Chapter 4.  Using Raster Data

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Loading a raster layer
  • Loading a NetCDF file
  • Getting the cell size of a raster layer
  • Obtaining the width and height of a raster
  • Counting raster bands
  • Swapping raster bands
  • Querying the value of a raster at a specified point
  • Reprojecting a raster
  • Creating an elevation hillshade
  • Creating vector contours from elevation data
  • Sampling a raster dataset using a regular grid
  • Adding elevation data to a line using a digital elevation model
  • Creating a common extent for rasters
  • Resampling raster resolution
  • Counting the unique values in a raster
  • Mosaicing rasters
  • Converting a TIFF image to a JPEG image
  • Creating pyramids for a raster
  • Converting a pixel location to a map coordinate
  • Converting a ...

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