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[data conversion]
The process of converting the coordinates of a map or an image from one system to another, typically by shifting, rotating, scaling, skewing, or projecting them.
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affine transformation
Cartesian coordinate system
control point
coordinates
coordinate transformation
data conversion
digital image
digital image processing
DOQ
DOQQ
geographic transformation
geometric transformation
georeferencing
Helmert transformation
image
map
projected coordinates
projection
projection transformation
projective transformation
rectification
resampling
resampling spatialization
spatial adjustment
style sheet
translation
XSL
XSLT