GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-ADD(1) GDAL GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-ADD(1)
>>> (NAME)
gdal-raster-overview-add - >>>>>> >>>> >>>
(overview) >> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>> 3.11.
>>>>> >>>>> (SYNOPSIS)
Usage: gdal raster overview add [OPTIONS]
Adding overviews.
Positional arguments:
-i, --dataset, --input Dataset (to be updated in-place, unless --external) [required]
Common Options:
-h, --help Display help message and exit
--json-usage Display usage as JSON document and exit
--config = Configuration option [may be repeated]
-q, --quiet Quiet mode (no progress bar or warning message) [not available in pipelines]
Options:
--overview-src Source overview dataset [may be repeated]
Mutually exclusive with --levels
--external Add external overviews
-r, --resampling Resampling method. RESAMPLING=nearest|average|cubic|cubicspline|lanczos|bilinear|gauss|average_magphase|rms|mode
--levels Levels / decimation factors [may be repeated]
Mutually exclusive with --overview-src
--min-size Maximum width or height of the smallest overview level.
--co, --creation-option = Overview creation option [may be repeated]
Advanced Options:
--oo, --open-option = Open options [may be repeated]
>>>>>>> (DESCRIPTION)
>>>>> gdal raster overview add >>>>>>>>
>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>> (overview) >>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >>> >> >>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> (downsampling) >> >>>
>>>.
>> GDAL 3.12 >> >>>> gdal raster overview add
>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>
>>>>>>>> >> >> >> >>>> (pipeline)
>> >>> >>>. >> >>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>> >>>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >
>> >>>> >>>>> >> >>>> GeoTIFF >>
>>>>> >>>> COPY_SRC_OVERVIEWS >> >>>>>
>>>>> >> >> >>>> COG (>>>> Cloud
Optimized GeoTIFF)> >>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>
>>>>>.
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>
(PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OPTIONS)
--co =
>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>> 3.12.
>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>.
>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>.
>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>
>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>. >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>
>>>>> OverviewCreationOptionList
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> gdal
--format >> >>> >>>>.
>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>> >> >> >>>> GeoTIFF
>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>> (sidecar)
>> >>>>> .ovr >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>. >>>>>>>>> >>
overview creation options for GeoTIFF >>>>>>
>>>>.
--dataset
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
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>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> (>>>
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--external
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>
.ovr >> >>>>> >>>>>>>> GeoTIFF.
>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
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--levels
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>>>>> >>>>> --min-size >>>.
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >> --overview-src
--min-size
>>>>>> >>> >> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>> >>>.
>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>
>>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>>
>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>.
>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>.
--overview-src
>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>> 3.12.
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>>>>>>>>>>> >>>. >>>>>>
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>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> GDAL
>>>>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>>
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>>> >>>> >> >>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >> >>>> GeoTIFF >>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>>>> >> --external.
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >> --levels
-r, --resampling
{nearest|average|cubic|cubicspline|lanczos|bilinear|gauss|average_magphase|rms|mode}
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (resampling).
>>>>> >>>>>>> nearest >>>>
>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>.
>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>> >> TIFF> >>> -r
>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>
(>>>>>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>>>>> RESAMPLING >>>> >>>
>>> >>>) >> >>> >>>>> >>>.
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>:
nearest >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
(>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>) >>
>>>>> >>>>>>.
average >>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >> NODATA >> >>>>>>
>>>>>>. >>> >> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>> >> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>> >> >>
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>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>.
bilinear >> >>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>>>.
cubic >> >>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>>>.
cubicspline >> >>>> >>>>>>>>
B-Spline >> >>>>> >>>>>>.
lanczos >> >>>> >>>>>>>> sinc >>
>>>>> Lanczos >> >>>>>
>>>>>>.
gauss >>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>
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>>>>> >> >> >>>>
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average_magphase >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>
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rms >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> /
>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >> NODATA >> >>>>>>
>>>>>>.
mode >>>>>> >> >>>>>>
>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>.
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> (STANDARD OPTIONS)
--co, --creation-option =
>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>
>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>. >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>
GeoTIFF >> >>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >
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>> >>>>> >> >>>>> --formats
>>>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>>
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>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>
Raster drivers >>>>>> >>>>.
--oo, --open-option =
>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> (>>>>> >>
>>>>).
>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>.
>>>>> >>>> (EXIT STATUS)
>>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>>> > > >> >>>> >>>> >>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>> (>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> (EXAMPLES)
>>>> >: >>>> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>> TIFF
>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>
gdal raster overview add -r average abc.tif
>>>> >: >>>> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>> TIFF
>>>>>>>>>
gdal raster overview add -r average --levels=2,4,8,16 abc.tif
>>>> >: >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> GeoTIFF >>>>> >> >>>>
ERDAS .IMG
gdal raster overview add --external --levels=2,4,8,16 --co COMPRESS=YES erdas.img
>>>> >: >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >>>
>>>>> GeoTIFF >>>>>>>>> >> JPEG >>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> >->>>>> RGB
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >> GeoTIFF >>
>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>> >>>>> --external >>
>>> >>>>> >>>>.
gdal raster overview add --co OVERVIEW=JPEG --co PHOTOMETRIC=YCBCR \
--co INTERLEAVE=PIXEL rgb_dataset.ext 2 4 8 16
>>>> >: >>>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>
>> >> GeoPackage (>>>>>>> "filename" >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>> >
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>> >>>> gdalinfo >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>):
gdal raster overview add GPKG:file.gpkg:layer
>>>> >: >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> 1:25K> 1:50K >
1:100K >> >>>>> >>>>>> >>> my.tif
gdal raster overview add --overview-src ovr_25k.tif --overview-src ovr_50k.tif --overview-src ovr_100k.tif --dataset my.tif
>>>> >: >>>> >> >>>> COG >> >>>>
>>>> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>>>>
gdal pipeline read input.tif ! reproject --output-crs=EPSG:4326 ! add overview --levels 16,64,128 ! write output.tif --format=COG
>>>>>>>>> (AUTHORS)
Even Rouault
>>>>>>>> > >>>>> (COPYRIGHT)
1998-2026
August 18, 2026 GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-ADD(1)