[Qgis-user] looking for an updated georeferencer??

[Matt B]

Thanks Alex,
not quite as easy as I'd assumed / hoped.. when do you think the update
might be available to the general public either by a release or the plugin
manager?

regards
Matt


On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:08 PM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>wrote:

> Matt B wrote:
> > Hi Group,
> > I was on the irc channel the other day and someone mentioned an updated
> > (perhaps beta) georeferencing plugin. I'm havi9ng issues with the current
> > one (Helmert just doesn't work on lmy linux machine and doesn't give
> great
> > results on windows).
> > Is anyone able to point me in the direction of packages for another?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
>
> I'll warn you now that you need to compile it yourself and then stick
> the library in the appropriate place on your system. If that sounds like
> too much of a hassle and you can't wait there are a few other options.
>
> The new version of the plugin
> 1st thing is to upgrade to 1.0 Preview 2, see the download page for
> details and warnings.
> http://download.qgis.org/downloads.rhtml
>
> the repos are (change the name of the distro for Intrepid)
> deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jef-norbit/ubuntu hardy main
> deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jef-norbit/ubuntu hardy main
>
> For windows:
> http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/win32/QGIS-1.0.0preview2-Setup.exe
>
> Then you can get the new version of the plugin using
> svn co http://svn.gis-lab.info/qgis-gdal-georef/
>
> Other Options
> 1. Create the GCP file using the qgis plugin. Then apply the gcps using
> the commandline (the gcps are all in the text file the plugin creates
> before you run the warp)
> gdal_translate -gcp
> http://gdal.org/gdal_translate.html
> and/or gdalwarp if you need to reproject or rubbersheet at all,
> (I can vouch this method works fine for maps that are already projected,
> gdalwarp would be necessary for things like Air Photos or satellite
> imagery)
>
> 2. Try http://labs.metacarta.com/rectifier/ if your data can be public
>
> 3. Try GRASS
> http://grass.itc.it/grass64/manuals/html64_user/i.vpoints.html
>
> Hope that helps get you further,
> Alex
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