GDAL-VECTOR-MAKE-POINT(1)            GDAL            GDAL-VECTOR-MAKE-POINT(1)

NAME
       gdal-vector-make-point - Create point features from attribute fields

       Added in version 3.12.


SYNOPSIS

          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 ("GDALG" 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 'append')
                                                                 Mutually exclusive with --append

DESCRIPTION
       gdal vector make-point creates point geometries from attribute fields
       containing coordinates.

OPTIONS

       --x <FIELD_NAME>
              Field name containing X coordinate values

       --y <FIELD_NAME>
              Field name containing Y coordinate values

       --z <FIELD_NAME>
              Optional field name containing Z coordinate values

       --m <FIELD_NAME>
              Optional field name containing M coordinate values

       --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
              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.

AUTHOR
       Dan Baston <dbaston@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT
       1998-2026

                               February 9, 2026      GDAL-VECTOR-MAKE-POINT(1)