# Georeferencing thermal imagery

**URL:** <https://community.pix4d.com/t/georeferencing-thermal-imagery/20288>\
**Category:** PIX4Dmapper Questions/Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 3, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/georeferencing-thermal-imagery/20288 "2021-11-03T15:52:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![fitsalem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@fitsalem](https://community.pix4d.com/u/fitsalem)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/georeferencing-thermal-imagery/20288/1 "2021-11-03T15:52:34Z")

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Hi Pix4D families,

Can we georeference thermal imageries using Pix4D? I have 9 GCP points. The thermal sensor is a Zenmuse XT2 FLIR sensor. But I couldn’t figure out how to georeference the thermal imagery. I already georeferenced multispectral imageries using Pix4D.

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**Author:** ![Kapil\_Khanal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/kapil_khanal/32/304_2.png) [@Kapil\_Khanal](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Kapil_Khanal)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/georeferencing-thermal-imagery/20288/2 "2021-11-04T17:30:21Z")

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Hello @fitsalem, You can georeference thermal imageries using PIX4Dmapper. The process is the same as other images(multispectral or RGB). The only thing that is most important is to have ground control that is visible on your raw images.

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**Author:** ![fitsalem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@fitsalem](https://community.pix4d.com/u/fitsalem)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/georeferencing-thermal-imagery/20288/3 "2022-10-14T13:17:22Z")

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I don’t think the process is the same, can you send me the steps to do that? I couldn’t figure it out yet. I am using the “ThermoMAP camera” processing option.

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**Author:** ![Kapil\_Khanal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/kapil_khanal/32/304_2.png) [@Kapil\_Khanal](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Kapil_Khanal)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/georeferencing-thermal-imagery/20288/4 "2022-10-14T14:10:53Z")

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Hello Fitsalem, The process of including the GCPs is the same as the RGB images. So, if you were using GCPs with an RGB camera, then it is the same. The only difference may be that the GCPs marker might not be clearly visible as in the RGB images. The process of including the GCPs is given below.

> **[Using GCPs](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/202558699-Using-GCPs)**
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> A Ground Control Point (GCP) is a characteristic point whose coordinates are known. Their coordinates have been measured with traditional surveying methods or have been obtained by other sources (L...

If you are having issues following the standard method, can you explain in detail what issue you are having?