NAME

gdal-info - Get information on a dataset

Added in version 3.11.

Acts as a shortcut for gdal raster info or gdal vector info depending on the nature of the specified dataset.

SYNOPSIS

Usage: gdal info [OPTIONS] <INPUT>
Return information on a dataset (shortcut for 'gdal raster info' or 'gdal vector info').
Positional arguments:
  -i, --input <INPUT>                                  Input raster, vector or multidimensional raster 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]
Options:
  -f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT>  Output format. OUTPUT-FORMAT=json|text (default: json)
For all options, run 'gdal raster info --help' or 'gdal vector info --help'

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Getting information on the file utmsmall.tif (with JSON output)

$ gdal info utmsmall.tif
{
  "description":"utmsmall.tif",
  "driverShortName":"GTiff",
  "driverLongName":"GeoTIFF",
  "files":[
    "utmsmall.tif"
  ],
  "size":[
    100,
    100
  ],
  "coordinateSystem":{
    "wkt":"PROJCRS[\"NAD27 / UTM zone 11N\",\n    BASEGEOGCRS[\"NAD27\",\n        DATUM[\"North American Datum 1927\",\n            ELLIPSOID[\"Clarke 1866\",6378206.4,294.978698213898,\n                LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1]]],\n        PRIMEM[\"Greenwich\",0,\n            ANGLEUNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433]],\n        ID[\"EPSG\",4267]],\n    CONVERSION[\"Transverse Mercator\",\n        METHOD[\"Transverse Mercator\",\n            ID[\"EPSG\",9807]],\n        PARAMETER[\"Latitude of natural origin\",0,\n            ANGLEUNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8801]],\n        PARAMETER[\"Longitude of natural origin\",-117,\n            ANGLEUNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8802]],\n        PARAMETER[\"Scale factor at natural origin\",0.9996,\n            SCALEUNIT[\"unity\",1],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8805]],\n        PARAMETER[\"False easting\",500000,\n            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8806]],\n        PARAMETER[\"False northing\",0,\n            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8807]]],\n    CS[Cartesian,2],\n        AXIS[\"easting\",east,\n            ORDER[1],\n            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1]],\n        AXIS[\"northing\",north,\n            ORDER[2],\n            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1]],\n    ID[\"EPSG\",26711]]",
    "dataAxisToSRSAxisMapping":[
      1,
      2
    ]
  },
  "geoTransform":[
    440720.0,
    60.0,
    0.0,
    3751320.0,
    0.0,
    -60.0
  ],
  "metadata":{
    "":{
      "AREA_OR_POINT":"Area"
    },
    "IMAGE_STRUCTURE":{
      "INTERLEAVE":"BAND"
    }
  },
  "cornerCoordinates":{
    "upperLeft":[
      440720.0,
      3751320.0
    ],
    "lowerLeft":[
      440720.0,
      3745320.0
    ],
    "lowerRight":[
      446720.0,
      3745320.0
    ],
    "upperRight":[
      446720.0,
      3751320.0
    ],
    "center":[
      443720.0,
      3748320.0
    ]
  },
  "wgs84Extent":{
    "type":"Polygon",
    "coordinates":[
      [
        [
          -117.6420428,
          33.9023684
        ],
        [
          -117.6416377,
          33.848257
        ],
        [
          -117.5767844,
          33.8485775
        ],
        [
          -117.5771485,
          33.9026895
        ],
        [
          -117.6420428,
          33.9023684
        ]
      ]
    ]
  },
  "bands":[
    {
      "band":1,
      "block":[
        100,
        81
      ],
      "type":"Byte",
      "colorInterpretation":"Gray",
      "metadata":{
      }
    }
  ],
  "stac":{
    "proj:shape":[
      100,
      100
    ],
    "proj:wkt2":"PROJCRS[\"NAD27 / UTM zone 11N\",\n    BASEGEOGCRS[\"NAD27\",\n        DATUM[\"North American Datum 1927\",\n            ELLIPSOID[\"Clarke 1866\",6378206.4,294.978698213898,\n                LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1]]],\n        PRIMEM[\"Greenwich\",0,\n            ANGLEUNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433]],\n        ID[\"EPSG\",4267]],\n    CONVERSION[\"Transverse Mercator\",\n        METHOD[\"Transverse Mercator\",\n            ID[\"EPSG\",9807]],\n        PARAMETER[\"Latitude of natural origin\",0,\n            ANGLEUNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8801]],\n        PARAMETER[\"Longitude of natural origin\",-117,\n            ANGLEUNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8802]],\n        PARAMETER[\"Scale factor at natural origin\",0.9996,\n            SCALEUNIT[\"unity\",1],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8805]],\n        PARAMETER[\"False easting\",500000,\n            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8806]],\n        PARAMETER[\"False northing\",0,\n            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1],\n            ID[\"EPSG\",8807]]],\n    CS[Cartesian,2],\n        AXIS[\"easting\",east,\n            ORDER[1],\n            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1]],\n        AXIS[\"northing\",north,\n            ORDER[2],\n            LENGTHUNIT[\"metre\",1]],\n    ID[\"EPSG\",26711]]",
    "proj:epsg":26711,
    "proj:projjson":{
      "$schema":"https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
      "type":"ProjectedCRS",
      "name":"NAD27 / UTM zone 11N",
      "base_crs":{
        "type":"GeographicCRS",
        "name":"NAD27",
        "datum":{
          "type":"GeodeticReferenceFrame",
          "name":"North American Datum 1927",
          "ellipsoid":{
            "name":"Clarke 1866",
            "semi_major_axis":6378206.4,
            "inverse_flattening":294.978698213898
          }
        },
        "coordinate_system":{
          "subtype":"ellipsoidal",
          "axis":[
            {
              "name":"Geodetic latitude",
              "abbreviation":"Lat",
              "direction":"north",
              "unit":"degree"
            },
            {
              "name":"Geodetic longitude",
              "abbreviation":"Lon",
              "direction":"east",
              "unit":"degree"
            }
          ]
        },
        "id":{
          "authority":"EPSG",
          "code":4267
        }
      },
      "conversion":{
        "name":"Transverse Mercator",
        "method":{
          "name":"Transverse Mercator",
          "id":{
            "authority":"EPSG",
            "code":9807
          }
        },
        "parameters":[
          {
            "name":"Latitude of natural origin",
            "value":0,
            "unit":"degree",
            "id":{
              "authority":"EPSG",
              "code":8801
            }
          },
          {
            "name":"Longitude of natural origin",
            "value":-117,
            "unit":"degree",
            "id":{
              "authority":"EPSG",
              "code":8802
            }
          },
          {
            "name":"Scale factor at natural origin",
            "value":0.9996,
            "unit":"unity",
            "id":{
              "authority":"EPSG",
              "code":8805
            }
          },
          {
            "name":"False easting",
            "value":500000,
            "unit":"metre",
            "id":{
              "authority":"EPSG",
              "code":8806
            }
          },
          {
            "name":"False northing",
            "value":0,
            "unit":"metre",
            "id":{
              "authority":"EPSG",
              "code":8807
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "coordinate_system":{
        "subtype":"Cartesian",
        "axis":[
          {
            "name":"Easting",
            "abbreviation":"",
            "direction":"east",
            "unit":"metre"
          },
          {
            "name":"Northing",
            "abbreviation":"",
            "direction":"north",
            "unit":"metre"
          }
        ]
      },
      "id":{
        "authority":"EPSG",
        "code":26711
      }
    },
    "proj:transform":[
      440720.0,
      60.0,
      0.0,
      3751320.0,
      0.0,
      -60.0
    ],
    "raster:bands":[
      {
        "data_type":"uint8"
      }
    ],
    "eo:bands":[
      {
        "name":"b1",
        "description":"Gray"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example 2: Getting information on the file poly.gpkg (with text output), listing all features

$ gdal vector info --format=text --features poly.gpkg
INFO: Open of `poly.gpkg'
      using driver `GPKG' successful.
Layer name: poly
Metadata:
  DBF_DATE_LAST_UPDATE=2018-08-02
Geometry: Polygon
Feature Count: 10
Extent: (478315.531250, 4762880.500000) - (481645.312500, 4765610.500000)
Layer SRS WKT:
PROJCRS["OSGB36 / British National Grid",
    BASEGEOGCRS["OSGB36",
        DATUM["Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936",
            ELLIPSOID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4277]],
    CONVERSION["British National Grid",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
            ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",49,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-2,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996012717,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",400000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",-100000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8807]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["(E)",east,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["(N)",north,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
        AREA["United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore."],
        BBOX[49.75,-9.01,61.01,2.01]],
    ID["EPSG",27700]]
Data axis to CRS axis mapping: 1,2
FID Column = fid
Geometry Column = geom
AREA: Real (0.0)
EAS_ID: Integer64 (0.0)
PRFEDEA: String (16.0)
OGRFeature(poly):1
  AREA (Real) = 215229.266
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 168
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043411
  POLYGON ((479819.84375 4765180.5,479690.1875 4765259.5,479647.0 4765369.5,479730.375 4765400.5,480039.03125 4765539.5,480035.34375 4765558.5,480159.78125 4765610.5,480202.28125 4765482.0,480365.0 4765015.5,480389.6875 4764950.0,480133.96875 4764856.5,480080.28125 4764979.5,480082.96875 4765049.5,480088.8125 4765139.5,480059.90625 4765239.5,480019.71875 4765319.5,479980.21875 4765409.5,479909.875 4765370.0,479859.875 4765270.0,479819.84375 4765180.5))
OGRFeature(poly):2
  AREA (Real) = 247328.172
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 179
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043423
  POLYGON ((480035.34375 4765558.5,480039.03125 4765539.5,479730.375 4765400.5,479647.0 4765369.5,479690.1875 4765259.5,479819.84375 4765180.5,479779.84375 4765109.5,479681.78125 4764940.0,479468.0 4764942.5,479411.4375 4764940.5,479353.0 4764939.5,479208.65625 4764882.5,479196.8125 4764879.0,479123.28125 4765015.0,479046.53125 4765117.0,479029.71875 4765110.5,479014.9375 4765147.5,479149.9375 4765200.5,479639.625 4765399.5,480035.34375 4765558.5))
OGRFeature(poly):3
  AREA (Real) = 261752.781
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 171
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043414
  POLYGON ((479819.84375 4765180.5,479859.875 4765270.0,479909.875 4765370.0,479980.21875 4765409.5,480019.71875 4765319.5,480059.90625 4765239.5,480088.8125 4765139.5,480082.96875 4765049.5,480000.28125 4765043.0,479934.96875 4765020.0,479895.125 4765000.0,479734.375 4764865.0,479680.28125 4764852.0,479644.78125 4764827.5,479637.875 4764803.0,479617.21875 4764760.0,479587.28125 4764718.0,479548.03125 4764693.5,479504.90625 4764609.5,479239.8125 4764505.0,479117.8125 4764847.0,479196.8125 4764879.0,479208.65625 4764882.5,479353.0 4764939.5,479411.4375 4764940.5,479468.0 4764942.5,479681.78125 4764940.0,479779.84375 4765109.5,479819.84375 4765180.5))
OGRFeature(poly):4
  AREA (Real) = 547597.188
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 173
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043416
  POLYGON ((479014.9375 4765147.5,479029.71875 4765110.5,479117.8125 4764847.0,479239.8125 4764505.0,479305.875 4764361.0,479256.03125 4764314.5,479220.90625 4764212.5,479114.5 4764174.0,479018.28125 4764418.5,478896.9375 4764371.0,478748.8125 4764308.5,478503.03125 4764218.0,478461.75 4764337.5,478443.9375 4764400.5,478447.8125 4764454.0,478448.6875 4764531.5,478502.1875 4764541.5,478683.0 4764730.5,478621.03125 4764788.5,478597.34375 4764766.5,478532.5 4764695.5,478460.125 4764615.0,478408.0625 4764654.0,478315.53125 4764876.0,478889.25 4765100.0,479014.9375 4765147.5))
OGRFeature(poly):5
  AREA (Real) = 15775.758
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 172
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043415
  POLYGON ((479029.71875 4765110.5,479046.53125 4765117.0,479123.28125 4765015.0,479196.8125 4764879.0,479117.8125 4764847.0,479029.71875 4765110.5))
OGRFeature(poly):6
  AREA (Real) = 101429.977
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 169
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043412
  POLYGON ((480082.96875 4765049.5,480080.28125 4764979.5,480133.96875 4764856.5,479968.46875 4764788.0,479750.6875 4764702.0,479735.90625 4764752.0,479640.09375 4764721.0,479658.59375 4764670.0,479504.90625 4764609.5,479548.03125 4764693.5,479587.28125 4764718.0,479617.21875 4764760.0,479637.875 4764803.0,479644.78125 4764827.5,479680.28125 4764852.0,479734.375 4764865.0,479895.125 4765000.0,479934.96875 4765020.0,480000.28125 4765043.0,480082.96875 4765049.5))
OGRFeature(poly):7
  AREA (Real) = 268597.625
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 166
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043409
  POLYGON ((480389.6875 4764950.0,480537.15625 4765014.0,480567.96875 4764918.0,480605 4764835,480701.0625 4764738.0,480710.25 4764690.5,480588.59375 4764740.5,480540.71875 4764741.0,480515.125 4764695.0,480731.65625 4764561.5,480692.1875 4764453.5,480677.84375 4764439.0,480655.34375 4764397.5,480584.375 4764353.0,480500.40625 4764326.5,480358.53125 4764277.0,480192.3125 4764183.0,480157.125 4764266.5,480234.3125 4764304.0,480289.125 4764348.5,480316 4764395,480343.5625 4764477.0,480343.71875 4764532.5,480258.03125 4764767.0,480177.15625 4764742.0,480093.75 4764703.0,480011.0 4764674.5,479985.0625 4764732.0,479968.46875 4764788.0,480133.96875 4764856.5,480389.6875 4764950.0))
OGRFeature(poly):8
  AREA (Real) = 1634833.375
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 158
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043369
  POLYGON ((480701.0625 4764738.0,480761.46875 4764778.0,480824.96875 4764820.0,480922.03125 4764850.5,480930.71875 4764852.0,480984.25 4764875.0,481088.1875 4764936.0,481136.84375 4764994.5,481281.3125 4764876.5,481291.09375 4764810.0,481465.90625 4764872.5,481457.375 4764937.0,481509.65625 4764967.0,481538.90625 4764982.5,481575.0 4764999.5,481602.125 4764915.5,481629.84375 4764829.5,481645.3125 4764797.5,481635.96875 4764795.5,481235.3125 4764650.0,481209.8125 4764633.5,481199.21875 4764623.5,481185.5 4764607.0,481159.9375 4764580.0,481140.46875 4764510.5,481141.625 4764480.5,481199.84375 4764180.0,481143.4375 4764010.5,481130.3125 4763979.5,481039.9375 4763889.5,480882.6875 4763670.0,480826.0625 4763650.5,480745.1875 4763628.5,480654.4375 4763627.5,480599.8125 4763660.0,480281.9375 4763576.5,480221.5 4763533.5,480199.6875 4763509.0,480195.09375 4763430.0,480273.6875 4763305.5,480309.6875 4763063.5,480201.84375 4762962.5,479855.3125 4762880.5,479848.53125 4762897.0,479728.875 4763217.5,479492.6875 4763850.0,479550.0625 4763919.5,480120.21875 4764188.5,480192.3125 4764183.0,480358.53125 4764277.0,480500.40625 4764326.5,480584.375 4764353.0,480655.34375 4764397.5,480677.84375 4764439.0,480692.1875 4764453.5,480731.65625 4764561.5,480515.125 4764695.0,480540.71875 4764741.0,480588.59375 4764740.5,480710.25 4764690.5,480701.0625 4764738.0))
OGRFeature(poly):9
  AREA (Real) = -596610.313
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 165
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043408
  POLYGON ((479750.6875 4764702.0,479968.46875 4764788.0,479985.0625 4764732.0,480011.0 4764674.5,480093.75 4764703.0,480177.15625 4764742.0,480258.03125 4764767.0,480343.71875 4764532.5,480343.5625 4764477.0,480316 4764395,480289.125 4764348.5,480234.3125 4764304.0,480157.125 4764266.5,480192.3125 4764183.0,480120.21875 4764188.5,479550.0625 4763919.5,479492.6875 4763850.0,479487.75 4763864.5,479442.75 4763990.0,479436 4764023,479398.9375 4764100.0,479349.625 4764230.0,479305.875 4764361.0,479239.8125 4764505.0,479504.90625 4764609.5,479658.59375 4764670.0,479750.6875 4764702.0))
OGRFeature(poly):10
  AREA (Real) = 5268.813
  EAS_ID (Integer64) = 170
  PRFEDEA (String) = 35043413
  POLYGON ((479750.6875 4764702.0,479658.59375 4764670.0,479640.09375 4764721.0,479735.90625 4764752.0,479750.6875 4764702.0))

Example 3: Getting the list of all drivers (with JSON output)

$ gdal --drivers

AUTHOR

Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

COPYRIGHT

1998-2025

May 6, 2025