Programs

General

• Syntax of arguments of command-line utilities

Raster programs

• Common options

• gdalinfo: Lists information about a raster dataset.

• gdal_translate: Converts raster data between different formats.

• gdaladdo: Builds or rebuilds overview images.

• gdalwarp: Image reprojection and warping utility.

• gdaltindex: Builds an OGR-supported dataset as a raster tileindex.

• gdalbuildvrt: Builds a VRT from a list of datasets.

• gdal_contour: Builds vector contour lines from a raster elevation model.

• gdaldem: Tools to analyze and visualize DEMs.

• rgb2pct.py: Convert a 24bit RGB image to 8bit paletted.

• pct2rgb.py: Convert an 8bit paletted image to 24bit RGB.

• gdalattachpct.py: Attach a color table to a raster file from an input file.

• gdal_merge.py: Mosaics a set of images.

• gdal2tiles.py: Generates directory with TMS tiles, KMLs and simple web viewers.

• gdal2xyz.py: Translates a raster file into xyz format.

• gdal_rasterize: Burns vector geometries into a raster.

• gdaltransform: Transforms coordinates.

• nearblack: Convert nearly black/white borders to black.

• gdal_retile.py: Retiles a set of tiles and/or build tiled pyramid levels.

• gdal_grid: Creates regular grid from the scattered data.

• gdal_proximity.py: Produces a raster proximity map.

• gdal_polygonize.py: Produces a polygon feature layer from a raster.

• gdal_sieve.py: Removes small raster polygons.

• gdal_fillnodata.py: Fill raster regions by interpolation from edges.

• gdallocationinfo: Raster query tool

• gdalsrsinfo: Lists info about a given SRS in number of formats (WKT, PROJ.4, etc.)

• gdalmove.py: Transform georeferencing of raster file in place.

• gdal_edit.py: Edit in place various information of an existing GDAL dataset.

• gdal_calc.py: Command line raster calculator with numpy syntax.

• gdal_pansharpen.py: Perform a pansharpen operation.

• gdal-config (Unix): Determines various information about a GDAL installation.

• gdalmanage: Identify, delete, rename and copy raster data files.

• gdalcompare.py: Compare two images.

• gdal_viewshed: Compute a visibility mask for a raster.

• gdal_create: Create a raster file (without source dataset).

• gdal_footprint: Compute footprint of a raster.

Multidimensional Raster programs

• gdalmdiminfo: Reports structure and content of a multidimensional dataset.

• gdalmdimtranslate: Converts multidimensional data between different formats, and perform subsetting.

Vector programs

• Common options

• ogrinfo: Lists information about an OGR-supported data source.

• ogr2ogr: Converts simple features data between file formats.

• ogrtindex: Creates a tileindex.

• ogrlineref: Create linear reference and provide some calculations using it.

• ogrmerge.py: Merge several vector datasets into a single one.

• ogr_layer_algebra.py: Performs various Vector layer algebraic operations.

Geographic network programs

• gnmmanage: Manages networks

• gnmanalyse: Analyses networks

Other utilities

• sozip: Generate a seek-optimized ZIP (SOZip) file