Questions tagged [gdal-translate]
Command line utility to convert raster data between different formats.
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Use of gdal.TranslateOptions in python - scale values to 8 bit
I am trying to write a script in python that does some processing on raster files: Convert to 8 bit, compress to LZW and specify tiles size. My script does everything except scaling correctly from 16 ...
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gdal_translate (python) seems to fail with (arbitrarily?) different window
I'm trying to take a satellite image tile (Sentinel 2, product 2A) and crop it to a smaller window using lat lon coords. I've created a tiff image combining all of the different Sentinel 2 bands using ...
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Raster Conversion Translate to 16 bit Tiff with custom min/max values
I'm new to QGIS. I have some bathymetric data of Australia I'm trying to output as a high bit depth Tiff, however it's not coming out the way I want.
In QGIS I have set the singleband grey to a custom ...
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GDAL - NetCDF to colorized raster
I have a NetCDF file that is satellite imagery. I would like to convert it to a raster image, with color, using gdal on the command line.
Here is what I have so far:
gdal_translate -unscale NETCDF:&...
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Float32 to UInt16 terracing problem [closed]
I have the same initial problem as the links below, but I cannot change to using float32 as I am not using Blender.
Terracing / stepping artefacts after converting lidar DTM from float32 to uint16
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How to get the Minimun and Maximum zoom level by coordinates
I am new to GDAL, using the below commands I was able to generate tiles for a particular image. After the image is tiled the min and max zoom levels are decided based on the coordinates provided. My ...
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How to show pixel boundaries of a given raster in QGIS?
The Norwegian Meterological Institute provides historical weather data. I download one of these .nc files:
curl https://thredds.met.no/thredds/fileServer/ngcd/version_22.09/RR/type2/2022/08/...
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Terracing and data format issues when converting DEM from float32 to UInt16
I have spent quite a bit of time trying to figure this issue out; I was hoping someone on here could give some advice on what to do. I am having issues with terracing on my 3D model in Blender and I ...
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GDALWarp Reprojecting raster extent from (0, 360) to (-180, 180) filling left hemisphere with blank data
Understanding that this question has been asked a few times (Reprojecting raster from 0 360 to -180 180 with cutting 180 meridian using gdalwarp seems to be the canonical one), I've found that any ...
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Setting CRS name for GRIB file
I am creating some Grib files by reading data into a MEM-Driver Dataset and subsequently converting them to GRIB2 format using GdalTranslate. Everything works fine except that my CRS WKT is not as ...
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Any way to merge tifs with overviewsm or overvies alone
I have a large dataset of tif images with external overviews. Is there any way to merge these images to one bigtiff including the overviews? Using vrt and gdal_translate doesn't seem to be working. ...
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gdal_translate reading unexpected values from NetCDF
I'm trying to generate separate files from the layers of a NetCDF downloaded from ECMWF's Copernicus data archive (https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/reanalysis-era5-single-levels).
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Tile GeoTIFF images in locations far from each other in one layer
How to tile two aerial TIFF images from two cities in one layer?
I understand that first, I should create a virtual layer (vrt) and then tile it after reprojection. However, gdal2tile creates too many ...
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Merging two overlapping NetCDF files
I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff. Basically I'd like to merge two .nc files, one from GOES-R G16 and the other from GOES-R G17. The files contain the same variables and refer to the same time; ...
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gdaltranslate loop for compressing .tif
I'm looking to do a batch file for running a loop to all the .tif images that I have in a folder. I´ve been trying to do this:
for %%v in (*.tif) do gdal_translate -if Gtiff -of Gtiff -b 1 -b 2 -b 3 -...
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Unable to merge TIFFs in one file using Warp and QGIS
I have three TIFFs are below which is belongs to Alaska HI Chart:
First https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KllacOdKNw866doqjMcounsvofpXBgFh/view?usp=sharing
Second https://drive.google.com/file/d/...
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Spatial offset when using gdal_translate with projwin
I am using gdal_translate with a custom projwin to select a subwindow from an ESA WorldCover source dataset. The dataset comes in EPSG:4326 and the command looks as follows:
export AWS_NO_SIGN_REQUEST=...
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gdalwarp reproject "Lambert Conformal Conic" to EPSG:4326 and stretch vertically to avoid shape distortion
I am trying to convert "Lambert Conformal Conic" into "map-like" representation (which is EPSG:4326 as far as I understood), so I used
gdalwarp -t_srs EPSG:4326 -of GTiff /tmp/src....
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gdal_edit not find as internal command in Python
I am writing the geoinformation using the gdal_edit command using python in Jupyter notebook. Below is the syntax.
!gdal_edit -a_ullr -1.149576 85.247405 -92.762859 88.022318 -a_srs "+proj=...
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GDAL/Python : converting Zarr to TIFF
I have a Zarr file stored on a S3 custom storage (not AWS), that I want to save as a TIFF file locally. I'm trying to use GDAL for the first time here so I don't fully understand the methods.
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In gdaldem: NODATA value in GeoTIFF found in earlier version but not recognized in GDAL 3.4.2
I'm not sure if this is something that has improved in GDAL or something that could/should be fixed. I have a particular GeoTIFF here that has values (-32767) that are supposed to represent NODATA ...
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ERROR 1: Too many points (441 out of 441) failed to transform when using gdalwarp to convert raster with compound projection
If I use gdalwarp to convert a simple ArcInfo ASCII grid with a compound projection (Geographic horizontal/meters vertical) to a GeoTIFF, I get an error message. Here's the input raster (asc_h84deg_vm....
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Georeferencing with gdal_translate and gdalwarp fails
I have been struggling with the georeference plugin in QGIS 3.24 Tisler in Ubuntu (and also in Windows, although it doesn't crash on the latter); first I thought it was my dataset but then tried to ...
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GDAL Inverse Coordinate Translation
I have data in WGS84 and when I translate it to ED50 it doesn't appear in the correct place using GDAL and C#. I use CoordinateTransformationOptions.SetOperation using c# to set the specific ...
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Setting Output Data Type in ArcPy GDAL
I'm using ArcPy through a notebook in ArcGIS Pro 2.9.3. I'm trying to use gdal.Translate and gdal.TranslateOptions to translate a .tif file to a 32 bit signed integer .rst file. I've been able to set ...
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Georeferencing Google Map image with GDAL, display coordinate values in WGS84
Framing this post with the question first.
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Can a GeoTIFF based off of the Google Mercator projection be warped or transformed to display WGS84 lat/long coordinates as opposed to northing/...
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Converting a NetCDF with multiple variables to GeoTIFF calling GDAL_TRANSLATE function from Python
gdal_translate -a_srs EPSG:4326 NETCDF:"file_name.nc":variable_name output_file_name.tif -a_ullr -9.21200 53.28058 -8.88045 53.11338
I am working on some NetCDF files that include multiple ...
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gdal_translate TIFF to PNG with added alpha
I am using gdal_translate to create a Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF:
gdal_translate ${lvl2_cub} ${tifname} \
-co COMPRESS=LZW -co TILED=YES -b ${gdalidx} -co BIGTIFF=YES \
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GDAL_translate and HEGtool
I am using GDAL to convert a huge dataset of HDF into GEOTIFF. When I tried with the HEG tool the tiff file was according to my requirements, but when using GDAL I think the projection gets shifted ...
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Scaling problem when projected map is overlaid on basemap in QGIS
The problem
My georeferenced and projected Matplotlib map overlays with an offset on a basemap projected in QGIS with the same coordinate reference system.
What I did:
I created a map in Matplotlib ...
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Doubling of filesize with GDAL after transformation despite similar compression
I am trying to process an elevation model in COG with GDAL using gdalwarp and gdal_translate, to change the height values from AHD (australian height datum aka sea level) to ellipsoid.
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GDAL GeoTIFF compression from WEBP to JPEG/LZW creating tile-edge artefacts when adding overlays
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An JPEG or LZW compressed output tiff with overlays, with transparent "no data" zones, and no black "edge artifacts" on the border between "data" and &...
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Is there any way of making gdal_rasterize or gdal_translate create transparent pixels on the output image created?
I'm using the gdal_rasterize to create a TIFF file from a GeoJSON input and gdal_translate to convert the TIFF file to PNG. The code that I'm using is the following:
gdal_rasterize -burn 0 -burn 0 -...
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Use in-memory objects to process raster maps using GDAL's Python API
Below are three GDAL supported raster map processing commands, set inside a Bash shell helper function, defined inside a script that'd patch ERA5-Land with ERA5 data (see also: Merge ERA5-Land and ...
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Unable to make GeoPackages and MBTiles compatible in MapTiler Cloud using gdal_translate
I'm using gdal_translate to convert TIF files to GeoPackage and MBTiles. The geopackage/MBTiles are uploaded to MapTiler Cloud. They upload to MapTiler Cloud even if they are not "clean tileset&...
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gdal_translate with aux.xml as input
I'm trying to translate a tif file to EPSG3857 system. I have an .aux.xml file that contains GCP pairs generated from ArcGIS after georeferencing.
I know that gdal_translate could take GCP pairs as ...
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Create rectified GeoTIFF given aux.xml produced from ArcGIS
I'm trying to create the rectified GeoTIFF image, given a raster TIFF image and aux.xml file generated from ArcGIS. The aux.xml contains information about the mapping from raster TIFF image to the ...
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Is it possible to pre-filter band values from WMS/TMS wit GDAL?
Context: I am downloading some raster data from a WMS (TMS actually) by using gdal.translate() in python. Afterwards, since I am only interested in the highest values of the RGB raster bands (band ...
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Terrain correction in SAR image
I am new to the gdal utility. Using DEM data of the Moon, I am trying to perform terrain correction on SAR images. I have a DEM file and SAR data into tif file format. Both DEM and tif file are in ...
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How to mosaic Sentinel bands with correct order in GDAL
I'm new with GDAL and I'm trying to mosaic different bands from Sentinel 2 in order, what I want to get is a raster file with right order band2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 11, 12. The picture below is the ...
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gdal_translate on WCS: Unable to export GeoTIFF files with zero bands
In accordance with GDAL's WCS examples, I am trying to use gdal_translate to import a GTiff raster from a coverage.
The server in question is a GeoServer instance of the German Weather Service (DWD) ...
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How to convert transverse_mercator to regular lat/lon
I want to transform this file from transvers_mercator to a regular lat/lon netcdf file.
My input file:
netcdf toto {
dimensions:
x = 548 ;
y = 704 ;
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char transverse_mercator ;
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Using GDAL translate with VRT - merge error in overlap creates black 📦
I have a series of hi resolution multispectral images from Maxar's WV2 in .NTF form. I am trying to stitch tiles together to create a single image, and I've been having a lot of trouble. I initially ...
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Installing GDAL on MacOS with Homebrew?
I am trying to install GDAL on MacOS with Homebrew. But failed. I started with the following commands:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install....
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Create .tif file no external Files but with colors & classnames: gdal
I am used to using .img ERDAS native files and all you get is a .img. When you open the .img there are class names, colors ect., however you have set up your attribute table. I want that in geotiff ...
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Removing Alpha Band using GDAL results in black nodatafill
In QGIS I have saved a raster that I styled as a Rendered Image. This saves me the trouble of uploading a style on geoserver and applying the style to the geotiff. It should also decrease the file ...
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Cropping with GDAL python outputs a black section in the image
I am trying to crop an image using GDAL python.
I have tried using both gdal.Warp and gdal.Translate, and both keep bringing the same result.
I have an image that I have orthorectified using gdal.Warp ...
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gdal.Translate results in a raster which has another extent
My input is this file
which gives me an output file through the code:
inputraster=gdal.Open('input_file.tif'),gdal.GA_ReadOnly)
optt=gdal.TranslateOptions(format='PCRaster',bandList=[1],outputSRS='...
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GDAL warp and translate on EASE-2 crossing the IDL
I have some GeoTIFF data defined on an EASE-2 grid that I would like to convert into a PNG image using the WebMercator projection. gdalwarp does the job quite well except for a few files that cross ...
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Gdalwarp for terrain correction in SAR image
I am new to the gdal utility. Using DEM data of the Moon, I am trying to perform terrain correction on SAR images.
Here is gdal commandline code ```
!gdalwarp -multi -wo NUM_THREADS=ALL_CPUS -co ...
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