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Etymology edit

geo- +‎ reference

Verb edit

georeference (third-person singular simple present georeferences, present participle georeferencing, simple past and past participle georeferenced)

  1. To reference a location using a coordinate reference system
    It's difficult to georeference an image onto a map.

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Noun edit

georeference (plural georeferences)

  1. Data used to transform locations using a coordinate reference system
    The raster has a georeference to get coordinate data.

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