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What is the format of the world file used for georeferencing images?

April 26, 2017file format georeferencing images Used world

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What is the format of the world file used for georeferencing images?

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The world file is an ASCII text file associated with an image and contains the following lines: Line 1: x-dimension of a pixel in map units Line 2: rotation parameter Line 3: rotation parameter Line 4: NEGATIVE of y-dimension of a pixel … • Does my image need a world file? Yes. When formats that use world files are used in ArcIMS, the world files must accompany the image. See the list of supported image types in the “Using ArcIMS” book or ArcIMS Help for details on which use world files. • MrSID files cannot be added in ArcPad or ArcView 3.x NOTE: This issue is addressed in the ArcGIS Desktop 9.1 Raster patch. When using the Get Data tool from the ArcPad toolbar in ArcGIS 9.1, the resulting MrSID images cannot be added to ArcPad. This problem also occurs when using ArcGIS 9.1 to e…