Nearmap has provided an aerial image georeferenced in the same coord system as Google Earth (epsg:3785). I found a Map 3D coordinate system WGS84.PseudoMercator (epsg:3857) which on web forums is equivalent to epsg:3785. After loading the image into a dwg on the epsg:3857 coord system I then queried the image into a dwg file on an mga55 gda94 coord datum.
It rotated the image correctly but as we had survey located features in the drawing the image needed to be shifted a further 1.75 metres SW than the transformation that Map had performed.
My question is can anyone confirm that the Map epsg:3857 is indeed the same as epsg:3785? Given I had to shift the image I suspect it isn't.
Nearmap have also suggested using an epsg:900913 coord datum but there isn't one in Map 3D.
Thank you for the reply. I went to the link & it is interesting that epsg:3785 only applies to the south island of New Zealand. From correspondence with Nearmap & the image name (starts with epsg_3785) this is the datum they are using. I would assume that Nearmap would know what they are doing but as our imagery is based on the south-east coast of Australia it might not be the correct datum to be using.
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