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gdal-vector-make-point - Create point features from attribute fields
Added in version 3.12.
Usage: gdal vector make-point [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>
Create point geometries from attribute fields
Positional arguments:
-i, --input <INPUT> Input vector datasets [required]
-o, --output <OUTPUT> Output vector dataset [required]
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]
-q, --quiet Quiet mode (no progress bar)
Options:
-l, --layer, --input-layer <INPUT-LAYER> Input layer name(s) [may be repeated]
-f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT> Output format ("GDALG" allowed)
--co, --creation-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Creation option [may be repeated]
--lco, --layer-creation-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Layer creation option [may be repeated]
--overwrite Whether overwriting existing output is allowed
--update Whether to open existing dataset in update mode
--overwrite-layer Whether overwriting existing output is allowed
--append Whether appending to existing layer is allowed
Mutually exclusive with --upsert
--output-layer <OUTPUT-LAYER> Output layer name
--skip-errors Skip errors when writing features
--x <X> Field from which X coordinate should be read [required]
--y <Y> Field from which Y coordinate should be read [required]
--z <Z> Optional field from which Z coordinate should be read
--m <M> Optional field from which M coordinate should be read
--dst-crs <DST-CRS> Destination CRS
Advanced Options:
--if, --input-format <INPUT-FORMAT> Input formats [may be repeated]
--oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Open options [may be repeated]
--output-oo, --output-open-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Output open options [may be repeated]
--upsert Upsert features (implies 'append')
Mutually exclusive with --append
gdal vector make-point creates point geometries from attribute fields
containing coordinates.
--x <FIELD_NAME>
Field name containing X coordinate values
--y <FIELD_NAME>
Field name containing Y coordinate values
--z <FIELD_NAME>
Optional field name containing Z coordinate values
--m <FIELD_NAME>
Optional field name containing M coordinate values
--dst-crs <CRS>
Optional coordinate reference system to assign to the created
points. The coordinate reference systems that can be passed
are anything supported by the
OGRSpatialReference::SetFromUserInput() call, which includes
EPSG Projected, Geographic or Compound CRS (i.e. EPSG:4296), a
well known text (WKT) CRS definition, PROJ.4 declarations, or
the name of a .prj file containing a WKT CRS definition.
Dan Baston <dbaston@gmail.com>
1998-2026
March 20, 2026 GDAL-VECTOR-MAKE-POINT(1)
NAME
gdal-vector-make-point - Create point features from attribute fields
Added in version 3.12.
SYNOPSIS
Usage: gdal vector make-point [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>
Create point geometries from attribute fields
Positional arguments:
-i, --input <INPUT> Input vector datasets [required]
-o, --output <OUTPUT> Output vector dataset [required]
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]
-q, --quiet Quiet mode (no progress bar)
Options:
-l, --layer, --input-layer <INPUT-LAYER> Input layer name(s) [may be repeated]
-f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT> Output format ("GDALG" allowed)
--co, --creation-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Creation option [may be repeated]
--lco, --layer-creation-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Layer creation option [may be repeated]
--overwrite Whether overwriting existing output is allowed
--update Whether to open existing dataset in update mode
--overwrite-layer Whether overwriting existing output is allowed
--append Whether appending to existing layer is allowed
Mutually exclusive with --upsert
--output-layer <OUTPUT-LAYER> Output layer name
--skip-errors Skip errors when writing features
--x <X> Field from which X coordinate should be read [required]
--y <Y> Field from which Y coordinate should be read [required]
--z <Z> Optional field from which Z coordinate should be read
--m <M> Optional field from which M coordinate should be read
--dst-crs <DST-CRS> Destination CRS
Advanced Options:
--if, --input-format <INPUT-FORMAT> Input formats [may be repeated]
--oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Open options [may be repeated]
--output-oo, --output-open-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Output open options [may be repeated]
--upsert Upsert features (implies 'append')
Mutually exclusive with --append
DESCRIPTION
gdal vector make-point creates point geometries from attribute fields
containing coordinates.
OPTIONS
--x <FIELD_NAME>
Field name containing X coordinate values
--y <FIELD_NAME>
Field name containing Y coordinate values
--z <FIELD_NAME>
Optional field name containing Z coordinate values
--m <FIELD_NAME>
Optional field name containing M coordinate values
--dst-crs <CRS>
Optional coordinate reference system to assign to the created
points. The coordinate reference systems that can be passed
are anything supported by the
OGRSpatialReference::SetFromUserInput() call, which includes
EPSG Projected, Geographic or Compound CRS (i.e. EPSG:4296), a
well known text (WKT) CRS definition, PROJ.4 declarations, or
the name of a .prj file containing a WKT CRS definition.
AUTHOR
Dan Baston <dbaston@gmail.com>
COPYRIGHT
1998-2026
March 20, 2026 GDAL-VECTOR-MAKE-POINT(1)