[Qgis-user] Georeferencing Vector Files

[Alex Mandel]

ogr2ogr is a command line tool, Terminal/Shell on Mac/Linux, OSGeo4w
shell on Windows.

Supposedly the Vector Georef plugin wraps this functionality into QGIS.

-Alex

On 08/09/2015 12:08 AM, Springfield Harrison wrote:
> Right, but where is org2org?  I've looked in many menu items, help, etc.
> to no avail.
> 
> Sorry to be a bit thick but how is it accessed?
> 
> Also, GRASS has v.transform and v.rectify but starting a new GRASS
> mapset fails with no reason given.
> 
> Great tools but why are they so hard to access?
> 
>         Thanks, cheers . . . .   Spring Harrison
> 
> 
> 
> At 08-08-2015 23:20 Saturday, Alex Mandel wrote:
>> Save the whole map, it's on the main File menu, it just saves the
>> current canvas.
>>
>> If you already have a list of gcps you can skip that step
>>
>> Example
>> http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/107298/process-to-georeference-corners-of-vector-file
>>
>>
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> Alex
>>
>> On 08/08/2015 07:26 PM, Springfield Harrison wrote:
>> > Hello Alex,
>> >
>> >        Further to my last, for Vector Save As, I couldn't find any
>> > option to save it as a raster file. Is there some other place to look?
>> >
>> >                Thanks again, Cheers . . . . . . . . Spring Harrison
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 08-08-2015 12:07 Saturday, Alex Mandel wrote:
>> >> On 08/06/2015 11:08 AM, Springfield Harrison wrote:
>> >> > Hello All,
>> >> >
>> >> > Is there a tool/plugin for georeferencing vector files to an
>> existing
>> >> > projected layer?
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm intending to bring in property survey drawings that have only
>> local
>> >> > coordinates but projected coordinates (UTM) are available for some
>> >> corners.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you . . . .
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers . . . . . Springfield Harrison
>> >> > Samsung Tab 4
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> My trick, is convert the vector an image in QGIS (Save Image)
>> >> Georeference the image, saving the control point list out to a file.
>> >> You can then use these control points (gcps) with ogr2ogr to transform
>> >> the original vector.
>> >>
>> >> -Alex
>> >
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