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georeference

georeference verb: to reference a location using a coordinate reference system.

Verb

georeference (third-person singular simple present georeferences, present participle georeferencing, simple past and past participle georeferenced)

  1. (transitive) To reference a location using a coordinate reference system.
    • It's difficult to georeference an image onto a map.

Noun

georeference (plural georeferences)

  1. Data used to transform locations using a coordinate reference system.
    • The raster has a georeference to get coordinate data.

Forms of georeference

Verb
third-person singular presentgeoreferences
present participlegeoreferencing
past participlegeoreferenced
pastgeoreferenced
Noun
pluralgeoreferences

Origin of georeference

From geo- + reference.

Words formed from georeference

Questions about georeference

What does georeference mean?
Georeference means to reference a location using a coordinate reference system.
What part of speech is georeference?
Georeference can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of georeference?
The past tense of georeference is georeferenced.

Words near georeference in the dictionary

  1. georectification
  2. georectified
  3. georectify
  4. georedundancy
  5. georedundant
  6. georeference
  7. georeferenced
  8. georeferencer
  9. georeferencers
  10. georeferences
  11. georeferencing

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