Conversion or encoding of existing maps from an analogue form (paper) into digital information, usually in the form of Cartesian co-ordinates. This may be via a digitising table or tablet with a hand-held cursor, or via a scanner.
A method of capturing the X-Y coordinates of feature locations on a PCA layout and converting that data to a digital format.
An automated or manual process of converting information in analogue form (such as a photograph or hard-copy map) into digital form.
The process of converting information on paper maps into digital form, for use with computerised mapping packages. It involves the use of a 'digitising tablet' and software to read values from the tablet. A point on the map can be converted to a pair of (x,y) or (Easting, Northing) co-ordinates and stored in a form that can be read by a mapping software package.