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gdal-raster - Entry point for raster commands
Added in version 3.11.
Usage: gdal raster <SUBCOMMAND> [OPTIONS]
where <SUBCOMMAND> is one of:
- as-features: Create features from pixels of a raster dataset
- aspect: Generate an aspect map
- blend: Blend/compose two raster datasets
- calc: Perform raster algebra
- clean-collar: Clean the collar of a raster dataset, removing noise.
- clip: Clip a raster dataset.
- color-map: Generate a RGB or RGBA dataset from a single band, using a color map
- compare: Compare two raster datasets.
- contour: Creates a vector contour from a raster elevation model (DEM).
- convert: Convert a raster dataset.
- create: Create a new raster dataset.
- edit: Edit a raster dataset.
- fill-nodata: Fill nodata raster regions by interpolation from edges.
- footprint: Compute the footprint of a raster dataset.
- hillshade: Generate a shaded relief map
- index: Create a vector index of raster datasets.
- info: Return information on a raster dataset.
- mosaic: Build a mosaic, either virtual (VRT) or materialized.
- neighbors: Compute the value of each pixel from its neighbors (focal statistics) (alias: neighbours)
- nodata-to-alpha: Replace nodata value(s) with an alpha band.
- overview: Manage overviews of a raster dataset.
- pansharpen: Perform a pansharpen operation.
- pipeline: Process a raster dataset applying several steps.
- pixel-info: Return information on a pixel of a raster dataset.
- polygonize: Create a polygon feature dataset from a raster band.
- proximity: Produces a raster proximity map.
- reclassify: Reclassify values in a raster dataset
- reproject: Reproject a raster dataset.
- resize: Resize a raster dataset without changing the georeferenced extents.
- rgb-to-palette: Convert a RGB image into a pseudo-color / paletted image.
- roughness: Generate a roughness map
- scale: Scale the values of the bands of a raster dataset.
- select: Select a subset of bands from a raster dataset.
- set-type: Modify the data type of bands of a raster dataset.
- sieve: Remove small polygons from a raster dataset.
- slope: Generate a slope map
- stack: Combine together input bands into a multi-band output, either virtual (VRT) or materialized.
- tile: Generate tiles in separate files from a raster dataset.
- tpi: Generate a Topographic Position Index (TPI) map
- tri: Generate a Terrain Ruggedness Index (TRI) map
- unscale: Convert scaled values of a raster dataset into unscaled values.
- update: Update the destination raster with the content of the input one.
- viewshed: Compute the viewshed of a raster dataset.
- zonal-stats: Calculate raster zonal statistics
Common Options:
-h, --help Display help message and exit
--json-usage Display usage as JSON document and exit
--config <KEY>=<VALUE> Configuration option [may be repeated]
Options:
--drivers Display raster driver list as JSON document
AVAILABLE SUB-COMMANDS
+o gdal raster info
+o gdal raster aspect
+o gdal raster blend
+o gdal raster calc
+o gdal raster clean-collar
+o gdal raster clip
+o gdal raster color-map
+o gdal raster compare
+o gdal raster convert
+o gdal raster create
+o gdal raster footprint
+o gdal raster fill-nodata
+o gdal raster hillshade
+o gdal raster index
+o gdal raster mosaic
+o gdal raster neighbors
+o gdal raster nodata-to-alpha
+o gdal raster overview
+o gdal raster pipeline
+o gdal raster pixel-info
+o gdal raster polygonize
+o gdal raster proximity
+o gdal raster reproject
+o gdal raster resize
+o gdal raster rgb-to-palette
+o gdal raster roughness
+o gdal raster scale
+o gdal raster select
+o gdal raster sieve
+o gdal raster slope
+o gdal raster stack
+o gdal raster tile
+o gdal raster tpi
+o gdal raster tri
+o gdal raster unscale
+o gdal raster update
+o gdal raster viewshed
Example 1: Getting information on the file utm.tif (with text output)
$ gdal raster info utm.tif
Example 2: Converting file utm.tif to GeoPackage raster
$ gdal raster convert utm.tif utm.gpkg
Example 3: Getting the list of raster drivers (with JSON output)
$ gdal raster --drivers
Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>
1998-2026
March 20, 2026 GDAL-RASTER(1)
NAME
gdal-raster - Entry point for raster commands
Added in version 3.11.
SYNOPSIS
Usage: gdal raster <SUBCOMMAND> [OPTIONS]
where <SUBCOMMAND> is one of:
- as-features: Create features from pixels of a raster dataset
- aspect: Generate an aspect map
- blend: Blend/compose two raster datasets
- calc: Perform raster algebra
- clean-collar: Clean the collar of a raster dataset, removing noise.
- clip: Clip a raster dataset.
- color-map: Generate a RGB or RGBA dataset from a single band, using a color map
- compare: Compare two raster datasets.
- contour: Creates a vector contour from a raster elevation model (DEM).
- convert: Convert a raster dataset.
- create: Create a new raster dataset.
- edit: Edit a raster dataset.
- fill-nodata: Fill nodata raster regions by interpolation from edges.
- footprint: Compute the footprint of a raster dataset.
- hillshade: Generate a shaded relief map
- index: Create a vector index of raster datasets.
- info: Return information on a raster dataset.
- mosaic: Build a mosaic, either virtual (VRT) or materialized.
- neighbors: Compute the value of each pixel from its neighbors (focal statistics) (alias: neighbours)
- nodata-to-alpha: Replace nodata value(s) with an alpha band.
- overview: Manage overviews of a raster dataset.
- pansharpen: Perform a pansharpen operation.
- pipeline: Process a raster dataset applying several steps.
- pixel-info: Return information on a pixel of a raster dataset.
- polygonize: Create a polygon feature dataset from a raster band.
- proximity: Produces a raster proximity map.
- reclassify: Reclassify values in a raster dataset
- reproject: Reproject a raster dataset.
- resize: Resize a raster dataset without changing the georeferenced extents.
- rgb-to-palette: Convert a RGB image into a pseudo-color / paletted image.
- roughness: Generate a roughness map
- scale: Scale the values of the bands of a raster dataset.
- select: Select a subset of bands from a raster dataset.
- set-type: Modify the data type of bands of a raster dataset.
- sieve: Remove small polygons from a raster dataset.
- slope: Generate a slope map
- stack: Combine together input bands into a multi-band output, either virtual (VRT) or materialized.
- tile: Generate tiles in separate files from a raster dataset.
- tpi: Generate a Topographic Position Index (TPI) map
- tri: Generate a Terrain Ruggedness Index (TRI) map
- unscale: Convert scaled values of a raster dataset into unscaled values.
- update: Update the destination raster with the content of the input one.
- viewshed: Compute the viewshed of a raster dataset.
- zonal-stats: Calculate raster zonal statistics
Common Options:
-h, --help Display help message and exit
--json-usage Display usage as JSON document and exit
--config <KEY>=<VALUE> Configuration option [may be repeated]
Options:
--drivers Display raster driver list as JSON document
AVAILABLE SUB-COMMANDS
+o gdal raster info
+o gdal raster aspect
+o gdal raster blend
+o gdal raster calc
+o gdal raster clean-collar
+o gdal raster clip
+o gdal raster color-map
+o gdal raster compare
+o gdal raster convert
+o gdal raster create
+o gdal raster footprint
+o gdal raster fill-nodata
+o gdal raster hillshade
+o gdal raster index
+o gdal raster mosaic
+o gdal raster neighbors
+o gdal raster nodata-to-alpha
+o gdal raster overview
+o gdal raster pipeline
+o gdal raster pixel-info
+o gdal raster polygonize
+o gdal raster proximity
+o gdal raster reproject
+o gdal raster resize
+o gdal raster rgb-to-palette
+o gdal raster roughness
+o gdal raster scale
+o gdal raster select
+o gdal raster sieve
+o gdal raster slope
+o gdal raster stack
+o gdal raster tile
+o gdal raster tpi
+o gdal raster tri
+o gdal raster unscale
+o gdal raster update
+o gdal raster viewshed
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Getting information on the file utm.tif (with text output)
$ gdal raster info utm.tif
Example 2: Converting file utm.tif to GeoPackage raster
$ gdal raster convert utm.tif utm.gpkg
Example 3: Getting the list of raster drivers (with JSON output)
$ gdal raster --drivers
AUTHOR
Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>
COPYRIGHT
1998-2026
March 20, 2026 GDAL-RASTER(1)