gdal_translate Command Examples

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