= gdal = 

 * Raster / Vector format geospatial data access library
 * GDAL/OGR 1.5.x ABI compatible (normally built from branches/1.5 stable branch)
 * Home: http://www.gdal.org/
 * Utility Docs: http://www.gdal.org/gdal_utilities.html
 * Currently all one package for libraries, commands and docs.
 * Does not include other language bindings (separate packages)
 * To get the commandline utilities implemented in Python (like gdal_merge, and rgb2pct), install gdal-python.
 * Includes include files (''osgeo4w''\include) and stub library (''osgeo4w''\lib\gdal_i.lib).
 * Lots of extra formats ought to be added, including !JasPer (maybe), mrsid (nonfree), DODS/OPeNDAP
 * IPP libjpeg compatibility modifications applied (http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/JpegIPP)
 * Required by !MapServer, GRASS, OSSIM, QGIS
 * Maintainer is FrankWarmerdam (built in c:\warmerda\OSGeo4W on WinNTBig VM)