FMW files are stored as binary files. They can be read by the FME Desktop software. The software reads data from databases and supports various data formats. FMW files are proprietary to FME; no other application can read or convert them. The fmw extension relates to FME DESKTOP, the Feature Manipulation Engine. Use FME software to open and convert fmw files.
FMW file format belongs to the GIS Files category with 255 other formats. FME Desktop software is recommended for managing FMW files. FME Desktop was created by Safe Software Inc. More information on the software and FMW files is on the developer’s website.
FMW-compatible programs feature the following. FMW files are found in Windows. They are most often associated with FME Desktop by Safe Software Inc. Other programs are also compatible with and can open FMW files. The data in FMW files is saved like other GIS Files.
A file with a .FMW extension contains a project. It has management settings for spatial data, visually both for input data sets and output data. Projects enable reading data from various database formats, text files or other files. FME Workbench, part of FME Desktop, uses FMW files. The software transforms spatial data. It supports many input data types and is called ETL: Extract, Translate, Load for spatial data.
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