Images and/or GCPs are not positioned correctly on the Map View

Error

Images and/or GCPs do not lay at the correct position on the 2D Map.

Description

When importing in a project:

• Images with geolocation (known coordinates).
• GCPs (points with known coordinates).

They should be displayed more or less in the right position on the 2D Map, but they do not.
For more information about the 2D Map: Menu View > Map View > 2D View.

Cause

The possible causes are:

• The image and/or GCP input coordinates are not correct.
• The image and/or GCP selected coordinate system are not correct.

Solution

Depending on the cause of the problem, the solutions are:

•  The image and/or GCP input coordinates are not correct:

1. Check that the coordinates are correct.
2. Check that the image geolocation file and/or the GCP georeference file has been correctly imported. For more information about the:

- Image geolocation file: Input files.
- GCP georeference file: Input files.

•  The selected image and/or GCP coordinate system are not correct:

1. Check that the correct coordinate system has been selected. For more information about the:

- Images coordinate system: How to select / change the Image / GCP / Output Coordinate System.
- GCPs coordinate system: How to select / change the Image / GCP / Output Coordinate System.