How To: Display a TIFF World file with the correct coordinates

Objective:

I have a *.tif file with an associated *.tfw file. How do I open this in Oasis montaj/Target so that the correct coordinates and projection for the file are displayed in the status bar?

Environment:

Oasis montaj, Target and Oasis montaj Viewer

Steps:

1. Go to Grid and Image > Display > Image (bmp, tiff, etc.)...
2. Click on Browse (...), beside the Image parameter
3. Select "Tiff Image (*.tif)" from the Files of type drop menu and choose the *.tif file you want to open.
4. Click Open on the Image (use Browse) dialog. **Do not choose "Geo TIFF (*.tif)" as the file format**
5. Set the Location parameter to "default registration"
6. Click New Map to place the image in a new map or Current Map to place the image in an already open and active map
7. The file will be displayed and the correct coordinates will be visible in the status bar.

Notes:

TIFF World files (*.tif together with a *.tfw) do not contain projection information. The *.tfw file is an ascii file that defines the resolution as well as the coordinates for the upper left corner of the image.

To set the projection for an image:
Grid and Image > Utilities > Modify Coordinate System for Grid File(s).

If you have run through steps 1 through 7 described above, your new map will not have a projection system. If you wish to have a projected map, you need to go through steps 1-7 again after modifying the projection for the *.tif file. Setting the projection for your *.tif is useful for being able to reproject it on-the-fly into a map that uses a different projection system.