georeference

English

Etymology

From geo- +‎ reference.

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.

Derived terms

• georeferencer

Noun

georeference (plural georeferences)

1. Data used to transform locations using a coordinate reference system.

   The raster has a georeference to get coordinate data.

Related terms

• geolocate