[Qgis-user] Georeferencing Vector Files

[Springfield Harrison]

Hi Tom,

         I must be missing something.  Can't see this in the 
Processing Toolbx - where do I look?  Would it be missing in my 
version (W7, QGIS2.10.1)?

                 Thanks, cheers . . . .   Spring Harrison



At 10-08-2015 03:27 Monday, Thomas Colley wrote:
>Hi
>
>I did this recently using the GRASS command v.transform.pointsfile 
>from the Processing Toolbox in QGIS. No need to actually go into 
>GRASS and create mapsets.
>
>This worked really well for me for unreferenced DXFs. If you need 
>any more info let me know.
>
>Cheers
>
>Tom
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Springfield Harrison
>Sent: 09 August 2015 19:51
>To: tech at wildintellect.com; qgis-user
>Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Georeferencing Vector Files
>
>Ok, thanks. I'm installing QGIS on W7 yet again, trying to achieve 
>better functionality. That is a challenge in itself, prone to wrong 
>turns. Hopefully the VectorGeoref will then work.
>
>This whole install process is a real piece of work . . . . .
>
>                 Thanks again, cheers . . . .  Spring Harrison
>
>
>
>At 09-08-2015 10:52 Sunday, Alex Mandel wrote:
> >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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