# Georeferencing distance only

**URL:** <https://discourse.gbif.org/t/georeferencing-distance-only/6426>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous\
**Created:** [August 18, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/georeferencing-distance-only/6426 "2026-08-18T18:50:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![KentIsaacson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@KentIsaacson](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/KentIsaacson)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/georeferencing-distance-only/6426/1 "2026-08-18T18:50:45Z")

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Hi,

I have a question about georeferencing with a given distance outside of a feature. when creating the uncertainty circle. are you measuring the distance/radius from the corrected center or are you measuring the distance/radius from the feature boundary outward from that boundary? Hoping this makes sense.

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**Author:** ![datafixer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gbif1/user_avatar/discourse.gbif.org/datafixer/32/956_2.png) [@datafixer](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/datafixer)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/georeferencing-distance-only/6426/2 "2026-08-19T05:26:33Z")

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@KentIsaacson , please see [https://docs.gbif.org/georeferencing-best-practices/1.0/en/#uncertainty-due-to-the-extent-of-the-feature](https://docs.gbif.org/georeferencing-best-practices/1.0/en/#uncertainty-due-to-the-extent-of-the-feature)