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Adding PDF (especially GeoPDF) to ArcMap as data?
I receive a lot of PDF maps (vector, image, with georeference and without) and I am having to convert them to an image file before I can add them to ArcMap and georeference.
I can't see any obvious ...
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Are three points really necessary to georeference?
I find myself in a debate between what I have learned and used, and my employer.
Is it possible to get accurate results georeferencing with only two points instead of three or four?
The answers I ...
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Automated georeferencing in ArcGIS Desktop?
I am attempting to fully automate the process of georeferencing a load of .png files - i have xml file containing the co-ordinates - but how can i use them?
Does anyone have any advice?
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Georeferencing in ArcMap very slow?
I have started having a problem with georeferencing.
When I try to add control points, the cursor just starts "thinking" forever, and it's nigh unusable. I've read forum posts that say this is an ...
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Is it possible to use more than two control point links when georeferencing CAD files in ArcMap?
I'm trying to georeference CAD to a building footprint in ArcMap 10 (although I've had this same problem in earlier versions). The problem is, it won't let me use more than two control point links, so ...
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Adding online basemap in ArcMap [closed]
How can I add an external online map in ArcMap by inserting the http address, to use as a basemap in order to georeference multiple aerial photos?
I don't really care about the precision of the ...
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Displaying .jpg file in ArcMap for georeferencing
I'm struggling to georeference a .jpg map. When I load it in to ArcMap, I cannot see the picture at all, so I cannot georeference it. I tried to zoom to the map layer but the map just does not appear.
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Relocating georeferenced image, shapefiles and grid using Spatial Adjustment tool
I somehow georeferenced an image about 120 miles east of where I should have georeferenced it. This should be a simple fix, except that I then proceeded to digitize that extremely detailed image (read:...
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Unknown Spatial Reference after Georeferencing in ArcMap
I am trying to georeference an image base on another *.tif, after rectifying i still have my Image as unknown spatial reference.
Does somebody know how I can fix it?
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Visually correcting systematic shift between two geodatasets using ArcMap
I often have two datasets that are obviously not georeferenced correctly. Most of the time a simple translation (shift by x/y) could fix this.
Is there an easy way to do this e.g. by specifying one or ...
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How to georeference an image in ArcMap, using coordinates from a KML file
My starting point is KML file containing a PNG image, which displays correctly in Google Earth:
From Google Earth I choose > Save Place As > KML, which gives me the unprojected PNG file, plus ...
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Enable input DMS option in ArcMap while georeferencing
I am a newbie to ArcMap. I tried to georeference a map in JPEG format using the "input DMS..." option. But it is grayed out, the only option available is to choose X, and Y coordinates even ...
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Whats an appropriate map projection for georeferencing aerial photos? [closed]
I have some aerial photos that were shot from directly overhead a 5x5 mile property. They were then mosaiced to create a continuous overhead tiff of the entire property.
I am now going to ...
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Flattening projected vector dataset to georeference historic map to it using ArcMap
So I have vector data for quad lines, township/range lines and section lines for this area. The data is already projected into NAD83 UTM zone 10N and the lines are no longer straight. They warp ...
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Georeferencing scanned map using ArcMap?
Using ArcMap 9.3, I want to georeference a scanned map of Sudan (Africa) as .jpg file format,coordinate points are marked on scanned map in 4 degree intervals. I am not familiar to georeferencing in ...
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Georeferencing tiff that contains 1 line of latitude, 1 line of longitude, and scale bar?
I have a tiff that I pulled from a PDF file. It consists of a scale bar, an NTS mapsheet number, a north arrow, a scale bar, a scale, 1 line of latitude, and 1 line of longitude. I want to ...
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Georeferencing and mosaicking jpeg images using ArcMap with unknown spatial reference?
I have a series of large scale (almost 1:1), aerial jpeg images taken from a UAV DJI-FC350 drone camera. They have no spatial reference, but the images have their own GPS tags giving a single lat, lon ...
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Spatially matching Landsat images in ArcMap?
I'm trying to look at the desiccation of a lake over a number of years using images from different Landsats. However when I import the different years into arcmap they are completely unsynchronized. I ...
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How to get parcel polygons to match up?
I have county-wide parcels that don't match up. They are in the same feature dataset, have same projection etc. Is there a tool to get the borders/parcels to match? One layer of parcels seems to be ...
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Visualizing SAR images of moon
I have SAR images of a region on the Moon in GeoTIFF format.
When opened in ArcMap, an image looks like:
With the metadata:
How can I geo-reference them to visualize properly?
I also have an ...
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Divide raster map into segments, maintaining georeference in ArcMap
I have some historical maps so heavily distorted that usual rubbersheeting is possible but already quite problematic. I need 400 control points and more, and performance is abysmal, and "local&...
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Georeferencing Control Points Aren't Saving
I have some CAD data that needs to be georeferenced. I create my first control point, and everything goes well, the drawing shifts to the correct control point. As soon as I try to create a second ...
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When using ArcGIS Georeferencing tool, why does fourth point show up as yellow crosshair?
When using the Georeferencing tool of ArcGIS Desktop, why does the fourth point show up as a yellow crosshair?
I have never had this happen before and am worried that it may cause issues.
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Shapefile georeferencing
I have digitized the internal of a building's floors using ArcMap 10.2.2 and need to georeference the shapefiles now. The only raster file I have, is a google image file which isn't accurate at all. ...
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How to georeference a PNG in ArcMap without losing transparency?
I am creating a geologic map in ArcMap and I want to georeference a PNG of my topographic contours. I need to use a specific set of contours, so I cannot generate them within Arc. I have PNG file that ...
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Extracting salinity information from map
I have downloaded a pdf map of Salinity in coastal areas. Although the map has the grid and latitude-longitude values. the coordinate system used is not definite.
Would I be able to extract salinity ...
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Importing non-geocoded jpeg into active window of ArcMap Data frame?
Currently when we draw a new subdivision into our GIS, we snip a .jpeg of the platted subdivision and add it to ArcMap. The un-referenced jpeg is simply dropped out in the middle of nowhere and we ...
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Managing Many Georeferenced Large Files in ArcMap?
Does anyone have any ideas on how to best handle many large georeferenced files in an ArcMap Document?
I have somewhere around 250 individual historic aerials (none being in the same place or from ...
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Georeferenced labeling
I have a problem with ArcMap that somehow affect georeferencing.
I have three layers, two with .lyr and one is a raster data.
The two .lyr datatypes are a border and cities with names. I georeferenced ...
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Assigning coordinate system to ungeoreferenced CAD Drawing while maintaining CAD shape and size using ArcMap
I am using ArcMap 10.8.1 for this project. I am attempting to bring a small town's CAD map of their streets and buildings into ArcMap and then will work on converting some of this data to shapefiles.
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Control Points Disappear from ArcMap Link Table
I georeferenced a scan map and updated my georeferencing after adding the control points. But after I started digitising, and saving edits, I soon realised that when I open the link table on the ...
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Georeferencing raster using world file in ArcMap?
I have downloaded a raster (jpg) and associated world file (jpgw) from https://qimagery.information.qld.gov.au
I have turned on the option in ArcMap to use the world file to define the coordinates of ...
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Georeferencing Mosaic in ArcGIS Desktop?
I have a problem in my thesis, i georeference a lot of photos and after that i create a mosaic. But now, i know the ortho is shifting 5 meters.
Is possible to shift the mosaic without creating ...
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Convert Google Maps image to ArcMap
I would like to import a Google Maps image of Costa Rica into ArcMap and create a shapefile of this region. A screenshot of the selected region has been taken and I want to process it into ArcMap and ...
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Rectifying data source for MXD file using ArcMap
I tried to rectify my data source on ArcMap but was unable to locate my data file which is an MXD file.
How can I rectify the data source for an MXD file ?
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Using ArcMap georeferencing in AutoCAD
I am working on a project in ArcMap.
I added an auto cad .dwg to my map, and in ArcMap, and I Georeferenced this .dwg file.
So now the DWG drawing is moved to be exactly on my drawing in ArcMap.
I ...
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Displaying raster images that are already georeferenced in QGIS
I have a number of historical surveys that I have already digitized, georeferenced, and clipped using ArcMap 10.6.1. My office wants to try using QGIS but I am completely new to the software.
Both ...
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How to georeference a .jpg image with only a scale bar and no basemap
I have a building blueprint image that I need to calculate the sq ft for. However I have no reference or basemap to manually georeference in ArcMap. There is a scale bar on the image. How can I use ...
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Georeferencing in ArcMap?
I am new to ArcMap.
I have bistatic MiniRF data. This data is not georeferenced. I want to make this georeference. Correspondence to each pixel, I have one latitude and longitude information in ...
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Perform Spatial Adjustment or Georefenced using two ArcMaps?
I have DWG files that need to be georeferenced to a known coordinate system because they were from AutoCAD that doesn't have projected coordinate system.
I have an JPEG file that I extracted from a ...
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Loading georeferenced map TIFF image into shapefile using ArcMap?
I need to add this Lake County townships map into a shapefile that contains other counties' townships. The shapefile's fields are: Township, Shape, Shape_Length, Shape_Area and County.
How can I do ...
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