Scan a hard-copy map to use in ArcGIS Desktop
Several Student Technology Centers (STCs) at Indiana University have color scanners. For locations, see Multimedia devices at IU Bloomington and IUPUI or Scan a document at IUB or IUPUI.
When scanning a hard-copy map to use in ArcGIS, scan at high resolution (300dpi minimum) and save the image in the
.tif
format.
You can then add the TIF image as a data layer in ArcMap and rectify it to another layer with a specified spatial reference system that will serve as a base map product. The base map can be any map product in a specified spatial reference system (coordinate system, map projection, datum) that contains features observable on the image to be registered/rectified (for example, road intersections).
For more, see Fundamentals of georeferencing a raster dataset from ArcGIS Help.
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Last modified on 2023-06-30 15:49:37.