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GDAL-RASTER-FILL-NODATA(1)	      GDAL	      GDAL-RASTER-FILL-NODATA(1)

NAME
     gdal-raster-fill-nodata - Fill nodata values in a raster dataset

     Added in version 3.11.

SYNOPSIS
	Usage: gdal raster fill-nodata [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>

	Fill nodata raster regions by interpolation from edges.

	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
	  -b, --band <BAND>				       Input band (1-based index) (default: 1)
	  -d, --max-distance <MAX_DISTANCE>		       The maximum distance (in pixels) that the algorithm will search out for values to interpolate. (default: 100)
	  -s, --smoothing-iterations <SMOOTHING_ITERATIONS>    The number of 3x3 average filter smoothing iterations to run after the interpolation to dampen artifacts. The default is zero smoothing iterations. (default: 0)
	  --mask <MASK> 				       Use the first band of the specified file as a validity mask (zero is invalid, non-zero is valid).
	  --strategy <STRATEGY> 			       By default, pixels are interpolated using an inverse distance weighting (invdist). It is also possible to choose a nearest neighbour (nearest) strategy.. STRATEGY=invdist|nearest (default: invdist)

	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 fill-nodata fills nodata areas by interpolating from valid pix-
     els around the edges of the area.

     This  subcommand  is  also  available  as	a  potential step of gdal raster
     pipeline (since GDAL 3.12)

     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>
	    Select an input <BAND> to be processed. Bands are numbered	from  1.
	    Default is the first band of the input dataset.

     --mask <MASK>
	    Use the first band of the specified file as a validity mask (zero is
	    invalid, non-zero is valid).

     --max-distance <MAX_DISTANCE>
	    Specifies  the  maximum distance (in pixels) that the algorithm will
	    search out for values to interpolate. Default is 100 pixels.

     --smoothing-iterations <SMOOTHING_ITERATIONS>
	    Specifies the number of smoothing iterations to apply to the  filled
	    raster.  This can help to reduce artifacts in the filled areas.  De-
	    fault is 0 iterations.

     --strategy <STRATEGY>
	    Select  the interpolation <STRATEGY> to use.  By default, pixels are
	    interpolated using an inverse distance weighting  (invdist).  It  is
	    also possible to choose a nearest neighbour (nearest) strategy.

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

     --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: Fill nodata areas in a raster
     The command specifies to use the second band of the input raster, 50 px max
     distance,	3  smoothing  iterations and the nearest strategy for interpola-
     tion.  The output will be saved in output.tif.

	gdal raster fill-nodata -b 2 --max-distance 50 --smoothing-iterations 3 \
	    --strategy nearest --mask mask.tif \
	    input.tif output.tif

AUTHOR
     Alessandro Pasotti <elpaso@itopen.it>

COPYRIGHT
     1998-2026

				  Jun 05, 2026	      GDAL-RASTER-FILL-NODATA(1)

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