Geospatial Solutions

Autodesk FDO Provider for GE Smallworld

Leveraging proven Feature Data Objects (FDO) Data Access Technology, Autodesk now offers GE Smallworld utility customers an FDO Provider for GE Smallworld’s Version Managed Data Store (VMDS). Built in collaboration with Spatial Business Systems (SBS), the FDO provider offers read-only access to GE Smallworld data, allowing display, query, and analysis in the 2009 versions of Autodesk geospatial products. Now customers of AutoCAD® Map 3D, Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise, Autodesk® Utility Design, and Autodesk® Topobase™ software can access live geospatial data from their GE Smallworld corporate repository.

Get Seamless Access to Key Utility Assets

Autodesk’s FDO Provider for GE Smallworld represents a significant step forward for companies in the utility industry who need seamless access to key utility assets. FDO’s rich architecture, multitude of supported formats, and open source momentum gives utilities the opportunity to create rich portals for their users as well as third-party providers. And as their enterprise environment evolves, FDO will insulate those changes from users, providing a continuous productive environment.

Key Benefits of FDO Provider for GE Smallworld

  • See the big picture and make better decisions by integrating design, asset, GIS, and customer information for a more complete view of your infrastructure. Leverage the FDO Provider for GE Smallworld to display, query, and analyze GE Smallworld data in Autodesk products such as AutoCAD Map 3D, MapGuide Enterprise, AutoCAD Utility Design, and Autodesk Topobase software for a more complete view of your infrastructure.
  • Improve efficiency and data quality by dynamically accessing the most up-to-date data in the GE Smallworld system. Live data from GE Smallworld can be accessed directly using the SWConnector™ from Spatial Business Systems.
  • Reduce operational costs by sharing accurate design, spatial, and asset information in a secure manner with departments in your organization that may not have had access before, such as operations, finance, and field staff. The FDO Provider for GE Smallworld allows users to avoid the need to develop costly migration scripts that need to be updated with data model changes

How to Get the New FDO Provider

For more information about the FDO Provider for GE Smallworld, contact us.