Difference in position of Raster file when opened in Arcgis and Mapinfo
Hi Everyone
I've got a problem which I just can't seem to figure out.
I have some vector data in TAB files which I open in mapinfo with no problem. The files are an outline of UK, UK county borders and some aerial photos taken over brighton. As you can see in the screenshot the position of the aerial photo is perfect in Mapinfo. The projection used is BritishNationalGrid.
When I open the UK and County borders in arcgis they show perfectly as well. When I add the aerial photo it shows up in totally the wrong position and wrong size as in the arcmap.jpg screenshot. The red circle denotes where it is even though you can't see it. If I zoom in enough it is there.
I also downloaded a trial version of Safe's FME product and exactly the same thing happens.
So my question is what do I need to do in order to maintain the position that Mapinfo has so that I can view it correctly in other mapping platforms. The aerial photos I have are in TIF format and each one has it's own TAB file.
Many thanks
Erik
mapinfo.jpg
arcmap.jpg
I've got a problem which I just can't seem to figure out.
I have some vector data in TAB files which I open in mapinfo with no problem. The files are an outline of UK, UK county borders and some aerial photos taken over brighton. As you can see in the screenshot the position of the aerial photo is perfect in Mapinfo. The projection used is BritishNationalGrid.
When I open the UK and County borders in arcgis they show perfectly as well. When I add the aerial photo it shows up in totally the wrong position and wrong size as in the arcmap.jpg screenshot. The red circle denotes where it is even though you can't see it. If I zoom in enough it is there.
I also downloaded a trial version of Safe's FME product and exactly the same thing happens.
So my question is what do I need to do in order to maintain the position that Mapinfo has so that I can view it correctly in other mapping platforms. The aerial photos I have are in TIF format and each one has it's own TAB file.
Many thanks
Erik
mapinfo.jpg
arcmap.jpg
ASKER
Hi
Many thanks for the quick reply. I have uploaded the files to live spaces at
http://cid-bc5f0908d5e7b390.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public?uc=1&wa=wsignin1.0
I couldn't get them attached on here for some reason. In the ZIP file there is a portion of the UK map which covers brighton and also a single aerial photo. I had to wipe the detail on the aerial photo for company reasons but the image has all other data intact.
I have tried converting both to ESRI shape files and I get the exactly the same problem.
This should demonstrate the problems I am getting hopefully.
Thanks again
Erik
Many thanks for the quick reply. I have uploaded the files to live spaces at
http://cid-bc5f0908d5e7b390.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public?uc=1&wa=wsignin1.0
I couldn't get them attached on here for some reason. In the ZIP file there is a portion of the UK map which covers brighton and also a single aerial photo. I had to wipe the detail on the aerial photo for company reasons but the image has all other data intact.
I have tried converting both to ESRI shape files and I get the exactly the same problem.
This should demonstrate the problems I am getting hopefully.
Thanks again
Erik
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Hi Lynn
Many thanks for this. It definitely gives me a starting point. I am out of the office today but I will try what you suggested in Mapinfo and report back here.
Thanks again
Erik
Many thanks for this. It definitely gives me a starting point. I am out of the office today but I will try what you suggested in Mapinfo and report back here.
Thanks again
Erik
Lynn