GDAL-RASTER-EDIT(1) GDAL GDAL-RASTER-EDIT(1) NAME gdal-raster-edit - Edit in place a raster dataset Added in version 3.11. SYNOPSIS Usage: gdal raster edit [OPTIONS] Edit a raster dataset. Positional arguments: --dataset Dataset (to be updated in-place, unless --auxiliary) [required] Common Options: -h, --help Display help message and exit --json-usage Display usage as JSON document and exit --config = Configuration option [may be repeated] -q, --quiet Quiet mode (no progress bar) Options: --auxiliary Ask for an auxiliary .aux.xml file to be edited --crs Override CRS (without reprojection) --bbox Bounding box as xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax --nodata Assign a specified nodata value to output bands ('none', numeric value, 'nan', 'inf', '-inf') --metadata = Add/update dataset metadata item [may be repeated] --unset-metadata Remove dataset metadata item(s) [may be repeated] --unset-metadata-domain Remove dataset metadata domain(s) [may be repeated] --gcp Add ground control point, formatted as pixel,line,easting,northing[,elevation], or @filename [may be repeated] --stats Compute statistics, using all pixels Mutually exclusive with --approx-stats --approx-stats Compute statistics, using a subset of pixels Mutually exclusive with --stats --hist Compute histogram DESCRIPTION gdal raster edit can be used to edit a raster dataset. This subcommand is also available as a potential step of gdal raster pipeline --dataset Dataset name, to be updated in-place, unless --auxiliary is set. Required. --auxiliary Force opening the dataset in read-only mode. For drivers that implement the Persistent Auxiliary Metadata (PAM) mechanism, changes will be saved in an auxiliary side car file of extension .aux.xml. --crs Override CRS, without reprojecting. 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. null or none can be specified to unset an existing CRS. Note that the spatial extent is also left unchanged. --bbox ,,,ymax> Override the spatial bounding box, in CRS units, without reprojecting or subsetting. 'x' is longitude values for geographic CRS and easting for projected CRS. 'y' is latitude values for geographic CRS and northing for projected CRS. --nodata Override nodata value. null or none can be specified to unset an existing nodata value. --metadata = Add/update metadata item, at the dataset level. May be repeated. --unset-metadata Remove metadata item, at the dataset level. May be repeated. --unset-metadata-domain Added in version 3.12. Remove metadata domain, at the dataset level. May be repeated. --stats Compute raster band statistics for all bands. --gcp Added in version 3.12. Set ground control point(s), replacing any existing GCPs. Each GCP must be formatted as a string "pixel,line,easting,northing" or "pixel,line,easting,northing,elevation". Each GCP must be specified with a --gcp argument. It is also possible to provide a single --gcp argument whose value is the filename of a vector dataset, prefixed with @. This dataset must have a single layer with the following required fields column, line, x, y, and optionally id, info and z. --approx-stats Compute raster band statistics for all bands. They may be computed based on overviews or a subset of all tiles. Useful if you are in a hurry and don't need precise stats. NOTE: This option is not available when the command is part of a pipeline. --hist Compute histogram information for all bands. NOTE: This option is not available when the command is part of a pipeline. EXAMPLES Example 1: Override (without reprojecting) the CRS of a dataset $ gdal raster edit --crs=EPSG:32632 my.tif Example 2: Override (without reprojecting or subsetting) the bounding box of a dataset $ gdal raster edit --bbox=2,49,3,50 my.tif Example 3: Add a metadata item $ gdal raster edit --metadata AUTHOR=EvenR my.tif Example 4: Remove a metadata item $ gdal raster edit --unset-metadata AUTHOR my.tif Example 5: Add 2 ground control point (GCP) for (column=0,line=0,X=2,Y=49) and (column=50,line=100,X=3,Y=48) $ gdal raster edit --gcp 0,0,2,49 --gcp 50,100,3,48 my.tif Example 6: Add ground control point (GCP) from gcps.csv, that must have fields named column, line, x and y. $ gdal raster edit --gcp @gcps.csv my.tif AUTHOR Even Rouault COPYRIGHT 1998-2025 November 7, 2025 GDAL-RASTER-EDIT(1)