Which statement about coordinate system information provided by a reader is correct?

Which statement about coordinate system information provided by a reader is correct?

• A. FME uses it to set the correct coordinate system when you run the workspace
• B. FME ignores it
• C. FME requires manual override
• D. FME flags an error

Answer: (D)

Coordinate system information that comes with a reader is treated as metadata about how the coordinates should be interpreted. If that metadata cannot be reconciled with the actual geometry data or with the workspace’s coordinate system expectations, FME raises an error to prevent incorrect interpretation or transformation of coordinates. This is why flagging an error is the correct behavior. FME does not simply ignore the reader’s coordinate information, nor does it automatically lock the workspace to that information without checks, and manual override isn’t required in every case—the system will surface an error when there’s a mismatch so you can resolve it.

Coordinate system information that comes with a reader is treated as metadata about how the coordinates should be interpreted. If that metadata cannot be reconciled with the actual geometry data or with the workspace’s coordinate system expectations, FME raises an error to prevent incorrect interpretation or transformation of coordinates. This is why flagging an error is the correct behavior. FME does not simply ignore the reader’s coordinate information, nor does it automatically lock the workspace to that information without checks, and manual override isn’t required in every case—the system will surface an error when there’s a mismatch so you can resolve it.