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gdal_translate

Convert raster data between different formats. More information: https://gdal.org/programs/gdal_translate.html.

  • Convert a raster dataset to JPEG format:

gdal_translate -of JPEG path/to/input.tif path/to/output.jpeg

  • Assign a projection to a raster dataset:

gdal_translate -a_srs EPSG:4326 path/to/input.tif path/to/output.tif

  • Reduce the size of a raster dataset to a specific fraction:

gdal_translate -outsize 40% 40% path/to/input.tif path/to/output.tif

  • Convert a GeoTiff to a Cloud Optimized GeoTiff:

gdal_translate path/to/input.tif path/to/output.tif -of COG -co COMPRESS=LZW

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