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GDAL-RASTER-PROXIMITY(1)	      GDAL		GDAL-RASTER-PROXIMITY(1)

NAME
     gdal-raster-proximity - Produces a raster proximity map

     Added in version 3.12.

SYNOPSIS
	Usage: gdal raster proximity [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>

	Produces a raster proximity map.

	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|Byte|UInt16|Int16|UInt32|Int32|Float32|Float64 (default: Float32)
	  -b, --band <BAND>					   Input band (1-based index)
	  --target-values <TARGET-VALUES>			   Target pixel values [may be repeated]
	  --distance-units <DISTANCE-UNITS>			   Distance units. DISTANCE-UNITS=pixel|geo (default: pixel)
	  --max-distance <MAX-DISTANCE> 			   Maximum distance. The nodata value will be used for pixels beyond this distance (default: 0)
	  --fixed-value <FIXED-VALUE>				   Fixed value for the pixels that are within the maximum distance (instead of the actual distance) (default: 0)
	  --nodata <NODATA>					   Specify a nodata value to use for pixels that are beyond the maximum distance

	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  proximity  generates  a  raster  proximity map indicating the
     Cartesian distance from the center of each pixel to the center of the near-
     est pixel identified as a target pixel.  Target pixels  are  those  in  the
     source  raster  for  which  the  raster pixel value is in the set of target
     pixel values.

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

     Added in version 3.12.

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.

     NOTE:
	However  this  algorithm  is  not  natively streaming compatible. Conse-
	quently a temporary dataset will be generated, which may cause	signifi-
	cant processing time at opening.

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
     -b, --band <BAND>
	    Input band (1-based index)

     --distance-units <pixel|geo>
	    Units  for	the  distance. If geo is specified, the distance will be
	    calculated in georeferenced units  (meters	or  degrees)  using  the
	    pixel  size  of the input raster.  Otherwise, the distance is inter-
	    preted in pixels.

     --fixed-value <FIXED-VALUE>
	    Define a fixed value to be written to output pixels that are  within
	    --max-distance  from  the  target pixels, instead of the actual dis-
	    tance.

     --max-distance <MAX-DISTANCE>
	    Maximum distance to search for a target pixel. The NoData value will
	    be output if no target pixel is found within  this	distance.   Dis-
	    tance is interpreted in pixels unless --distance-units geo is speci-
	    fied.

     --nodata <NODATA>
	    Nodata  value  for	the  output raster. If not specified, the NoData
	    value of the input band will be used.  If the output band  does  not
	    have  a NoData value, then the value 65535 will be used for floating
	    point output types and the maximum value that can be stored will  be
	    used for the integer output types.

     --target-values <TARGET-VALUES>
	    A  single  value or a comma separated list of target pixel values in
	    the source image to be considered target pixels.  If not  specified,
	    all non-zero pixels will be considered target pixels.

STANDARD OPTIONS
     --append
	    Append  input raster as a new subdataset to an existing output file.
	    Only works with drivers that  support  adding  subdatasets	such  as
	    GTiff -- GeoTIFF File Format and GPKG -- GeoPackage raster This also
	    creates the output dataset if it does not exist yet.

     --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 sim-
	    ple formats have no creation options at all. A list of options  sup-
	    ported  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  for-
	    mat  specific documentation for legal creation options for each for-
	    mat.

     --if, --input-format <format>
	    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 sev-
	    eral 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.

     --oo, --open-option <NAME>=<VALUE>
	    Dataset open option (format specific).

	    May be repeated.

     -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

     --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.

     --overwrite
	    Allow program to overwrite existing target file or dataset.   Other-
	    wise,  by default, gdal errors out if the target file or dataset al-
	    ready 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 suc-
     cessful execution).

EXAMPLES
   Example 1
     title  Proximity map of a raster with max distance of 3 pixels

	       $ gdal raster proximity --max-distance 3  input.tif output.tif

AUTHOR
     Alessandro Pasotti <elpaso@itopen.it>

COPYRIGHT
     1998-2026

				  Jun 05, 2026		GDAL-RASTER-PROXIMITY(1)

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