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Georeferencing Polygon Features using ArcGIS Pro
I am using ArcGIS Pro to perform an image classification. To do this I need training data polygons derived from the image which is being classified. I created training data polygons outlining features ...
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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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Removing georeferencing from DEM using ArcGIS Pro
I am creating an assignment for students to demonstrate different visualizations of LiDAR-derived DEMs. However, because the DEM is currently unpublished and contains archaeological features, I want ...
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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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Georeferencing set of historical maps to each other then georeferencing set to current map using ArcGIS Pro
I have a set of 10 hand-drawn maps from the 1930's that all appear to have the same carbon-copied basemap (the streets and shorelines look identical). They were scanned from Arch D size linen paper so ...
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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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How to georeference an image with only eastings and northings
How would I georeference the image below. All I have is the information provided on the Image below (showing easting and northings). I am focusing on Georeferencing the section In red. Once ...
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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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Georeferenced images in ArcGIS are projected wrongly in QGIS and other GIS
I am working on a big project that includes georeferencing over 850 historical maps in the Netherlands. We're doing this with a small team, with each of us taking certain municipalities.
Since we all ...
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'Stack' and georeference multiple JPGs
I have 11 Satellite images in .jpg format showing the same area but in 11 different years. They align perfectly and have the exact same extent. They are not georeferenced and have 3 bands each.
Is ...
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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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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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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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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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Cropping borders from images without invalidating georeferencing using ArcGIS Pro
I am using ArcGIS Pro2.4.
I have a large collection of georeferenced historical aerials. They all have borders of varying dimensions and varying shades of grey. These borders have to go somehow. I'...
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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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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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How is GeoTIFF geographically referenced if it has no sidecar files?
I am currently downloading MODIS burned area fire products to use for a work project. One of these products is a GeoTIFF which indicates the day (Julian date) of the year when an area experienced fire....
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Extent of shapefile vs. extent of JPEG
I am having a problem. I follow the steps to try to georeferenced, but I see that the JPEG is much bigger than the shapefile when you add both to the table of contents. I try changing the extent on ...
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Correcting offset between LiDAR datasets
I am analyzing multiple LiDAR datasets looking at the changes between pre-wildfire and post-wildfire topography. The datatsets are of the same general location. I did not acquire the datasets on my ...
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Problem updating Georeferencing for TIFF
When I update georeferencing for TIFFs, the map disappears and doesn't save. Auto adjust is off, rectify wont save, control points I can save seperately. Settings are set to documentation suggestions. ...
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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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Georeferenced black and white maps showing up as mostly transparent and very low resolution once exported from MXD to KMZ
I exported .pngs from a simple black and white pdf map, georeferenced them in ArcMap 10.3.1 and then wanted to export them KMZ. However, upon opening my kml, the maps have become mostly transparent, ...
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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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Retaining georeferencing information from CAD when opening in another mxd?
I georeferenced about 150 CADs, updating the georeferencing as I work. I created a new mxd using the same base layers and added one of the CADs that was georeferenced but it did not retain the ...
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Geo-referencing historical topographical in ArcMap using the original grid
I am trying to geo-reference a series of maps of the German Military service in ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro using the coordinate grid (in red) provided by the German Military during the WWII. The attached ...
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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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How to georeference point cloud data that was no spatial information?
I'm working on a project right now that the final goal is to compare two DTMs of a glacier surface from different years to visualize the change over time of the glacial surface. The first DTM was ...
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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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What is happening different to my TIFF between export data and arcpy
I am working in FME with TIFFs downloaded from sentinel-1 (SAR). These TIFFs display correctly in ArcMap but in FME is loses its spatial reference and a bound box calculation gives the number of ...
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ArcScene - Spatial reference
I am having trouble merging different layers in ArcScene. As there is no such thing as the "Georeferencing" used in ArcMap, I am not able to view two different Layers in one document.
Is there ...
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Disappearing map image when georeferencing in ArcGIS 10.6 desktop
I am trying to add an un-georeferenced map into ArcMap as raster so that I can manually georeference it, then use it as a base to draw polygon features on top of it.
I can add in the image and ...
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Georeference old historic maps of Africa in ArcGIS 10
I have a couple of historical maps of Africa which need to be georeferenced. There are latitude and longitude information on the map and now my question is may I use wgs84 in order to georeference ...
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Importing CSV matrix of z values to raster with no x y coordinates using ArcGIS Desktop?
I have a CSV file of depth values that have no spatial information. I know the "cell size" of the data but not where it should be put in space.
How do I convert this into a data format, such as tif, ...
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Georeferencing and converting a kml file [closed]
I have been searching the web for an example of how to convert and georeference a KML file, but I cannot find anything so I thought I might ask some experts on this forum.
I am new to ArcGIS ArcMap ...
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Georeferencing in ArcGIS: from or to?
I am trying to georeference a newly acquired satellite image to a previously georeferenced image, i.e. match the newer raster to the older one with manually or automatically created control points. I'...
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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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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 JPEG from TIFF using ArcMap?
I recently georefernced some TIFFs. However, unfortunately I have to do the same stuff with equivalent JPGs (same image, same resolution, just JPGs).
Is there an easy way to georeference the JPGs ...
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Specifying coordinate system
I was given a point shapefile that does not have coordinate system. So, I need to specify it. I was told that this have following reference system.
Coord. Sys. – 17 South (UTM)
Units – US Survey ft
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Creating a raster mosaic from multiple un-referenced jpegs
I have multiple historical aerial photographs that I would like to use to compare coastal change over time in relation to urban development. The aerials I have obtained come in tiles that are not ...
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Georeferencing a raster
I processed a tiff DEM (I call it A) in MATLAB and the result (I call it B) loses its georeferencing information. Now I imported B in the ArcMap again and need to overlay it on A (georeferenced) in ...
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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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Matching point data with non-traditional coordinate system to shapefile with coordinate system?
I'm working with in-situ data collected from several field sites that must be converted into points that lie within a separate layer of polygons. These polygons are the boundaries of the different ...
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Automatic geo-referencing options - mosaic dataset footprints? [duplicate]
I have 50 Jpgs that represent a route and I want to automatically georeference them. I have previously georeferenced 50 jpgs that exactly match the image extents and created a mosaic dataset. I would ...
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Make a GIS map searchable on ArcGIS Desktop
I have a georeferenced photo image. Each point in the map corresponds to the exact latitude/longitude on the ground. The map also has names of cities but I can't use those names for searching.
Is ...
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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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Georeference vector based on same data as raster?
It sounds complicated, but this approach would be quite simple. I'm just not sure, if I can solve my problem in this easy way.
I have a raster image and a set of vector data, that are all not ...
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Georeferencing based on ArcGIS basemap?
I have a scanned image (tiff) of a historic map, with no information of the used coordinate system, which I want to georeference, to finally be part of a WebMap application with Leaflet.
As far as I ...
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