GDAL-RASTER-SET-TYPE(1)              GDAL              GDAL-RASTER-SET-TYPE(1)

NAME
       gdal-raster-set-type - Modify the data type of bands of a raster
       dataset

       Added in version 3.11.


SYNOPSIS

          Usage: gdal raster set-type [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>

          Modify the data type of bands of a raster dataset.

          Positional arguments:
            -i, --input <INPUT>                                      Input raster datasets [required] [not available in pipelines]
            -o, --output <OUTPUT>                                    Output raster dataset [required] [not available in pipelines]

          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]
            -q, --quiet                                              Quiet mode (no progress bar or warning message) [not available in pipelines]

          Options:
            -f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT>      Output format ("GDALG" allowed) [not available in pipelines]
            --co, --creation-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                    Creation option [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines]
            --overwrite                                              Whether overwriting existing output dataset is allowed [not available in pipelines]
                                                                     Mutually exclusive with --append
            --append                                                 Append as a subdataset to existing output [not available in pipelines]
                                                                     Mutually exclusive with --overwrite
            --ot, --datatype, --output-data-type <OUTPUT-DATA-TYPE>  Output data type. OUTPUT-DATA-TYPE=UInt8|Int8|UInt16|Int16|UInt32|Int32|UInt64|Int64|CInt16|CInt32|Float16|Float32|Float64|CFloat32|CFloat64 [required]

          Advanced Options:
            --if, --input-format <INPUT-FORMAT>                      Input formats [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines]
            --oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                        Open options [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines]

DESCRIPTION
       gdal raster set-type can be used to force the output image bands to
       have a specific data type. Values may be truncated or rounded if the
       output data type is "smaller" than the input one.

       This subcommand is also available as a potential step of gdal raster
       pipeline

GDALG OUTPUT (ON-THE-FLY / STREAMED DATASET)
       This program supports serializing the command line as a JSON file using
       the GDALG output format.  The resulting file can then be opened as a
       raster dataset using the GDALG: GDAL Streamed Algorithm driver, and
       apply the specified pipeline in a on-the-fly / streamed way.

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

       --ot, --datatype, --output-data-type <OUTPUT-DATA-TYPE>
              Output data type among Byte, Int8, UInt16, Int16, UInt32, Int32,
              UInt64, Int64, CInt16, CInt32, Float32, Float64, CFloat32,
              CFloat64.

STANDARD OPTIONS

       --co, --creation-option <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.

       -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

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

RETURN STATUS CODE
       The program returns status code 0 in case of success, and non-zero in
       case of error (non-blocking errors emitted as warnings are considered
       as a successful execution).

EXAMPLES
   Example 1: Convert to Float32 data type

          $ gdal raster set-type --datatype Float32 byte.tif float32.tif --overwrite

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

COPYRIGHT
       1998-2026

                                 July 22, 2026         GDAL-RASTER-SET-TYPE(1)