Attach Raster Image _ Use Geocoding Information_Google Earth Images

Paul Walter
Paul Walter
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I've searched the manual and forum and have not been able to find any information on how to use Geocoding Information when attaching an image. 

In particular,  I'd like to attach a saved image from Google Earth and accurately save its longitude and latitude so that when I export a DWG to SketchUP whatever I've drawn as a base drawing over the image can export correctly back into Google Earth.  

Can someone explain how to accomplish this using the Attach Raster Image dialog box?  

 

 

Comments

  • Daniel Eiszele
    Daniel Eiszele

    There is no simple way to do this as Google Earth does not offer georeferenced export in the base product.  As far as I know, to save an image with a world file you will need to purchase the Pro version.  I have noticed after doing a search that some individuals offer up software that may be able to do this; but it is in the grey area of legality so you will have to look into that yourself.

    However, if you have the world file already; just click on the "Use geocoding information" checkbox and then browse for it - Done!  

  • Rakesh Rao
    Rakesh Rao

     

    Hello Paul, Daniel,

    Bricscad itself now offers the possibility to insert geo-referenced images. However, you need an accompanying and separate World file. It cannot read a GeoTIFF-kind of image where the geo-coding information is embedded inside the graphic image.

    The supported image file formats and their supported world file formats (in brackets) are:

    TIF (TFW)
    JPG (JGW)
    BMP(BPW)
    PNG(PGW)
    ECW(EWW/ERS)
    SID(SDW)

    In our GeoTools program for Bricscad, you can manage and insert multiple images along with their world files easily and quickly using the GT_GEO_INS command. You may want to give this a look. There are over 260+ other tools of interest to the geographic CAD user.

    Regards

    Rakesh Rao
    www.coordsys.com
    Bangalore, India
    Get GeoTools, Work Smarter, NOT harder

  • Daniel Eiszele
    Daniel Eiszele

    Thanks Rakesh, but inserting an image using its world file is not the issue.  We can already do this with Bricscad without additional tools - the problem is trying to insert a google earth image at its correct world location when Google Earth does not provide the world file.

  • Rakesh Rao
    Rakesh Rao

    Daniel,

    Yes, that is correct. Even I have made the same observation in my last post that 'Bricscad itself can import geo-referenced images'. GeoTools only goes a step further and enables multiple image image files to be selected at once and inserted with geo-referencing information. With plain Bricscad, you would have needed to do it one by one. Our observation is that most image-data users works with multiple images needing to insert at once into a single drawing rather than one by one.

    Regards
    Rakesh Rao
    www.coordsys.com
    Bangalore, India

    Work Smarter, NOT harder, Get GeoTools

     

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