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Overlaying two raster data sets in ArcGIS for Desktop?
I am using ArcGIS 10.3
I have 2 raster datasets with different coordinate systems, but they are the same county (just different databases). When I add them to the same map layer they are far away ...
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How does ArcGIS modify a TIF file while georeferencing?
I have some images, . TIF files that I am georeferencing using ESRI's software ArcGIS. I would like to know how does the program modify the initial .TIF file when one uses the Update Georeferencing ...
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Georeferencing .hdf file in ArcGIS for Desktop?
Using a Noggin 250 GPR and Smart Cart. I generated data for a grid. I did not have a gps unit on the smart cart. I do have gps x'y for the corners of each grid. After post processing the data in ...
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Aerial photo stitching and georeferencing? [closed]
I need to georeference 53 air photos from 1981 (1:25,000 scale) and was wondering what would be the most efficient, defensible, and accurate option. For context, the air photos are following a highway ...
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Why is Format of output data grayed out on Save As dialog for Rectify?
I started georeferencing and I could not save my new "rectify" file, I don't know if is because of the raster or I did something wrong.
Then I find out that my control layer is not accurate, it ...
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QGIS and arcmap compatibility in image georeferencing
I have georeferenced an image in QGIS but when I imported it to arcmap 10.0 it saying "In consistent extent". Any one know how to solve it?
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Auto-Create polygons from Geo-referenced PDF
Is it possible to automatically create polygons/features from a georeferenced PDF?
I'd like to geo-reference an expanded view of the below linked pdf, and then have each of the tracts created ...
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Raster to vector data generation problem
I am trying to generate lee multiplier zone (see map please) from raster data using georeferencing and digitization. See this map only contains THREE layers!
Lee Multiplier
Coastal boundary
Cities
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Georeferenced TIFF to Google Earth?
I have aerial view images (.TIFF) which I have georeferenced using ArcMap 10.4. What I am trying to do with the images is export them with the georeferenced data attached and import them to Google ...
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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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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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Does anybody have a link to a video or tutorial on how to georeference an image file with a crossection in ArcScene?
I am looking to put together a 3D site conceptual model. I have subsurface data as well as surface data and would like to display it in ArcScene. How do I georeference a crossection so that it ...
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Incorrect spatial extent for imported HDF image on ArcGIS Desktop?
I imported an hdf image onto ArcGIS but I cannot make correct projection of it. Also, it does not have correct spatial extent (please see the enclosed figure, the small one is projected under WGS84). ...
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Georeferencing Raster automatically fails
While trying to auto register a raster image in georeferencing - using a wms raster layer as reference - I get the simple error message "Failed to auto register". Thereby the Link Table remains empty. ...
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Automating georeferencing of aerial photos? [closed]
I have tried using the "automatically place Passpoints" tool on the georeferencing toolbar in ArcGIS 10.3.1 but this only seems to work with Aerial photos which are near to identical. I have many ...
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Georeferencing CAD Causing Close Out/Shut Down of ArcMap?
I am currently running ArcGIS 10.2.2 for Desktop.
I have no other georeferencing issues regarding TIFFs shapefiles, or otherwise.
However, when I introduce a CAD (or DWG) file into the map and ...
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Converting Total RMS Error into meters
I'm wanting to georeference an old chart in the same manner described in a published article:
"All charts were transformed to the British National Grid. The 1904 chart was georeferenced using nine ...
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Georeferencing multiple rasters to World files in ArcGIS for Desktop?
I've got exactly 56 tiffs to georeference. Each raster has its unique TFW world file. I'd like to automate this process. Each raster has it's unique name which is consistent with world file name (eg. ...
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Why do collinear ground control points create larger residuals?
When georeferencing a raster image of a long corridor, why do collinear ground control points cause larger residuals?
Say I am using the georeference function in ArcMap, and I have 6 ground control ...
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Georeferencing Image using saved Link Table from another Image?
I had a scanned map that I did did a georeferenced a few weeks ago and saved the link table. Now I have two more scanned map that need to do the same thing. It is the same area and one of them I did ...
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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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Georeferencing to x y coordinates with one lat long origin?
We are running parallel transect lines for a survey, which will roughly cover a rectangular area. When making the transects, we will periodically capture spatial locations of features and events we ...
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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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ArcGIS stops responding during Georeferencing Save?
Im using ArcGIS 10.2. I had an ealier problem that I think I found an answer to here while georeferencing an aerial photo. My current issue is that whenever I go to rectify the georeference points, ...
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Visio to CAD to GIS, How to geo-reference? [closed]
I have CAD file converted from a MS Visio diagram, representing power line cables. Data source has no spatial reference. I converted into shapefile and now I am trying to georeference the vector ...
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Georeferencing PNG in ArcMap based off of data frame corners?
First, in Arcmap I set the data frame exactly equal to the page layout (2'hx3'w) and exported my hillshade, DEM, etc one after the other from layout view so that they were all the exact same size and ...
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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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Georeferencing DWG files on imagery which is hard to see through (e.g. trees)?
Here I have a few campgrouds that I have for are in DWG files that I am going to georeference them. I have no problem with that however; some of these campgrounds I need to georeference on the imagery ...
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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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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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How does ArcMap calculate the default cell size when rectifying a raster?
When rectifying a raster, there is an option to enter a cell size. I was wondering how ArcMap calculates this default cell size, particularly in relation to the raster's resolution.
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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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Can't put a basemap in its Precise location [duplicate]
I am a total beginner with ArcGIS.
( My software info: ArcGIS Desktop Version 10.1 ) (Windows 8.1 Pro).
I want to use a raster as a Basemap for my city, I know the coordinates of my city. my ...
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Using Georeference information stored in tfwx (from ArcGIS) in QGIS?
I have georeferenced some images (ArcGIS -> Update Georeferencing) which creates a *.tfwx file with the new parameters for georeferencing.
I renamed it to *.tfw but QGIS is not able to read the ...
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Using ArcMap georeferencing link file with in GDAL or another alternative?
I've a lot of georeferencing link files from ArcMap 10 that are like so:
5.693887 17.605231 37.000000 -17.000000
5.896141 5.922077 37.000000 -19.000000
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How to merge a 4 band tfwx file into one tif for use in Qgis [duplicate]
I have a tfwx file and when I open it in arcmap it is displayed as 4 bands.
I would like to use the georeferenced file in qgis since I know nothing about arcmap.
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ArcMap Georefencing - sheet/image problem
I have a problem and I wanted to know if anyone else had experienced this. I think it is some type of bug as it doesn't occur all the time.
The problem is when I am georeferencing some 'tiff' images, ...
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How to rectify a georeferenced Google Earth image and corresponding layer
I am still a newbie to georeferencing and ArcGIS.
I imported an image with place markers from Google Earth. Then I opened up the image in ArcGIS Desktop 10.3.1. I then georeferenced the control ...
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How to stack rasters for ecological analysis?
The attached image shows two different forest openings. Each opening has the following layers associated with it:
Point shapefile 1 = A red X which represent a large "legacy" tree in the gap
Point ...
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Georeferencing a raster on top of 2 or more polygons
I am trying to georeference raster sketch maps that have polygons drawn on them to line up with vector polygons. Its relatively easy to do this using the georeferncing toolbar in arcmap for 1 polygon,...
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Satellite image vertically squeezed after being georeferenced
I am using ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1. I am trying to georeference a Google Earth image in Christchurch area, New Zealand. I am using some CGPs I have got from this image (their Google Earth coordinates),...
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What causes wrong placement of JPGs in QGIS 2.8.1?
I have the same issue explained in this post:
How to keep georeferencing from ArcGIS when importing raster into QGIS?
But my problem is with .jpg files.
I have georeferenced with ArcGIS 10.2.2 many ...
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Georeferencing/Spatial Adjusting of vector river dataset to DEM in ArcGIS
I have a huge dataset of vector river data (over 10'000 rivers) which are saved in a shapefile and were initially derived from a topographic map.
However when comparing this vector to DEM data (SRTM ...
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Climatic data sets
I did a bulk download of climatic data from http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ in png format so that I will extract my ROI(Africa). After the download I loaded them in Arcgis and discovered they are not ...
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Building a Mosaic Dataset with rasters that are not georeferenced. Whats the workflow?
I have 68 aerial jpegs that I would like to use in a Mosaic Dataset. They have not been georeferenced. My question is in regards to whether I should georeference them and then rectify and save them in ...
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Georeferencing a CAD file and converting to SHP in ArcGIS without distance distortion
i have a land parcels dwg file in an unknown co-ordinate system and i want to georeference the file in ArcMAp and convert it to shapefile but the problem is that whenever i georef the cad drawings ...
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Loading ordnance survey raster ArcMap [duplicate]
I have connected to the correct folder on ArcCatalog.
Only the .tif files show on my ArcCatalog tree, but the .tlw files are in that folder too. How do I create a raster layer with this data?
I ...
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How to georeference TIFFs with coordinates from txt file using ArcGIS for Desktop?
I have a folder with TIFFs and an accompanying .txt file containing coordinates in this format (sample):
# IMGE LN ID Time Easting Northing Height Phi ...
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Why does raster's cell size change due to rotate and georeference using Georeference toolbar?
I just found out that the cell size of raster change after I rotate or georeference it with Georeference. Is there any explanation why it works that way?
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Aligning shapefile to satellite imagery
I have a line shapefile in ArcGIS 10.1 (road shapefile) in WGS datum but they are not exactly placed as in the Satellite image. Is there a way to adjust all those lines to places on Arial image?
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