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Setting raster image coordinate system with known lat/long range

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08-28-2016 11:51 AM
LamaZip
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I have downloaded a SST image of the United Kingdom. It is in PNG format with no coordinate system.

I know the dimensions of my image and its lat/long range. However, i'm not sure what approach to take in Arcmap to set the co-ordinate system.

There is a web-page describing how to convert image co-ordinates to latitude/longitude but it is beyond my scope link

The image is apparently produced in Mercator projection

Note, this will need to be carried out on multiple rasters, so a automated/batch approach, which isn't interactive or manual, is required

Details of Image

Dimension   1596 x 1617 
BPP 8 
Latitude range  47 — 62.999108
Longditude range    -15 — 13
Pixel dimensions    1.100149 x 1.100149
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AbdullahAnter
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LamaZip
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Could you give an example of how this would be achieved? 

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AbdullahAnter
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  • Display georeference toolbar in arc map.
  • Add your image (Add Data).
  • Click the Add Control Points tool Add Control Points.
  • Click a known location in the unreferenced image to add the first coordinate in the link. (the corner of image)
  • Right-click the image and click Input Lat and Long.
  • Type the reference coordinates on the Enter Coordinates dialog box
  • Click Ok.
  • Do this for two corners of image.
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