GDAL-RASTER-INDEX(1) GDAL GDAL-RASTER-INDEX(1) NAME gdal-raster-index - Create a vector index of raster datasets Added in version 3.11. SYNOPSIS Usage: gdal raster index [OPTIONS] ... Create a vector index of raster datasets. Positional arguments: -i, --input Input raster datasets [may be repeated] [required] -o, --output Output vector dataset [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] --progress Display progress bar Options: -f, --of, --format, --output-format Output format --co, --creation-option = Creation option [may be repeated] --lco, --layer-creation-option = Layer creation option [may be repeated] --overwrite Whether overwriting existing output is allowed Mutually exclusive with --update --update Whether to open existing dataset in update mode Mutually exclusive with --overwrite --overwrite-layer Whether overwriting existing layer is allowed --append Whether appending to existing layer is allowed -l, --nln, --layer Layer name --recursive Whether input directories should be explored recursively. --filename-filter Pattern that the filenames in input directories should follow ('*' and '?' wildcard) [may be repeated] --min-pixel-size Minimum pixel size in term of geospatial extent per pixel (resolution) that a raster should have to be selected. --max-pixel-size Maximum pixel size in term of geospatial extent per pixel (resolution) that a raster should have to be selected. --location-name Name of the field with the raster path (default: location) --absolute-path Whether the path to the input datasets should be stored as an absolute path --dst-crs Destination CRS --metadata = Add dataset metadata item [may be repeated] --source-crs-field-name Name of the field to store the CRS of each dataset --source-crs-format Format in which the CRS of each dataset must be written. SOURCE-CRS-FORMAT=auto|WKT|EPSG|PROJ (default: auto) DESCRIPTION gdal raster index creates a vector dataset with a record for each input raster file, an attribute containing the filename, and a polygon geometry outlining the raster. This output is suitable for use with MapServer as a raster tileindex See gdal driver gti create for an extension of this command that create files to be used as input for the GTI driver. The following options are available: Standard options -f, --of, --format, --output-format Which output vector format to use. Allowed values may be given by gdal --formats | grep vector | grep rw | sort --co = 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. -lco = Layer creation option (format specific) --overwrite Allow program to overwrite existing target file or dataset. Otherwise, by default, gdal errors out if the target file or dataset already exists. --update Whether the output dataset must be opened in update mode. Implies that it already exists. --overwrite-layer Whether overwriting the existing output vector layer is allowed. --append Whether appending features to the existing output vector layer is allowed. -l, --nln, --layer Provides a name for the output vector layer. --recursive Whether input directories should be explored recursively. --filename-filter Pattern that the filenames contained in input directories should follow. '*' is a wildcard character that matches any number of any characters including none. '?' is a wildcard character that matches a single character. Comparisons are done in a case insensitive way. Several filters may be specified. For example: --filename-filter "*.tif,*.tiff" --min-pixel-size Minimum pixel size in term of geospatial extent per pixel (resolution) that a raster should have to be selected. The pixel size is evaluated after reprojection of its extent to the target CRS defined by --dst-crs. --max-pixel-size Maximum pixel size in term of geospatial extent per pixel (resolution) that a raster should have to be selected. The pixel size is evaluated after reprojection of its extent to the target CRS defined by --dst-crs. -location-name The output field name to hold the file path/location to the indexed rasters. The default field name is location. --absolute-path The absolute path to the raster files is stored in the index file. By default the raster filenames will be put in the file exactly as they are specified on the command line. --dst-crs Geometries of input files will be transformed to the desired target coordinate reference system. Default creates simple rectangular polygons in the same coordinate reference system as the input rasters. --source-crs-field-name The name of the field to store the CRS of each tile. This field name can be used as the value of the TILESRS keyword in MapServer --source-crs-format auto|WKT|EPSG|PROJ The format in which the CRS of each tile must be written. Types can be auto, WKT, EPSG, PROJ. This option should be used together with --source-crs-field-name. --metadata = Write an arbitrary layer metadata item, for formats that support layer metadata. This option may be repeated. Advanced options --oo = Dataset open option (format specific). May be repeated. --if 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 Produce a GeoPackage with a record for every image that the utility found in the doq folder. Each record holds information that points to the location of the image and also a bounding rectangle shape showing the bounds of the image: gdal raster index doq/*.tif doq_index.gpkg Example 2 The --dst-crs option can also be used to transform all input raster geometries into the same output projection: gdal raster index --dst-crs EPSG:4326 --source-crs-field-name=src_srs *.tif tile_index_mixed_crs.gpkg AUTHOR Even Rouault COPYRIGHT 1998-2025 May 6, 2025 GDAL-RASTER-INDEX(1)