GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)               GDAL               GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)

NAME
       gdal-raster-convert - Convert a raster dataset

       Added in version 3.11.


SYNOPSIS

          Usage: gdal raster convert [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>

          Convert a raster dataset.

          Positional arguments:
            -i, --input <INPUT>                                  Input raster dataset [required]
            -o, --output <OUTPUT>                                Output raster dataset (created by algorithm) [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]
            --progress                                           Display progress bar

          Options:
            -f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT>  Output format
            --co, --creation-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                Creation option [may be repeated]
            --overwrite                                          Whether overwriting existing output is allowed
                                                                 Mutually exclusive with --append
            --append                                             Append as a subdataset to existing output
                                                                 Mutually exclusive with --overwrite

          Advanced Options:
            --oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                    Open options [may be repeated]
            --if, --input-format <INPUT-FORMAT>                  Input formats [may be repeated]

DESCRIPTION
       gdal raster convert can be used to convert raster data between
       different formats.

       The following options are available:

   Standard options

       -f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT>
              Which output raster format to use. Allowed values may be given
              by gdal --formats | grep raster | grep rw | sort

       --co <NAME>=<VALUE>
              Many formats have one or more optional creation options that can
              be used to control particulars about the file created. For
              instance, the GeoTIFF driver supports creation options to
              control compression, and whether the file should be tiled.

              May be repeated.

              The creation options available vary by format driver, and some
              simple formats have no creation options at all. A list of
              options supported for a format can be listed with the --formats
              command line option but the documentation for the format is the
              definitive source of information on driver creation options.
              See Raster drivers format specific documentation for legal
              creation options for each format.

       --overwrite
              Allow program to overwrite existing target file or dataset.
              Otherwise, by default, gdal errors out if the target file or
              dataset already exists.

       --append
              Append input raster as a new subdataset to existing output file.
              Only works with drivers that support adding subdatasets such as
              GTiff -- GeoTIFF File Format and GPKG -- GeoPackage raster

   Advanced options

       --oo <NAME>=<VALUE>
              Dataset open option (format specific).

              May be repeated.

       --if <format>
              Format/driver name to be attempted to open the input file(s). It
              is generally not necessary to specify it, but it can be used to
              skip automatic driver detection, when it fails to select the
              appropriate driver.  This option can be repeated several times
              to specify several candidate drivers.  Note that it does not
              force those drivers to open the dataset. In particular, some
              drivers have requirements on file extensions.

              May be repeated.

EXAMPLES
   Example 1: Converting file utm.tif to a cloud-optimized GeoTIFF using JPEG
       compression

          $ gdal raster convert --format=COG --co COMPRESS=JPEG utm.tif utm_cog.tif

   Example 2: Converting file utm.tif to GeoPackage raster

          $ gdal raster convert utm.tif utm.gpkg

AUTHOR
       Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

COPYRIGHT
       1998-2025

                                  May 6, 2025           GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)