Parameters
Coordinate Systems
Source and Destination Coordinate System
If the feature had a coordinate system, that system is used as the source of the reprojection, and the Source Coordinate System parameter to this transformer is ignored.
If the feature did not have a source coordinate system, and the Source Coordinate System parameter was unset, then the transformer only sets the coordinate system of the feature to the destination coordinate system, and the coordinates of the feature remain unchanged.
Note: If the source coordinate system is not fixed and may change from feature to feature, and the features themselves have been tagged with a coordinate system from the reader that produced them, then a single Reprojector may still be able to be used. In such a case, both the source and destination coordinate system can be set to the same value – the destination coordinate system – and the desired behavior will be accomplished.
Raster Parameters
Interpolation Type
The Interpolation Type affects only raster data. Cell values are interpolated in order to change the raster to the specified size.
- Nearest Neighbor is the fastest but produces the poorest image quality.
- Bilinear provides a reasonable balance of speed and quality.
- Bicubic is the slowest but produces the best image quality.
- Average 4 and Average 16 have a performance similar to Bilinear and are useful for numeric rasters such as DEMs.
Cell Size
The Cell Size applies only to raster features.
- Stretch Cells: The cell size of the raster will be adjusted to maintain the same number of rows and columns in the reprojected raster as there were in the input raster.
- Square Cells: The number of rows and columns as well as the spacing will be changed to maintain approximately the same cell ground area and form square cells where the horizontal and vertical cell sizes are equal.
- Preserve Cells: Like the Square Cells option, this option will change both the number of rows and columns and the spacing to maintain cell ground area, but will also try to preserve the original cell aspect ratio, taking into account any warping caused by the reprojection.
Tolerance (cells)
Sets the tolerance, in cells, for approximating cell locations for raster reprojection.
If a value of 0.0 is specified, every cell location in the raster will be reprojected. This is the default.
If a value > 0.0 is specified, rather than reprojecting every single cell location in the raster, some cell locations will be approximated. The difference between an approximated cell location and the true cell location should be at most the tolerance value. For example, if a value of 0.5 is specified, each approximated cell location should be at most half a pixel away from its true location. Specifying a value > 0.0 may improve performance.
Dynamic Coordinate Systems
If the destination coordinate system is specified as "_AZMEA_" or "_AZMED_", each input feature is reprojected to either an equal area or equal distance projection appropriate for that feature, respectively. In general, this causes a new coordinate system to be defined for each input feature.
Each feature remembers which specific equal distance or equal area coordinate system it has, and can be safely reprojected back to a normal (non-dynamic) coordinate system.
As an example:
- There is an input feature representing a point on the earth in LL-WGS84 (normal lat/long).
- The point is reprojected to _AZMED_ via a Reprojector with source LL-WGS84 and destination _AZMED_.
- The x and y coordinates of the point are extracted into x1, y1.
- Set x2 = x1 + 1000, and y2 = y1.
- Add a vertex to the point to make the line (x1,y1) -> (x2,y2).
- Reproject back to LL-WGS84 via a Reprojector with source _AZMED_ and destination LL-WGS84.
Note: Note that the source is ignored here. We just chose _AZMED_ to help remember what is going on. Sometimes people prefer to set the source and destination both to LL-WGS84.
- Now we have changed our point into a line extending 1 km east of the original point, in lat/long.
Dynamic coordinate systems have the following limitation:
• Z is not considered, so areas or distances are best preserved for geometry at an ellipsoid height of 0 meters.
Example
Usage Notes
- This transformer works with both raster and vector data.
- This transformer is unaffected by raster band and palette selection.
Editing Transformer Parameters
Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click 
beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.
Defining Values
There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.
How to Set Parameter Values
Using the Text Editor
The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.
Using the Arithmetic Editor
The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.
Conditional Values
Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.
Parameter Condition Definition Dialog
Content
Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.
When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.
Content Types
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Special Characters |
A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor. |
| Math functions are available in both editors. | |
| Date/Time Functions | Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor. |
| These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor. | |
| These return primarily feature-specific values. | |
| FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used. | |
| Creating and Modifying User Parameters | Create your own editable parameters. |
Dialog Options - Tables
Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.
Table Tools
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Row Reordering
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Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:
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Cut, Copy, and Paste
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Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:
Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers. |
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Filter
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Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output. |
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Import
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Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers. |
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Reset/Refresh
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Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers. |
Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.
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