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    Default need help about calibrating scanned maps.

    Hi All,

    I was wondering if there is anyone here who has experience or links with a good howto about calibrating self scanned maps against a GPS (i.e to show the GPS position read from a GPS receiver on a self scanned map)
    I searched google, found some bits of information,but nothing really that explains this in a practical way.
    From what I read, it should be enough to be able to mark 3 points on the scanned image, and from it to calculate the pixel/GPS coordinate...
    Since I am working on a project (not commercial) with a very tight time schedule, I am looking for libs and code snipets and howtos on the subject.
    Oh, if any of you guys also have any experience or good links about how to control a HAM radio antenna rotor that will be cool as well.

    Thanks.

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    Default Re: need help about calibrating scanned maps.

    Quote Originally Posted by high_flyer
    From what I read, it should be enough to be able to mark 3 points on the scanned image, and from it to calculate the pixel/GPS coordinate...
    Yes, it should. I'm not a cartographer, but in plain maths it's like this:

    You have three points on the map:
    .......[x_a1]
    A1= [y_a1]
    .......[ 1 ]

    .......[x_b1]
    B1= [y_b1]
    .......[ 1 ]

    .......[x_c1]
    C1= [y_c1]
    .......[ 1 ]

    three on the scan:
    .......[x_a2]
    A2= [y_a2]
    .......[ 1 ]

    .......[x_b2]
    B2= [y_b2]
    .......[ 1 ]

    .......[x_c2]
    C2= [y_c2]
    .......[ 1 ]

    and you want to find a matrix M that transforms A1 to A2, B1 to B2 and C1 to C2. i.e.:
    A2 = M * A1
    B2 = M * B1
    C2 = M * C1

    This matrix has such form:
    .......[ a, b, c ]
    M = [ d, e, f ]
    .......[ 0, 0, 1 ]

    hence it can express any combination of rotations, scaling and translation.

    All you have to do is to solve the equation.

    In maxima you can do it like this:
    Qt Code:
    1. solve( [x_a2 = a * x_a1 + b * y_a1 + c,
    2. y_a2 = d * x_a1 + e * y_a1 + f,
    3. x_b2 = a * x_b1 + b * y_b1 + c,
    4. y_b2 = d * x_b1 + e * y_b1 + f,
    5. x_c2 = a * x_c1 + b * y_c1 + c,
    6. y_c2 = d * x_c1 + e * y_c1 + f],[a,b,c,d,e,f]);
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    Last edited by jacek; 21st July 2006 at 15:52. Reason: corrected a typo

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    Default Re: need help about calibrating scanned maps.

    Have a look at http://www.terralib.org.

    Here you find different types of projections,

    Uwe

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    Default Re: need help about calibrating scanned maps.

    Thanks both of you, I'll look it up.

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    Default Re: need help about calibrating scanned maps.

    If anyone needs this in the future I found this:
    http://digitizer.sourceforge.net/

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