Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of FAQRaster

Timestamp:

Jul 31, 2008, 12:20:00 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

springmeyer

Comment:

Fix link and description of related gdal_rasterize ticket - not sure if one exists that is dedicated to the ability to create new rasters

FAQRaster

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 == How can I create a blank raster based on a vector files extents for use with gdal_rasterize? ==
 
-Currently the gdal_rasterize utility cannot create a blank raster based a vector datasource although this feature has been requested (ticket 1599).
-Until that feature is add you'll need to find a way to generate a raster that matches the extent of your vector layer that you plan to use to burn features into the raster.
+Currently the gdal_rasterize utility cannot create a blank raster based a vector datasource although this feature has been considered (Ticket #1599).
+Until that feature is added you'll need to find a way to generate a raster that matches the extent of your vector layer. You can then use that blank raster to burn in features from your vector layer.
 
-One way to do this is to use gdal_translate to clip out and flatten an existing raster file that covers your area of interest. See this [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/gdal-dev/2008-February/016061.html example of syntax].
+One approach is to use gdal_translate to clip out and flatten an existing raster file that covers your area of interest. See this [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/gdal-dev/2008-February/016061.html example of syntax].
 
 Another approach is to use one of the language bindings to GDAL to create a blank raster from scratch. The tricky part is understanding the !GeoTransform syntax.