[gdal-dev] Support for Terrain-RGB

[Lars Ahlzen]

On 12/01/2026 17:15, Even Rouault wrote:
>>
>> That's probably the way to go. The last example would then be:
>>
>> gdal raster tile --min-zoom 5 --max-zoom 15 --format ENCODE_RGB --co 
>> DRIVER=WEBP --co DRV_OPT_LOSSLESS=YES --co BANDS=RGB --co 
>> OFFSET=-10000 --co SCALE=0.1 dem.tif rgb-tiles/
>>
>> I can start looking at implementing such a driver. I assume this 
>> would warrant an RFC?
>
> Your call, but RFCs are generally used for changes with wide impact in 
> the code base. Drivers have generally a localized impact, particularly 
> here when they don't introduce new external dependencies. You could 
> also for example create a ticket with details of your plan if you want 
> to discuss them before starting the coding . 

Ok, thanks for the clarification. I'll use my judgement then based on 
how it looks like it's going to affect the rest of the code base.

- Lars