Rubber Sheet Map

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Rubber sheet map.

At the adersheet rubber sheet command prompt for basepoint 1 specify the first common feature on map 2 the warped map. Navigate to the rubbersheet mxd map document located in the editing spatialadjustment directory where you installed the tutorial data. Motor trend mt 923 bk black flextough contour liners deep dish heavy duty rubber floor mats for car suv truck van all weather protection 4 2 out of 5 stars 20 732 32 50 32. Rubbersheeting makes spatial adjustments to align the input feature locations with more accurate target feature locations based on the specified rubbersheet links.

In this case it s the other three points of the rectangle. Rubber sheeting is a useful technique in historical gis where it is used to digitize and add old maps as feature layers in a modern gis. To rubber sheet two maps click tools tabmap edit panelrubber sheet. Enable javascript to see google maps.

In cartography rubbersheeting refers to the process by which a layer is distorted to allow it to be seamlessly joined to an adjacent geographic layer of matching imagery such as satellite imagery most commonly vector cartographic data which are digital maps. When you have eliminated the javascript whatever remains must be an empty page. When you finish specifying points press enter. At the reference point 1 prompt snap to reference point 1.

If you still have the map document open from the previous exercise and are prompted to close it you can do so without saving your changes. Keep in mind. C arcgis arctutor is the default location click the map and click open. Rubber sheeting may improve the value of such sources and make them easier to compare to modern maps.

At the base point 1 prompt snap to the first base point. Respond to the prompts. Tools tab map edit panel rubber sheet tool. Specify the new location for the first point.

This tool is intended to be used following the generate rubbersheet links tool. Then you repeat this process for as many points you need to rubber sheet the objects into the area of interest. This is sometimes referred to as image to vector conflation. Before aerial photography arrived most maps were highly inaccurate by modern standards.

Use this command to get two or more data sets from different sources to align geographically. For example when stretching a new subdivision map into a preexisting parcel map.