= GDAL FAQ =

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== General ==

=== What is GDAL? ===

GDAL name is usually used to name one of following:

 * project of translation libraries for raster (GDAL) and vector (OGR) data formats, so in this case ''GDAL = GDAL + OGR''.
 * translator library for raster geospatial data formats.

=== What's this OGR Stuff? ===

The gdal/ogr tree holds source for a vector IO library inspired by [http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards OpenGIS Simple Features]. In theory it is separate from GDAL, but currently they reside in the same source tree and are somewhat entangled. More information can be found at http://ogr.maptools.org. It is my plan to properly fold OGR into GDAL properly at some point in the future. Then GDAL will be a raster and vector library. 

== Installation and Building ==

''TBD''

== Raster Support ==

=== How to convert a raster to a layer of polygons? ===

''TBD''

== Vector Support ==

''TBD''

== Miscellaneous ==

''TBD''