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Definition: Rectification
Category: UN - Geographic Information Systems
The process by which an image or grid is converted from image coordinates to real-world coordinates. This usually involves rotation and scaling of grid cells, and thus requires resampling or interpolation of grid values. Similar to transformation of vector data. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Handbook_Geo_Infrastr_Supp_Census_Activ.pdf
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United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
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