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Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

  • 1.  Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 02-22-2023 12:12

    Does TBC and ACCESS not support world files?

    Does ACCESS not recognize JPG files at all?

    If so how to I get the files to load in either program?



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    Tex Barnett
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  • 2.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 02-22-2023 14:20

    Which version are you using?

    I have no problems using them in TBC or Access.



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    Ronny Schneider
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  • 3.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 02-22-2023 15:15

    2022.11 ACCESS & 5.81 TBC

    TBC wants me to manually georeference the image and does not recognize the world file.

    I can browse to the image in ACCESS, but when I click the image it does not show up in the map files. I figure that's because it is not geolocated, but it doesn't see my world file either.



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  • 4.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 02-23-2023 02:33

    Tested it in the 2022.11 simulator and TBC 5.81, works for me with a JPG I'd referenced, exported and reimported. I also tried with the ending JPEG, as in your screenshot, works as well.

    That the worldfile isn't visible in the "select file browse window" is normal. It just needs to be there, in the same folder, and must have the exact same name before the jpg/jgw.

    Can you upload the files you've trouble with.



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  • 5.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 02-23-2023 04:09

    @ Ronny Schneider, I sent you an invite.



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    Tex Barnett
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  • 6.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)
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    Posted 02-23-2023 13:16
    Edited by Tex Barnett 02-27-2023 04:03

    The world file must have the suffix jgw and not jpw.

    a .png needs .pgw

    a .pdf needs .pgw   TBC converts a PDF into a PNG

    a .tif needs .tfw

    a .bmp needs .bpw

    it's always the last two characters that need to be gw

    I assume the first and last character of the original suffix plus a "w"

    probably following the list from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_file

    Access seems to support at least JPG, PNG, BMP and TIF

    TBC at least JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIF

    in both cases the TIF doesn't support rotation.



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  • 7.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 02-27-2023 04:06

    Thanks for that Ronny. Changing that file extension is easy enough.



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  • 8.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 02-27-2023 14:19

    .wld would work as well.

    From the TBC F1-Help (I tried .ini as well but that doesn't seem to work)



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  • 9.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 25 days ago
    Edited by John Longson 25 days ago

    Kia ora!

    This is an old thread but it helped me in TBC.

    I had the same issue bringing in GeoJPEG from our public database.

    I moved the JPEGS only into the TBC Project and I had the same issue, TBC makes me try to place them when I drag and drop just JPEGS.

    What I needed to do was copy ALL the data that came from the public database (LINZ) into the project i'm working in (it can be from anywhere, I just like to keep the data together in the same project under public data)

    TBC loves a file path, so now, when I just drag and drop the JPEGS into TBC, it georeferences them automatically, as it can read the JGW files that are in the folder.

    Hope this helps anyone else having this issue.



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    Reality Capture Team Leader @ Harrison Grierson
    Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland, Aotearoa NZ

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  • 10.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 24 days ago

    Hi John,

    When you say "copy ALL the data that came from the public database (LINZ) into the project", do you mean that you copied the .jpg and .jgw files (and other files as well) into the TBC project folder (where imported files get copied to)?

    So when you dragged the .jpg files into the TBC application, TBC was able to find the associated .jgw files, and also other files needed for georeferencing?

    If the .jpg, .jgw and other files were in one folder (besides the TBC project folder), could you drag in a .jpg from there?  Or did that not work, and it was required that you copied those other files into the project import folder?

    (just trying to understand the original issue and your fix)

    Thanks,



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    Quan Mueller
    Revenant Solutions | TBC Extension Developer
    Superuser Program | superuser@revenantsolutions.com
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  • 11.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 24 days ago
    Edited by John Longson 24 days ago

    Kia ora Quan,

    That is correct. For example, I have "Project Number – Project Name MASTER" as the TBC folder name. For data management, I "try' to keep all relevant project data in there.

    Inside "Project Number – Project Name MASTER" I have a folder called Public Data, and within that I have subfolders such as LiDAR, Aerial Photos, etc.

    I'd downloaded some aerial photos for a job we are currently working on (higher resolution than Trimble Maps for this task) and, from my Downloads folder, simply dragged the JPGs into the Aerial Photos folder.

    I then dragged them into TBC and it asked me to place them, rather than placing them automatically.

    I looked at this thread and decided to go back to the Downloads folder and add the rest of the data that came with the download into the same Aerial Photos folder

    I then tried again to drag and drop the images into TBC, and this time it worked as it always has. My assumption is that TBC could now see the JPW file path associated with the images and could place and position the JPGs correctly.

    I hope that makes sense.

    The only files that were dragged into TBC, was the JPGs, however they had to come from the same folder that contained the JGW files.

    Please reach out if you need any more clarity.

    Ngā mihi,
    John



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    John Longson
    Reality Capture Team Leader @ Harrison Grierson
    Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland, Aotearoa NZ


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  • 12.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 24 days ago

    That makes total sense and is behavior to be expected.

    It's, how shall I phrase it, rather optimistic to think that any software will find the connection between the bare pixel data you drag in from your project folder and the location information left behind in a random folder on your machine.

    Image and world file need to be in the same folder and need to have the same name. At least for JPG/BMP/PNG.

    GeoTiffs, on the other hand, are often delivered with an additional world file but very often carry the location data encode in themselves, making the world file superfluous.

    If you drag a file with pixel data into any CAD software it will first test if it can find location data in the file itself.

    If not, it will try to find a file with the same name and appropriate suffix in the source file's folder.

    But there it ends. Why should it start a lengthy search through your whole computer and network drives in the hope to find an appropriate location file?

    In order to keep the files together you can just zip them and drag the ZIP file into TBC (not in Access). It will unpack it automatically and perform the appropriate import.



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  • 13.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 22 days ago

    Hi John,

    Thanks for the detailed description. It sounds like the main fix was to drag the .JPG from a folder that also included the .JGW

    If you had dragged the .JPG from the Downloads folder (which also had the .JGW), I'm guessing TBC would have geo-referenced the JPG appropriately.  And would copy those 2 files to the project folder - but I appreciate that you prefer to organize the project folder yourself.

    In your screenshot, I also noticed these other files:

    AV26_5000_0304.jpg
    AV26_5000_0304.jgw
    AV26_5000_0304.jpg.aux.xml
    AV26_5000_0304.xml

    Are these needed for geo-referencing?  (or useful to keep?)  Your workflow also puts these in your project folder, and I was curious if that was necessary.



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    Quan Mueller
    Revenant Solutions | TBC Extension Developer
    Superuser Program | superuser@revenantsolutions.com
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  • 14.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 18 days ago

    Hi Quan,

    .aux.xml is created when ESRI products (typically ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap) touches the georeferenced product.  A user is prompted in Pro to create these when asked "    As for the .xml, this is produced when a user has applied metadata on the JPG.   A fourth file is also possible during typical ESRI workflows.  A .prj file (projection file) can be assigned to an image that explicitly states the coordinate system.



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  • 15.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 18 days ago

    Thanks Joel, sounds like these files are useful to keep.

    Does TBC (as of 2025.21) do anything with the statistics (.aux.xml) or metadata (.xml) files?

    Is there value in displaying those inside TBC?  Or are they just ESRI artifacts that are saved in TBC project folders for archival sake?



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    Quan Mueller
    Revenant Solutions | TBC Extension Developer
    Superuser Program | superuser@revenantsolutions.com
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  • 16.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 18 days ago
    The files are artifacts from ESRI.  Typically, a folder pointed to that contains a image file that was georeferenced will contain at least one to 3 files.

    My tests reveal TBC ignores all 3.  Only the jgw (for a JPG) is used by TBC.  Other files are harmless, and should never be deleted by a user if they are also using the same directory with ArcGIS Pro.


    Joel Cusick
    GIS Specialist
    Region 11 - Alaska Regional Office



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  • 17.  RE: Use JPG and JPW files in TBC and ACCESS - (geolocated images using a world files)

    Posted 18 days ago

    Thanks Joel, that's very interesting!

    If you (or anyone else) has a business need for seeing or using that ESRI data within TBC, just post on the forums and we can see what we can do.

    The TBC dev team also sees the forums, so any requests for enhancements/features are fair game to the whole community!



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    Quan Mueller
    Revenant Solutions | TBC Extension Developer
    Superuser Program | superuser@revenantsolutions.com
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