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    This document provides a 7-step process for geocoding maps from articles in QGIS: 1) Scan the map or copy it from a PDF, 2) Download and install QGIS, 3) Use the Georeferencer tool to digitize control points, 4) Digitize ground control points by using province corners or other distinct features, 5) Create a new vector map to store mapped points, 6) Name the empty vector map, 7) Digitize points and enter IDs.

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    This document provides a 7-step process for geocoding maps from articles in QGIS: 1) Scan the map or copy it from a PDF, 2) Download and install QGIS, 3) Use the Georeferencer tool to digitize control points, 4) Digitize ground control points by using province corners or other distinct features, 5) Create a new vector map to store mapped points, 6) Name the empty vector map, 7) Digitize points and enter IDs.

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    Geocoding Maps From Articles

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    Gustavo Delgado
    This document provides a 7-step process for geocoding maps from articles in QGIS: 1) Scan the map or copy it from a PDF, 2) Download and install QGIS, 3) Use the Georeferencer tool to digitize control points, 4) Digitize ground control points by using province corners or other distinct features, 5) Create a new vector map to store mapped points, 6) Name the empty vector map, 7) Digitize points and enter IDs.

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    Topic: Geocoding maps from articles

    PostGISomics

    By M. Neteler, FEM-PGIS: http://gis.cri.fmach.it/

    First step: Scanning the map or copying it from a PDF article

    Copy map to file (PNG format)

    Second step: Download and install a free GIS Quantum QGIS


    http://www.qgis.org

    - Set LatLong/WGS84 as
    projection
    - Load ISTAT map of
    provinces or other maps

    Third step: Geocoding of unreferenced map

    2. Load file from PDF

    4. Digitize Ground control Points


    (see next slide)

    3. Run geotool in order to digitize points

    1. Georeferencer tool

    Fourth step: Geocoding of unreferenced map II

    5. Digitize Ground control Points (GCPs)


    (see next slide)

    Here the coordinates


    will appear...

    6. Set GCP from map

    Digitizing rules:
    - use province corners as
    reference or other distinct
    features
    - well distribute ~10 points
    over the map

    Fifth step: Create new vector map to store the WNV points

    You can of course


    also add more
    columns in order to
    save further attributes.

    Sixth step: Enter name for empty vector map (SHAPE format, .shp)

    Seventh step: Digitize points

    Enter ID, save

    Eighth step: Toggle editing to stop/restart editing, save vector map.


    Editing toolbar

    You may want


    to save all
    as QGIS project

    Toggle editing on/off

    You can of course reload and modify in QGIS.

    Enjoy !! :)

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