FlatGeobuf Reader/Writer

FME Format Type Identifier

GDAL_FLATGEOBUF

Reader/Writer

Both

Typical File Extensions

.fgb

FlatGeobuf is a geospatial information storage format designed for efficient reading with large data volumes. Geometry, attribution, and Coordinate Reference System information is stored in a single file per layer or feature type.

A FlatGeobuf file may optionally contain a spatial index and is structured in such a way that can be used in an efficient way when accessing web-based datasets on servers that support HTTP Partial Content

FlatGeobuf Product and System Requirements

Format

FME Platform

Operating System

Reader/Writer

FME Form

FME Flow

FME Flow Hosted

Windows 64-bit

Linux

Mac

Reader

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Writer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reader Overview

The FlatGeobuf reader will create one feature type per file in the dataset. If a single input file is specified, one feature type will be created.

Writer Overview

The FlatGeobuf writer will create one .fgb file per feature type in a workspace. FlatGeobuf stores strings as Utf-8 and will support international characters in both attribute names and values.