PostGIS WKT Raster Beta 0.1 Final Specifications

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Objective 0.1.6c - Being able to load rasters in the database

gdal2wktraster.py - A prototype of the translation utility implemented in Python and with use of ​GDAL and its bindings to Python. Create an SQL commands output to create a table of raster. As input raster file, all GDAL formats are accepted. The script is available as ​gdal2wktraster.py script.

Open Questions:

1. Should we change names of options to strictly follow those used by raster2pgsql and shp2pgsql?
   
   Pierre: Yes! We should follow PostGIS tracks as much as possible in everything we do in this project.
   
   
2. How can I import all the bands from a multiband TIFF?

USAGE:
gdal2wktraster.py -r rasterfile [-r rasterfile] -t [<schema>.]<table> [<options>]

-r <rasterfile> Specifies input raster file. Multiple -r options can be specified for a number of input files or wildcards can be used (? and *). At least one input raster file is REQUIRED.
-t <table> Name of destination table in with or without target schema specified. This parameter is REQUIRED.

OPTIONS:
-s <srid> Set the SRID field. Default is -1.
-b <nbband> Specify the number of band. The number of rasterfile must correspond to this number.
-f <field> Name of target column for raster data. Default column name is rast.
-I Create a GiST index on the raster column.
-o <file> Output file for generated SQL commands. If not specified, stdout is assumed.
-R Simply register the raster in the database. Absolute path to the raster and georeferencing informations are stored instead of the raster actual data.
-F Add a "filename" column containing the original name of the loaded raster file.

(-d|c) Mutually exclusive inserting options:

-d Drops the table, then recreates it and populates it with current raster file data.
-c Creates a new table and populates it, this is the default if you do not specify any options.

-v Switch on excessively verbose mode, useful for debugging.
-h Display this help screen.

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Objective 0.1.6d - Being able to get all the properties of a raster (all the “Get” functions).

RT_SRID(raster|geometry) → integer
Return the SRID associated with the raster.

RT_Width(raster) → integer
Return the width of the raster.

RT_Height(raster) → integer
Return the height of the raster.

RT_PixelSizeX(raster) → float64
Return the georeference's X pixel size of the raster. ​See.

RT_PixelSizeY(raster) → float64
Return the georeference's Y pixel size of the raster. ​See.

RT_RotationX(raster) → float64
Return the georeference's X rotation.

RT_RotationY(raster) → float64
Return the georeference's Y rotation. ​See.

RT_UpperLeftX(raster) → float64
Return the georeference's X-coordinate of the center of the upper left pixel. ​See.

RT_UpperLeftY(raster) → float64
Return the georeference's Y-coordinate of the center of the upper left pixel. ​See.

RT_GeoReference(raster) → string
Return the georeference of the raster as a string representing the 6 doubles of an equivalent world file (including the carriage return). ​See.

RT_NumBands(raster) → integer
Return the number of band included in the raster.

RT_BandPixelType(raster, integer) → string
Return the pixel type of the specified 1-based Nth band of raster. Band index is 1-based. The function returns one of the following values:

• 1BB - 1-bit boolean
• 2BUI - 2-bit unsigned integer
• 4BUI - 4-bit unsigned integer
• 8BSI - 8-bit signed integer
• 8BUI - 8-bit unsigned integer
• 16BSI - 16-bit signed integer
• 16BUI - 16-bit unsigned integer
• 32BSI - 32-bit signed integer
• 32BUI - 32-bit unsigned integer
• 16BF - 16-bit float
• 32BF - 32-bit float
• 64BF - 64-bit float

RT_BandNoDataValue(raster, integer) → float32
Return the NoDataValue of the specified 1-based Nth band of raster. Band index is 1-based. The value is always returned as a float32 even if the pixel type is integer.

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