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.TH "GDAL-VECTOR-MAKE-POINT" "1" "Dec 18, 2025" "" "GDAL"
.SH NAME
gdal-vector-make-point \- Create point features from attribute fields
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Added in version 3.12.

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Usage: gdal vector make\-point [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>

Create point geometries from attribute fields

Positional arguments:
  \-i, \-\-input <INPUT>                                  Input vector datasets [required]
  \-o, \-\-output <OUTPUT>                                Output vector 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]
  \-q, \-\-quiet                                          Quiet mode (no progress bar)

Options:
  \-l, \-\-layer, \-\-input\-layer <INPUT\-LAYER>             Input layer name(s) [may be repeated]
  \-f, \-\-of, \-\-format, \-\-output\-format <OUTPUT\-FORMAT>  Output format (\(dqGDALG\(dq allowed)
  \-\-co, \-\-creation\-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                Creation option [may be repeated]
  \-\-lco, \-\-layer\-creation\-option <KEY>=<VALUE>         Layer creation option [may be repeated]
  \-\-overwrite                                          Whether overwriting existing output is allowed
  \-\-update                                             Whether to open existing dataset in update mode
  \-\-overwrite\-layer                                    Whether overwriting existing output is allowed
  \-\-append                                             Whether appending to existing layer is allowed
                                                       Mutually exclusive with \-\-upsert
  \-\-output\-layer <OUTPUT\-LAYER>                        Output layer name
  \-\-skip\-errors                                        Skip errors when writing features
  \-\-x <X>                                              Field from which X coordinate should be read [required]
  \-\-y <Y>                                              Field from which Y coordinate should be read [required]
  \-\-z <Z>                                              Optional field from which Z coordinate should be read
  \-\-m <M>                                              Optional field from which M coordinate should be read
  \-\-dst\-crs <DST\-CRS>                                  Destination CRS

Advanced Options:
  \-\-if, \-\-input\-format <INPUT\-FORMAT>                  Input formats [may be repeated]
  \-\-oo, \-\-open\-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                    Open options [may be repeated]
  \-\-output\-oo, \-\-output\-open\-option <KEY>=<VALUE>      Output open options [may be repeated]
  \-\-upsert                                             Upsert features (implies \(aqappend\(aq)
                                                       Mutually exclusive with \-\-append
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBgdal vector make\-point\fP creates point geometries from attribute fields containing coordinates.
.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-\-x <FIELD_NAME>
Field name containing X coordinate values
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.B \-\-y <FIELD_NAME>
Field name containing Y coordinate values
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.B \-\-z <FIELD_NAME>
Optional field name containing Z coordinate values
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.B \-\-m <FIELD_NAME>
Optional field name containing M coordinate values
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.B \-\-dst\-crs <CRS>
Optional coordinate reference system to assign to the created points.
The coordinate reference systems that can be passed are anything supported by the
\fI\%OGRSpatialReference::SetFromUserInput()\fP 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.
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.SH AUTHOR
Dan Baston <dbaston@gmail.com>
.SH COPYRIGHT
1998-2025
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