Supported Formats: (ro:read-only, rw:read-write, +:write from scratch, u:update, v:virtual-I/O s:subdatasets) ECW -raster- (rw+u): ERDAS Compressed Wavelets (SDK 5.5) (*.ecw) JP2ECW -raster,vector- (rw+v): ERDAS JPEG2000 (SDK 5.5) (*.jp2) FITS -raster,vector- (rw+): Flexible Image Transport System (*.fits) GeoRaster -raster- (rw+s): Oracle Spatial GeoRaster GIF -raster- (rwv): Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) (*.gif) BIGGIF -raster- (rov): Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) (*.gif) HDF4 -raster,multidimensional raster- (ros): Hierarchical Data Format Release 4 (*.hdf) HDF4Image -raster- (rw+): HDF4 Dataset KEA -raster- (rw+uv): KEA Image Format (.kea) (*.kea) HDF5 -raster,multidimensional raster- (rovs): Hierarchical Data Format Release 5 (*.h5, *.hdf5) HDF5Image -raster- (rov): HDF5 Dataset BAG -raster,multidimensional raster,vector- (rw+v): Bathymetry Attributed Grid (*.bag) S102 -raster,multidimensional raster- (rovs): S-102 Bathymetric Surface Product (*.h5) S104 -raster,multidimensional raster- (rovs): S-104 Water Level Information for Surface Navigation Product (*.h5) S111 -raster,multidimensional raster- (rovs): S-111 Surface Currents Product (*.h5) MrSID -raster- (rov): Multi-resolution Seamless Image Database (MrSID) (*.sid) netCDF -raster,multidimensional raster,vector- (rw+us): Network Common Data Format (*.nc) PDF -raster,vector- (rw+uvs): Geospatial PDF (*.pdf) DERIVED -raster- (ro): Derived datasets using VRT pixel functions GTI -raster- (rov): GDAL Raster Tile Index (*.gti.gpkg, *.gti.fgb, *.gti) SNAP_TIFF -raster- (rov): Sentinel Application Processing GeoTIFF GTiff -raster- (rw+uvs): GeoTIFF (*.tif, *.tiff) COG -raster- (wv): Cloud optimized GeoTIFF generator (*.tif, *.tiff) LIBERTIFF -raster- (rov): GeoTIFF (using LIBERTIFF library) (*.tif, *.tiff) VRT -raster,multidimensional raster- (rw+uv): Virtual Raster (*.vrt) NITF -raster- (rw+uvs): National Imagery Transmission Format (*.ntf) RPFTOC -raster- (rovs): Raster Product Format TOC format (*.toc) ECRGTOC -raster- (rovs): ECRG TOC format (*.xml) HFA -raster- (rw+uv): Erdas Imagine Images (.img) (*.img) SAR_CEOS -raster- (rov): CEOS SAR Image CEOS -raster- (rov): CEOS Image JAXAPALSAR -raster- (rov): JAXA PALSAR Product Reader (Level 1.1/1.5) GFF -raster- (rov): Ground-based SAR Applications Testbed File Format (.gff) (*.gff) ESRIC -raster- (rov): Esri Compact Cache (*.json, *.tpkx) AIG -raster- (rov): Arc/Info Binary Grid AAIGrid -raster- (rwv): Arc/Info ASCII Grid (*.asc) GRASSASCIIGrid -raster- (rov): GRASS ASCII Grid ISG -raster- (rov): International Service for the Geoid (*.isg) DTED -raster- (rwv): DTED Elevation Raster (*.dt0, *.dt1, *.dt2) PNG -raster- (rwv): Portable Network Graphics (*.png) JPEG -raster- (rwv): JPEG JFIF (*.jpg, *.jpeg) MEM -raster,multidimensional raster,vector- (rw+): In Memory raster, vector and multidimensional raster JDEM -raster- (rov): Japanese DEM (.mem) (*.mem) ESAT -raster- (rov): Envisat Image Format (*.n1) BSB -raster- (rov): Maptech BSB Nautical Charts (*.kap) BMP -raster- (rw+v): MS Windows Device Independent Bitmap (*.bmp) DIMAP -raster- (rovs): SPOT DIMAP AirSAR -raster- (rov): AirSAR Polarimetric Image RS2 -raster- (rovs): RadarSat 2 XML Product SAFE -raster- (rov): Sentinel-1 SAR SAFE Product PCIDSK -raster,vector- (rw+uv): PCIDSK Database File (*.pix) PCRaster -raster- (rw+): PCRaster Raster File (*.map) ILWIS -raster- (rw+v): ILWIS Raster Map (*.mpr, *.mpl) SRTMHGT -raster- (rwv): SRTMHGT File Format (*.hgt) Leveller -raster- (rw+v): Leveller heightfield (*.ter) Terragen -raster- (rw+v): Terragen heightfield (*.ter) ISIS3 -raster- (rw+v): USGS Astrogeology ISIS cube (Version 3) (*.lbl, *.cub) ISIS2 -raster- (rov): USGS Astrogeology ISIS cube (Version 2) PDS -raster- (rov): NASA Planetary Data System PDS4 -raster,vector- (rw+uvs): NASA Planetary Data System 4 (*.xml) VICAR -raster,vector- (rw+v): MIPL VICAR file TIL -raster- (rov): EarthWatch .TIL ERS -raster- (rw+v): ERMapper .ers Labelled (*.ers) JP2OpenJPEG -raster,vector- (rwv): JPEG-2000 driver based on JP2OpenJPEG library (*.jp2, *.j2k) L1B -raster- (rovs): NOAA Polar Orbiter Level 1b Data Set GRIB -raster,multidimensional raster- (rwv): GRIdded Binary (.grb, .grb2) (*.grb, *.grb2, *.grib2) RMF -raster- (rw+v): Raster Matrix Format (*.rsw) WCS -raster- (rovs): OGC Web Coverage Service WMS -raster- (rwvs): OGC Web Map Service MSGN -raster- (rov): EUMETSAT Archive native (.nat) (*.nat) RST -raster- (rw+v): Idrisi Raster A.1 (*.rst) GSAG -raster- (rwv): Golden Software ASCII Grid (.grd) (*.grd) GSBG -raster- (rw+v): Golden Software Binary Grid (.grd) (*.grd) GS7BG -raster- (rw+v): Golden Software 7 Binary Grid (.grd) (*.grd) COSAR -raster- (rov): COSAR Annotated Binary Matrix (TerraSAR-X) TSX -raster- (rov): TerraSAR-X Product COASP -raster- (ro): DRDC COASP SAR Processor Raster (*.hdr) MAP -raster- (rov): OziExplorer .MAP KMLSUPEROVERLAY -raster- (rwv): Kml Super Overlay (*.kml, *.kmz) WEBP -raster- (rwv): WEBP (*.webp) MBTiles -raster,vector- (rw+v): MBTiles (*.mbtiles) PLMOSAIC -raster- (ro): Planet Labs Mosaics API CALS -raster- (rwv): CALS (Type 1) (*.cal, *.ct1) WMTS -raster- (rwv): OGC Web Map Tile Service SENTINEL2 -raster- (rovs): Sentinel 2 MRF -raster- (rw+v): Meta Raster Format (*.mrf) PNM -raster- (rw+v): Portable Pixmap Format (netpbm) (*.pgm, *.ppm, *.pnm) DOQ1 -raster- (rov): USGS DOQ (Old Style) DOQ2 -raster- (rov): USGS DOQ (New Style) MFF -raster- (rov): Vexcel MFF Raster (*.hdr) MFF2 -raster- (ro): Vexcel MFF2 (HKV) Raster GSC -raster- (rov): GSC Geogrid FAST -raster- (rov): EOSAT FAST Format BT -raster- (rw+v): VTP .bt (Binary Terrain) 1.3 Format (*.bt) LAN -raster- (rov): Erdas .LAN/.GIS CPG -raster- (rov): Convair PolGASP NDF -raster- (rov): NLAPS Data Format EIR -raster- (rov): Erdas Imagine Raw LCP -raster- (rwv): FARSITE v.4 Landscape File (.lcp) (*.lcp) GTX -raster- (rw+v): NOAA Vertical Datum .GTX (*.gtx) LOSLAS -raster- (rov): NADCON .los/.las Datum Grid Shift NTv2 -raster- (rovs): NTv2 Datum Grid Shift (*.gsb, *.gvb) ACE2 -raster- (rov): ACE2 (*.ACE2) SNODAS -raster- (rov): Snow Data Assimilation System (*.hdr) KRO -raster- (rw+v): KOLOR Raw (*.kro) ROI_PAC -raster- (rw+v): ROI_PAC raster RRASTER -raster- (rw+uv): R Raster (*.grd) BYN -raster- (rov): Natural Resources Canada's Geoid (*.byn, *.err) NOAA_B -raster- (rov): NOAA GEOCON/NADCON5 .b format (*.b) NSIDCbin -raster- (rov): NSIDC Sea Ice Concentrations binary (.bin) (*.bin) RIK -raster- (rov): Swedish Grid RIK (.rik) (*.rik) USGSDEM -raster- (rov): USGS Optional ASCII DEM (and CDED) (*.dem) GXF -raster- (rov): GeoSoft Grid Exchange Format (*.gxf) NWT_GRD -raster- (rw+v): Northwood Numeric Grid Format .grd/.tab (*.grd) NWT_GRC -raster- (rov): Northwood Classified Grid Format .grc/.tab (*.grc) ADRG -raster- (rovs): ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (*.gen) SRP -raster- (rovs): Standard Raster Product (ASRP/USRP) (*.img) PostGISRaster -raster- (rws): PostGIS Raster driver SAGA -raster- (rw+v): SAGA GIS Binary Grid (.sdat, .sg-grd-z) (*.sdat, *.sg-grd-z) XYZ -raster- (rwv): ASCII Gridded XYZ (*.xyz) HF2 -raster- (rwv): HF2/HFZ heightfield raster (*.hf2) CTG -raster- (rov): USGS LULC Composite Theme Grid ZMap -raster- (rwv): ZMap Plus Grid (*.dat) NGSGEOID -raster- (rov): NOAA NGS Geoid Height Grids (*.bin) IRIS -raster- (rov): IRIS data (.PPI, .CAPPi etc) (*.ppi) PRF -raster- (rov): Racurs PHOTOMOD PRF (*.prf) EEDAI -raster- (ros): Earth Engine Data API Image DAAS -raster- (ro): Airbus DS Intelligence Data As A Service driver SIGDEM -raster- (rwv): Scaled Integer Gridded DEM .sigdem (*.sigdem) TGA -raster- (rov): TGA/TARGA Image File Format (*.tga) OGCAPI -raster,vector- (rov): OGCAPI STACTA -raster- (rovs): Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog Tiled Assets (*.json) STACIT -raster- (rovs): Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog Items GDALG -raster,vector- (rov): GDAL Streamed Algorithm driver (*.gdalg.json) GPKG -raster,vector- (rw+uvs): GeoPackage (*.gpkg, *.gpkg.zip) OpenFileGDB -raster,vector- (rw+uv): ESRI FileGeodatabase (using OpenFileGDB) (*.gdb) CAD -raster,vector- (rovs): AutoCAD Driver (*.dwg) PLSCENES -raster,vector- (ro): Planet Labs Scenes API NGW -raster,vector- (rw+s): NextGIS Web PAux -raster- (rov): PCI .aux Labelled GenBin -raster- (rov): Generic Binary (.hdr Labelled) ENVI -raster- (rw+uv): ENVI .hdr Labelled EHdr -raster- (rw+uv): ESRI .hdr Labelled (*.bil) ISCE -raster- (rw+v): ISCE raster Zarr -raster,multidimensional raster- (rw+uvs): Zarr (*.zarr) RCM -raster- (rovs): Radarsat Constellation Mission XML Product MiraMonRaster -raster- (rovs): MiraMon Raster Images (*.rel, *.img) HTTP -raster,vector- (ro): HTTP Fetching Wrapper