GEOIMAGE — Insert Georeferenced Image

Inserts an image at its real coordinates, from its world file or its GeoTIFF tags.

• Command: GEOIMAGE · Global name: _GEOIMAGE
• Ribbon: Insert › Geolocation
• Ribbon: Mapping › Geolocation

Inserts a georeferenced image (an orthophoto, a scanned map) directly at its real coordinates, with its scale and rotation, without specifying any point.

Usage

1. Enter GEOIMAGE or click the button.
2. Enter the image path, or press Enter to choose it in a dialog box.

Enter image file name to attach or [Browse] <Browse>:

The image is placed and the command shows where the georeference came from and the image's coordinate system.

Notes

• The position comes from the world file next to the image (.tfw, .jgw, .pgw, .bpw, .tifw, .wld...) or, if there is none, from the GeoTIFF tags of the TIFF itself. Without either, the command warns and inserts nothing.
• The image's coordinate system is taken from its .prj file or from the GeoTIFF tags.
• If the image states its system and the drawing has one (GEOGRAPHICLOCATION), the image is reprojected to the drawing's system. If that is not possible, it is inserted without reprojection and a warning is shown.
• The path is saved relative to the drawing's folder, as in IMAGEATTACH.
• For an image without a georeference, place it with GEOREFIMAGE.

See also

GEOREFIMAGE · GEOGRAPHICLOCATION · IMAGEATTACH · Georeferencing