest data
● Get your most complex data
formats into AR
● Transform your data without
any coding
● Get help from a community

16. Quiz
When was the first AR device made?

17. A brief history about AR
1968
Ivan Sutherland
invents the
first AR/VR headset
Video

18. AR & the FME Platform in Action

19. Demo: Portable Hole
The Task
To see through
the ground and
walls
The Problem
Real surfaces don’t
allow a correct
perception of the
augmented objects
behind them
The Solution
Cover real object
with their digital
twins using FME.
The Result
We can see
through walls!

20. Portable Holes. First Tests
Benefits:
● See part of underground
infrastructure.
● Find holes and assets easier if
hidden in snow or hard to see!
● Reduce manual labour by not
needing to open the cover.

21. Portable Holes. Trains and tunnels
Fredrik Johnsson from Varberg
municipality asked whether it is
possible see underground tunnels.

22. Portable Holes. Trains and tunnels
An augmented reality model to show
trains underground.
Try it yourself: we will share out the
model with the materials from the
webinar.

23. Portable Holes. Fun uses
Look below the ground… if you dare.

24. Pipes Behind Walls
Look through walls.
Benefits:
● See assets
● Understand infrastructure
● Make better decisions
Try a variation:
● Annotate the assets for more
information

25. RIS, the pioneer in AR adoption
Reznik Infrastructure Systems, Israel
Viewing pipes underground.

26. Q&A

27. Demo: An Augmented World
is An Annotated World
The Task
To annotate the
“world” so we
can get more
information
about particular
assets.
The Problem
We need to
convert the
source data so it
works within our
AR app.
The Solution
Build a data
migration
workflow that
converts the
data for AR.
The Result
The world is
annotated and
we can see it all
through AR!

28. Graphic Symbology Labelling
All the assets “can talk” to you
Benefits:
● Learn everything about assets
● Decide on the next step
Future:
● Automated actions

29. Ultimate QC/QA tool
Compare your data against reality.
Benefits:
● Find errors in location and sizes

30. Traffic management plan (TMP)
1Spatial, Safe Software Platinum Partner
Problem: Two million excavations per
year need TMP manually created in CAD
Solution:
● Automate TMP Creation with FME
AR Part
● Assist contractors and TMP officers
with creation, construction and
validation of TMP

31. Social Distance Line-ups
Test out social-distancing in a safe way.
Benefits:
● Ensure crowd safety ahead of time
Try a variation:
● Test it out for your office before
you return to work!

32. Amache
Read the blog
History lessons for students
without the need to travel.

33. Future Plans for
FME & AR
● Android support
● USDZ/glTF
(Why? Check here and here )
● Attribute support
● Smart labels
● Closer integration of DX and AR
● Actionable models

34. Summary
With FME AR, you get both
fun and business value!
View your data in the real-world.
The technology is only getting better
– try it out now to be prepared for
future demands.

35. Give it a try!
Download FME AR Pick a use case from
this webinar
Try it with your
own data!
Download the Free App
Free FME Platform Trial

36. Upcoming Webinar
With Dmitri Bagh, Dale Lutz,
and Don Murray.
Try out FME AR over the
next few weeks and then
bring your questions to the
webinar!

37. Come one, come all from May 4 - 14! Discover tips & tricks, the
newest updates, and innovative ways to use FME.
FME World Fair 2021
Register: safe.com/world-fair

38. Thank you!
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