SAGA-GIS Module Library Documentation (v2.1.3)

Module GDAL: Import Raster

The "GDAL Raster Import" module imports grid data from various file formats using the "Geospatial Data Abstraction Library" (GDAL) by Frank Warmerdam. For more information have a look at the GDAL homepage:
http://www.gdal.org

GDAL Version:1.7.3

Following raster formats are currently supported:



































































































IDName
VRTVirtual Raster
GTiffGeoTIFF
NITFNational Imagery Transmission Format
RPFTOCRaster Product Format TOC format
HFAErdas Imagine Images (.img)
SAR_CEOSCEOS SAR Image
CEOSCEOS Image
JAXAPALSARJAXA PALSAR Product Reader (Level 1.1/1.5)
GFFGround-based SAR Applications Testbed File Format (.gff)
ELASELAS
AIGArc/Info Binary Grid
AAIGridArc/Info ASCII Grid
SDTSSDTS Raster
OGDIOGDI Bridge
DTEDDTED Elevation Raster
PNGPortable Network Graphics
JPEGJPEG JFIF
MEMIn Memory Raster
JDEMJapanese DEM (.mem)
GIFGraphics Interchange Format (.gif)
BIGGIFGraphics Interchange Format (.gif)
ESATEnvisat Image Format
FITSFlexible Image Transport System
XPMX11 PixMap Format
BMPMS Windows Device Independent Bitmap
DIMAPSPOT DIMAP
AirSARAirSAR Polarimetric Image
RS2RadarSat 2 XML Product
PCIDSKPCIDSK Database File
PCRasterPCRaster Raster File
ILWISILWIS Raster Map
SGISGI Image File Format 1.0
SRTMHGTSRTMHGT File Format
LevellerLeveller heightfield
TerragenTerragen heightfield
GMTGMT NetCDF Grid Format
netCDFNetwork Common Data Format
HDF4Hierarchical Data Format Release 4
HDF4ImageHDF4 Dataset
ISIS3USGS Astrogeology ISIS cube (Version 3)
ISIS2USGS Astrogeology ISIS cube (Version 2)
PDSNASA Planetary Data System
TILEarthWatch .TIL
ERSERMapper .ers Labelled
JPEG2000JPEG-2000 part 1 (ISO/IEC 15444-1)
L1BNOAA Polar Orbiter Level 1b Data Set
FITFIT Image
GRIBGRIdded Binary (.grb)
RMFRaster Matrix Format
WCSOGC Web Coverage Service
WMSOGC Web Map Service
MSGNEUMETSAT Archive native (.nat)
RSTIdrisi Raster A.1
INGRIntergraph Raster
GSAGGolden Software ASCII Grid (.grd)
GSBGGolden Software Binary Grid (.grd)
GS7BGGolden Software 7 Binary Grid (.grd)
COSARCOSAR Annotated Binary Matrix (TerraSAR-X)
TSXTerraSAR-X Product
COASPDRDC COASP SAR Processor Raster
RR Object Data Store
PNMPortable Pixmap Format (netpbm)
DOQ1USGS DOQ (Old Style)
DOQ2USGS DOQ (New Style)
ENVIENVI .hdr Labelled
EHdrESRI .hdr Labelled
GenBinGeneric Binary (.hdr Labelled)
PAuxPCI .aux Labelled
MFFVexcel MFF Raster
MFF2Vexcel MFF2 (HKV) Raster
FujiBASFuji BAS Scanner Image
GSCGSC Geogrid
FASTEOSAT FAST Format
BTVTP .bt (Binary Terrain) 1.3 Format
LANErdas .LAN/.GIS
CPGConvair PolGASP
IDAImage Data and Analysis
NDFNLAPS Data Format
EIRErdas Imagine Raw
DIPExDIPEx
LCPFARSITE v.4 Landscape File (.lcp)
RIKSwedish Grid RIK (.rik)
USGSDEMUSGS Optional ASCII DEM (and CDED)
GXFGeoSoft Grid Exchange Format
DODSDAP 3.x servers
HTTPHTTP Fetching Wrapper
BAGBathymetry Attributed Grid
HDF5Hierarchical Data Format Release 5
HDF5ImageHDF5 Dataset
NWT_GRDNorthwood Numeric Grid Format .grd/.tab
NWT_GRCNorthwood Classified Grid Format .grc/.tab
ADRGARC Digitized Raster Graphics
SRPStandard Raster Product (ASRP/USRP)
BLXMagellan topo (.blx)
RasterliteRasterlite
WKTRasterPostGIS WKT Raster driver
SAGASAGA GIS Binary Grid (.sdat)

Parameters

 NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
OutputGridsGrid list (output)GRIDS--
OptionsFilesFile pathFILES--
TransformationBooleanTRANSFORMalign grid to coordinate systemDefault: 1
InterpolationChoiceINTERPOLinterpolation method to use if grid needs to be aligned to coordinate systemAvailable Choices:
[0] Nearest Neighbor
[1] Bilinear Interpolation
[2] Inverse Distance Interpolation
[3] Bicubic Spline Interpolation
[4] B-Spline Interpolation
Default: 4

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd io_gdal 0 [-GRIDS <str>] [-FILES <str>] [-TRANSFORM <str>] [-INTERPOL <str>]
  -GRIDS:<str>    	Grids
	Grid list (output)
  -FILES:<str>    	Files
	File path
  -TRANSFORM:<str>	Transformation
	Boolean
	Default: 1
  -INTERPOL:<str> 	Interpolation
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Nearest Neighbor
	[1] Bilinear Interpolation
	[2] Inverse Distance Interpolation
	[3] Bicubic Spline Interpolation
	[4] B-Spline Interpolation
	Default: 4