How to Georeference a Map in QGIS

This paper is the second of a four part tutorial series on georeferencing a map in the relatively open-source and highly functional software, QGIS. Georeferencing therefore is the act of geo-referencing or warping of an original scanned map or a map in the digital form to enable it to be used in geographic analysis. First of all, what one should do to start with is to start with an importing of scanned map into the QGIS software and setting up the georeferencing plugin. You will learn about applying and compute control points which are the known points of the map, the several points of reference for applying the right transformation coordinates on the map.

In the next section , watch the tutorial on how to improve the results of transformation and how to export the georeferenced map into a new layer for further work. By the end of this tutorial what you will have in your hand’s is a fully georeferenced map ready for GIS operations to be utilized in your GIS projects enhancing the map accuracy in space-related processes. The intended audience of this tutorial are learners or even proficiency users because through this tutorial they will learn how to georeference in QGIS.