Re: [Qgis-user] Combining modern maps with old maps

2016-11-10 Thread Nicolas Cadieux
Hi, As an archaeologist, I do that a lot. You will need to scan the map to create a .tiff. The you use the qgis georeferencing plugin to place the map in the correct spot. http://www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs/georeferencing_basics.html This should help. Also look at the qgis documentation.

[Qgis-user] Combining modern maps with old maps

2016-11-10 Thread Pathin
Hello guys i am a private researcher who is analyzing where some former old buildings has been most surely been located. For that of course i have sometimes just a very old map (sometimes a picture or a scan). How would be the best way to "overlap" this with a modern map like OSM. I am sure