[Gdal-dev] How to read geotiff file using GDAL

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You can also examine the source code for the applications like gdalinfo to see how it's done. The files are in the apps directory under the gdal root directory. 

Martin

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From: bargi <bhagwat.maimt at gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 06:49:34 
To:gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [Gdal-dev] How to read geotiff file using GDAL




Thanks For reply Frank...........

But I am confused how this will happen..........

I didn't found any code on net which shows how to read the geotiff files and
extract information from it.......

Can u help me in regarding how to read .tif extension files and extracting
information. 

If any link you can provide me then it will be very helpful............

Thanks a lot..........
Frank Warmerdam-2 wrote:
> 
> bargi wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> How can I read geotiff file format using GDAL
> 
> Bargi,
> 
> Yes, you can read GeoTIFF with GDAL.  This should be fairly evident from
> the "Supported Formats" list on the web site.
> 
>>  and can I convert them to
>> shapfile format ???
> 
> Generally GDAL does not support creating vector formats from raster
> formats, though there is a program in gdal/apps for generating contours
> in vector formats from elevation type data in raster formats.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
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Frank Warmerdam-2 wrote:
> 
> bargi wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> How can I read geotiff file format using GDAL
> 
> Bargi,
> 
> Yes, you can read GeoTIFF with GDAL.  This should be fairly evident from
> the "Supported Formats" list on the web site.
> 
>>  and can I convert them to
>> shapfile format ???
> 
> Generally GDAL does not support creating vector formats from raster
> formats, though there is a program in gdal/apps for generating contours
> in vector formats from elevation type data in raster formats.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> -- 
> ---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------
> I set the clouds in motion - turn up   | Frank Warmerdam,
> warmerdam at pobox.com
> light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
> and watch the world go round - Rush    | President OSGeo, http://osgeo.org
> 
> _______________________________________________
> gdal-dev mailing list
> gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev
> 
> 

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