gdal-info - Man Page
Name
gdal-info — Get information on a dataset
Added in version 3.11.
Acts as a shortcut for gdal raster info or gdal vector info depending on the nature of the specified dataset.
Synopsis
Usage: gdal info [OPTIONS] <INPUT> Return information on a dataset (shortcut for 'gdal raster info' or 'gdal vector info'). Positional arguments: -i, --input <INPUT> Input raster, vector or multidimensional raster dataset [required] Common Options: -h, --help Display help message and exit --json-usage Display usage as JSON document and exit --config <KEY>=<VALUE> Configuration option [may be repeated] Options: -f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT> Output format. OUTPUT-FORMAT=json|text For all options, run 'gdal raster info --help' or 'gdal vector info --help'
Examples
Example 1: Getting information on the file utmsmall.tif (with text output)
$ gdal info utmsmall.tif
Driver: GTiff/GeoTIFF
Files: utmsmall.tif
Size is 100, 100
Coordinate System is:
PROJCRS["NAD27 / UTM zone 11N",
BASEGEOGCRS["NAD27",
DATUM["North American Datum 1927",
ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
ID["EPSG",4267]],
CONVERSION["Transverse Mercator",
METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
ID["EPSG",9807]],
PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8801]],
PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-117,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8802]],
PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996,
SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
ID["EPSG",8805]],
PARAMETER["False easting",500000,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
ID["EPSG",8806]],
PARAMETER["False northing",0,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
ID["EPSG",8807]]],
CS[Cartesian,2],
AXIS["easting",east,
ORDER[1],
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
AXIS["northing",north,
ORDER[2],
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
ID["EPSG",26711]]
Data axis to CRS axis mapping: 1,2
Origin = (440720.000000000000000,3751320.000000000000000)
Pixel Size = (60.000000000000000,-60.000000000000000)
Metadata:
AREA_OR_POINT=Area
Image Structure Metadata:
INTERLEAVE=BAND
Corner Coordinates:
Upper Left ( 440720.000, 3751320.000) (117d38'28.21"W, 33d54' 8.47"N)
Lower Left ( 440720.000, 3745320.000) (117d38'26.75"W, 33d50'53.66"N)
Upper Right ( 446720.000, 3751320.000) (117d34'34.59"W, 33d54' 9.62"N)
Lower Right ( 446720.000, 3745320.000) (117d34'33.28"W, 33d50'54.82"N)
Center ( 443720.000, 3748320.000) (117d36'30.71"W, 33d52'31.66"N)
Band 1 Block=100x81 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=GrayExample 2: Getting information on the file poly.gpkg (with JSON output), listing all features
$ gdal vector info --format=JSON --features poly.gpkg
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"description":"poly.gpkg",
"driverShortName":"GPKG",
"driverLongName":"GeoPackage",
"layers":[
{
"name":"poly",
"metadata":{
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}
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"nullable":true,
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"coordinateSystem":{
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479750.6875,
4764702.0
],
[
479968.46875,
4764788.0
],
[
479985.0625,
4764732.0
],
[
480011.0,
4764674.5
],
[
480093.75,
4764703.0
],
[
480177.15625,
4764742.0
],
[
480258.03125,
4764767.0
],
[
480343.71875,
4764532.5
],
[
480343.5625,
4764477.0
],
[
480316.0,
4764395.0
],
[
480289.125,
4764348.5
],
[
480234.3125,
4764304.0
],
[
480157.125,
4764266.5
],
[
480192.3125,
4764183.0
],
[
480120.21875,
4764188.5
],
[
479550.0625,
4763919.5
],
[
479492.6875,
4763850.0
],
[
479487.75,
4763864.5
],
[
479442.75,
4763990.0
],
[
479436.0,
4764023.0
],
[
479398.9375,
4764100.0
],
[
479349.625,
4764230.0
],
[
479305.875,
4764361.0
],
[
479239.8125,
4764505.0
],
[
479504.90625,
4764609.5
],
[
479658.59375,
4764670.0
],
[
479750.6875,
4764702.0
]
]
]
}
},
{
"type":"Feature",
"properties":{
"AREA":5268.813,
"EAS_ID":170,
"PRFEDEA":"35043413"
},
"fid":10,
"geometry":{
"type":"Polygon",
"coordinates":[
[
[
479750.6875,
4764702.0
],
[
479658.59375,
4764670.0
],
[
479640.09375,
4764721.0
],
[
479735.90625,
4764752.0
],
[
479750.6875,
4764702.0
]
]
]
}
}
]
}
],
"metadata":{
},
"domains":{
},
"relationships":{
}
}Example 3: Getting the list of all drivers (with JSON output)
$ gdal --drivers
Author
Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>
Copyright
1998-2026
Info
Feb 09, 2026 GDAL