gdal2tiles.py:tldr:79f0e

gdal2tiles.py: Generate TMS tiles for the zoom levels 2-5 of a raster dataset.

gdal2tiles.py

$ gdal2tiles.py --zoom=${2-5} ${path-to-input-tif} ${path-to-output_directory}

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The command gdal2tiles.py is used to generate a set of web map tiles from a geospatial raster file. Here is an explanation of the command syntax and its parameters:

--zoom=${2-5}: This parameter specifies the zoom levels for which tiles should be generated. In this case, it uses a range from the second argument (${2}) to the fifth argument (5) passed to the command. The zoom levels determine the level of detail at which the raster tiles will be generated. For example, a zoom level of 0 displays the entire world in a single tile, a zoom level of 1 divides the world into 4 tiles, and so on.
${path-to-input-tif}: This parameter represents the path to the input TIF (Tagged Image File) file. It specifies the source raster file from which the map tiles will be generated.
${path-to-output_directory}: This parameter represents the path to the output directory where the generated map tiles will be stored. The script will create a subdirectory structure within this directory to organize the tiles based on their zoom levels.

By running this command with the appropriate arguments, the gdal2tiles.py script will use the specified input TIF file and generate a set of web map tiles at the specified zoom levels, saving them in the output directory. These tiles can then be used in web mapping applications to display the raster imagery at different levels of zoom and interactively explore the data.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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