Georeferencing in QGIS 2.0

In this lesson, you will learn how to georeference historical maps so that they may be added to a GIS as a raster layer. Georeferencing is required for anyone who wants to accurately digitize data found on a paper map, and since historians work mostly in the realm of paper, georeferencing is one of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jim Clifford, Josh MacFadyen, Daniel Macfarlane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial Board of the Programming Historian 2013-12-01
Series:The Programming Historian
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://programminghistorian.org/lessons/georeferencing-qgis