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GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)		     GDAL		GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)

NAME
       gdal-raster-convert - Convert a raster dataset

       Added in	version	3.11.

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

	  Convert a raster dataset.

	  Positional arguments:
	    -i,	--input	<INPUT>					 Input raster dataset [required]
	    -o,	--output <OUTPUT>				 Output	raster dataset (created	by algorithm) [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]
	    --progress						 Display progress bar

	  Options:
	    -f,	--of, --format,	--output-format	<OUTPUT-FORMAT>	 Output	format
	    --co, --creation-option <KEY>=<VALUE>		 Creation option [may be repeated]
	    --overwrite						 Whether overwriting existing output is	allowed
								 Mutually exclusive with --append
	    --append						 Append	as a subdataset	to existing output
								 Mutually exclusive with --overwrite

	  Advanced Options:
	    --oo, --open-option	<KEY>=<VALUE>			 Open options [may be repeated]
	    --if, --input-format <INPUT-FORMAT>			 Input formats [may be repeated]

DESCRIPTION
       gdal  raster convert can	be used	to convert raster data between differ-
       ent formats.

       The following options are available:

   Standard options
       -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

       --co <NAME>=<VALUE>
	      Many formats have	one or more optional creation options that can
	      be  used	to control particulars about the file created. For in-
	      stance, 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  op-
	      tions  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  cre-
	      ation options for	each format.

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

       --append
	      Append input raster as a new subdataset to existing output file.
	      Only  works with drivers that support adding subdatasets such as
	      GTiff -- GeoTIFF File Format and GPKG -- GeoPackage raster

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

	      May be repeated.

       --if <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 ap-
	      propriate	 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: Converting file utm.tif to a cloud-optimized GeoTIFF using  JPEG
       compression
	  $ gdal raster	convert	--format=COG --co COMPRESS=JPEG	utm.tif	utm_cog.tif

   Example 2: Converting file utm.tif to GeoPackage raster
	  $ gdal raster	convert	utm.tif	utm.gpkg

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

COPYRIGHT
       1998-2025

				 Jul 12, 2025		GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)

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