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    <p>Hi Nicolas:</p>
    <p>I reached out to Alberto for the original data as the one on
      google drive did not contain georeferencing and therefore would
      not write to a geopackage.  I tried to write the geopackafge from
      Alberto's data and I generated 3 bands.  I just got back from a
      meeting and I will play with it some more.</p>
    <p>Kirk<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/2/2020 12:10 PM, Nicolas Cadieux
      wrote:<br>
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      cite="mid:9CD357AB-BBDE-4594-9E1C-A2188B5226CC@gmail.com">Hi
      Alberto,
      <div><br>
        <div>Can I share the file and your question in the gdal dev
          group?  Perhaps they will have an answer to your problem. You
          can also do that yourself if you prefer.</div>
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        <div>Kirt, if you have time, can you do the same run with the
          data in my google link?  If you can’t duplicate the problem,
          then we will have a better idea if you share your QGIS version
          and OS. Perhaps there is change in the gdal version between
          both computers.<br>
          <br>
          <div dir="ltr">Nicolas Cadieux
            <div><a href="https://gitlab.com/njacadieux"
                moz-do-not-send="true">https://gitlab.com/njacadieux</a></div>
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            <blockquote type="cite">Le 2 déc. 2020 à 10:11, Alberto
              Vavassori <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alberto.vavassori@polimi.it"><alberto.vavassori@polimi.it></a> a écrit :<br>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hi Kirk,</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I tried with
                    another raster file that represents a temperature
                    distribution (continuous values). In this case, when
                    I import it into the Geopackage, I see the same
                    issue that you have just described: minimum and
                    maximum values in the legend change, but it seems
                    that the actual values remain unchanged, thus
                    correct. Unfortunately this is not the case of the
                    land cover raster (discrete set of values) that I
                    have shared with you: in this case, the raster
                    characteristics change, as we have all noticed.</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Just another
                    question, hoping that you might have an answer: is
                    it possible to store the symbology of a raster file
                    inside the Geopackage? I know that it is possible
                    for vector data, by clicking on “Style > Save
                    style” in the “Symbology” tab. But I cannot find a
                    way to save the symbology in case of raster files.</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks a lot.</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Alberto</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Da:</b> Qgis-user
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org"><qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org></a> <b>
                        Per conto di </b>Kirk Schmidt<br>
                      <b>Inviato:</b> mercoledì 2 dicembre 2020 16:00<br>
                      <b>A:</b> Nicolas Cadieux
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:njacadieux.gitlab@gmail.com"><njacadieux.gitlab@gmail.com></a>;
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
                      <b>Oggetto:</b> Re: [Qgis-user] R: Importing a
                      raster into a Geopackage</p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p>Hi all:</p>
                <p>I ran the r.stats to get a list of each pixel value
                  on my test data (A small DEM) before and after
                  conversion to a geopackage (see second image below). 
                  The values and summary stats are identical for the two
                  rasters but the default legend entry has a different
                  min and maximum value.  So, I can conclude that the
                  data is being written correctly but the default
                  display parameters for the geopackage  are different
                  than a geotiff. 
                </p>
                <p>Kirk</p>
                <p> </p>
                <div><image001.png></div>
                <div><image002.png></div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">On 12/1/2020 3:24 PM, Nicolas
                    Cadieux wrote:</p>
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                  <p>Hi,</p>
                  <p>I changed the link so you have access to more
                    files.</p>
                  <p><a
href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fMl9odowUFFRQFK61rTxgHeom_D8ymN6?usp=sharing"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fMl9odowUFFRQFK61rTxgHeom_D8ymN6?usp=sharing</a></p>
                  <p>Nicolas</p>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">On 2020-12-01 1:58 p.m., Kirk
                      Schmidt wrote:</p>
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                    <p>Hi Nicolas</p>
                    <p>I did the same and the legend indicates a change
                      magnitude but if I subtract the geopackage raster
                      from the original, all pixels equal zero.</p>
                    <p>Kirk</p>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">On 12/1/2020 2:36 PM, Nicolas
                        Cadieux wrote:</p>
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                      <p>Hi,</p>
                      <p>Tried this:</p>
                      <p>gdal_translate -of GPKG -b 1
                        C:/Users/Nicolas/Desktop/Land_cover_Corine2018.tif
                        C:/Users/Nicolas/Desktop/test.gpkg</p>
                      <p>I read 4 band and still get data modifications.</p>
                      <p>Nicolas</p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">On 2020-12-01 1:28 p.m.,
                          Kirk Schmidt wrote:</p>
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                        <p>Hi Nicolas:</p>
                        <p>try the -b 1 parameter.  I just tried this
                          and wrote a single band raster from a 3
                          channel tiff.</p>
                        <p>Kirk</p>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal">On 12/1/2020 2:03 PM,
                            Nicolas Cadieux wrote:</p>
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                          <p>I tried </p>
                          <p>gdal_translate -of GPKG -co "BAND_COUNT=1"
C:/Users/Nicolas/Desktop/Land_cover_Corine2018.tif
                            C:/Users/Nicolas/Desktop/TEST.gpkg for the
                            creation and
                          </p>
                          <p>C:\>gdal_translate -of GPKG -co
                            "TILE_FORMAT = TIFF"
                            C:/Users/Nicolas/Desktop/Land_cover_Corine2018.tif
                            C:/Users/Nicolas/Desktop/TEST.gpkg</p>
                          <p>Same problem.  I wonder if we need to
                            change the reading options... <a
                              href="https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/gpkg.html"
                              moz-do-not-send="true">
                              https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/gpkg.html</a></p>
                          <h2>"Opening options</h2>
                          <p>By default, the driver will expose a
                            GeoPackage dataset as a four band
                            (Red,Green, Blue,Alpha) dataset, which gives
                            the maximum compatibility with the various
                            encodings of tiles that can be stored. It is
                            possible to specify an explicit number of
                            bands with the BAND_COUNT opening option."</p>
                          <p>The problem could be when QGIS Reads the
                            file, not when it writes the file.  I
                            explains why we see 4 bands but not why
                            values are changing.  I would make a bug
                            report or ask the question on the gdal dev
                            group to get Even Rouault's attention.</p>
                          <p>Nicolas</p>
                          <p> </p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal">On 2020-12-01 12:17
                              p.m., Sebastian Gutwein wrote:</p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">This looks like the
                                same issue you are having. <a
                                  href="http://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/38227"
                                  moz-do-not-send="true">github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/38227</a>
                              </p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal">According to the
                                  documentation linked in the issue you
                                  need to set the band count to 1
                                  otherwise it defaults to 4. </p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"><a
                                    href="http://gdal.org/drivers/raster/gpkg.html"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true">gdal.org/drivers/raster/gpkg.html</a></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal">I have not tried
                                  this to see if it works. </p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Dec 1, 2020
                                  at 11:52 AM Nicolas Cadieux <<a
                                    href="mailto:njacadieux.gitlab@gmail.com"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true">njacadieux.gitlab@gmail.com</a>>
                                  wrote:</p>
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                                  <p>Hi,</p>
                                  <p>Looking at it now.  I see what you
                                    see.  I will try a few things.</p>
                                  <p>Nicolas</p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal">On 2020-12-01
                                      11:42 a.m., Alberto Vavassori
                                      wrote:</p>
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal">Hi Nicolas,</p>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                          lang="EN-US">thank you for the
                                          answer. I send the raster that
                                          I am interested in.</span></p>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                          lang="EN-US">Alberto</span></p>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                          lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                      <div>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Da:</b>
                                            Nicolas Cadieux
                                            <a
                                              href="mailto:njacadieux.gitlab@gmail.com"
                                              target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"><njacadieux.gitlab@gmail.com></a>
                                            <br>
                                            <b>Inviato:</b> martedì 1
                                            dicembre 2020 17:40<br>
                                            <b>A:</b> Alberto Vavassori
                                            <a
                                              href="mailto:alberto.vavassori@polimi.it"
                                              target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">
<alberto.vavassori@polimi.it></a><br>
                                            <b>Cc:</b> <a
                                              href="mailto:qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org"
                                              target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
                                            <b>Oggetto:</b> Re:
                                            [Qgis-user] Importing a
                                            raster into a Geopackage</p>
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                      <p>Hi,</p>
                                      <p>Send a sample data set if you
                                        can't figure it out.</p>
                                      <p>Nicolas</p>
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                                        <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                          2020-12-01 10:35 a.m., Nicolas
                                          Cadieux wrote:</p>
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                                        <p class="MsoNormal">Hi,
                                        </p>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps
                                            this can help: <a
                                              href="https://gdal.orgdrivers/raster/gpkg.html"
                                              target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">https://gdal.orgdrivers/raster/gpkg.html</a></p>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                          <p>“Various kind of input
                                            datasets can be converted to
                                            GeoPackage raster :</p>
                                          <p>·        Single band grey
                                            level</p>
                                          <p>·        Single band with
                                            R,G,B or R,G,B,A color table</p>
                                          <p>·        Two bands: first
                                            band with grey level, second
                                            band with alpha channel</p>
                                          <p>·        Three bands: Red,
                                            Green, Blue</p>
                                          <p>·        Four band: Red,
                                            Green, Blue, Alpha</p>
                                          <p>GeoPackage rasters only
                                            support Byte data type.”</p>
                                          <p>My guess is that if the
                                            original raster does not
                                            correspond to one of the
                                            categories above, it will be
                                            converted to the closest
                                            format. </p>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal">Nicolas
                                              Cadieux
                                            </p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><a
                                                  href="https://gitlab.com/njacadieux"
                                                  target="_blank"
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true">https://gitlab.com/njacadieux</a></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal">Le 1
                                                déc. 2020 à 09:58,
                                                Alberto Vavassori
                                                <a
                                                  href="mailto:alberto.vavassori@polimi.it"
                                                  target="_blank"
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"><alberto.vavassori@polimi.it></a>
                                                a écrit :</p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal">
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                  lang="EN-US">Hello
                                                  everybody. I have an
                                                  issue regarding the
                                                  Geopackage format. I
                                                  have tried to import a
                                                  singleband raster file
                                                  (it represents the
                                                  land cover, thus every
                                                  pixel has a single
                                                  integer value
                                                  corresponding to the
                                                  land cover class), but
                                                  this operation seems
                                                  to modify the raster
                                                  characteristics: the
                                                  raster becomes a
                                                  4-bands raster and the
                                                  pixels values change
                                                  accordingly
                                                  (basically, the
                                                  original raster is
                                                  saved in the
                                                  Geopackage as an RGB
                                                  image). It seems to be
                                                  a bug of QGIS. I have
                                                  also tried to use GDAL
                                                  translate through the
                                                  processing toolbox of
                                                  QGIS to convert the
                                                  TIFF file to a
                                                  Geopackage file, but
                                                  the result is the
                                                  same.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                  lang="EN-US">Has
                                                  anybody faced this
                                                  problem? May anybody
                                                  suggest a way to work
                                                  this problem out?</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                  lang="EN-US">Thank
                                                  you.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                  lang="EN-US">Alberto</span></p>
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                        <pre>Kirk Schmidt, MScF, BScF, RPF</pre>
                        <pre>General Manager</pre>
                        <pre>Nortek Resource Solutions Inc.</pre>
                        <pre>RR # 1</pre>
                        <pre>Thorburn, NS</pre>
                        <pre>B0K 1W0</pre>
                        <pre>Tel (902) 922.3607</pre>
                        <pre>Email: <a href="mailto:kirk@nortekresources.com" moz-do-not-send="true">kirk@nortekresources.com</a></pre>
                        <pre>Web: <a href="http://www.nortekresources.com" moz-do-not-send="true">www.nortekresources.com</a></pre>
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                      <pre>Nicolas Cadieux</pre>
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                    <pre>Kirk Schmidt, MScF, BScF, RPF</pre>
                    <pre>General Manager</pre>
                    <pre>Nortek Resource Solutions Inc.</pre>
                    <pre>RR # 1</pre>
                    <pre>Thorburn, NS</pre>
                    <pre>B0K 1W0</pre>
                    <pre>Tel (902) 922.3607</pre>
                    <pre>Email: <a href="mailto:kirk@nortekresources.com" moz-do-not-send="true">kirk@nortekresources.com</a></pre>
                    <pre>Web: <a href="http://www.nortekresources.com" moz-do-not-send="true">www.nortekresources.com</a></pre>
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                  <pre>Nicolas Cadieux</pre>
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                <pre>-- </pre>
                <pre>Kirk Schmidt, MScF, BScF, RPF</pre>
                <pre>General Manager</pre>
                <pre>Nortek Resource Solutions Inc.</pre>
                <pre>RR # 1</pre>
                <pre>Thorburn, NS</pre>
                <pre>B0K 1W0</pre>
                <pre>Tel (902) 922.3607</pre>
                <pre>Email: <a href="mailto:kirk@nortekresources.com" moz-do-not-send="true">kirk@nortekresources.com</a></pre>
                <pre>Web: <a href="http://www.nortekresources.com" moz-do-not-send="true">www.nortekresources.com</a></pre>
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Kirk Schmidt, MScF, BScF, RPF
General Manager
Nortek Resource Solutions Inc.
RR # 1
Thorburn, NS
B0K 1W0
Tel (902) 922.3607
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kirk@nortekresources.com">kirk@nortekresources.com</a>
Web: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nortekresources.com">www.nortekresources.com</a></pre>
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