This can be done with the georeferencing plugin in QGis, but it doesnt
handle rotation very well.

Let us know how it goes,

Jeff

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Landon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions Jeff and Dave.
>
> I don't actually want to transform an image from one CRS to another, but
> want to (for example) roughly georeference a scanned map image using two
> waypoints I collected in the field.
>
> I need a program that will allow me to open the image, select two pixels
> in the image, assign the pixels real world coordinates, and then write
> out a world file.
>
> If there isn't an existing FOSS tool that can do this, I will try to
> write something using the Deegree project library. If I do this I'll
> post a link to the source and executables to this list.
>
> The Sunburned Surveyor
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [Geowanking] FOSS Program to Georeference Images
>
> http://www.gdal.org/gdalwarp.html
>
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Landon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a simple FOSS tool that allows you to create a
> world
>> file for an image by inputting the coordinates for two points in the
> image?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> The Sunburned Surveyor
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