AT 319 Week 4 - Georeferencing (In class exercise)

Week 4 started with an in-class lab in which we learned about georeferencing. For this, we were tasked with georeferencing a scanned German WW2 Operational map from Operation Barbarossa and digitizing certain elements of this georeferenced map. The specific instructions are as follows:

• Use landmarks on the scanned map and a basemap of your choice to generate at least 10 reference points.

• Digitize in a line that approximates the front line between the Soviet and German armies.

• Create polygons that show the different army groups.

• Digitize in points that show the location of 10 notable locations.

Final Product 1: Map with digitized locations (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Eastern Front Digitized.

Final Product 2: Map that includes the georeferenced map with tick marks on it, set to 50% transparent, and with a reference grid (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Eastern Front with Georeferenced map.