GDAL-VECTOR-CREATE(1) GDAL GDAL-VECTOR-CREATE(1) (NAME) gdal-vector-create - 3.13 . (SYNOPSIS) : gdal vector create [OPTIONS] . : -o, --output [] [ ] : -h, --help --json-usage JSON --config = [ ] : -i, --like, --input [ ] --schema --field -l, --layer, --input-layer () [ ] [ ] -f, --of, --format, --output-format ( "GDALG" ) [ ] --co, --creation-option = [ ] [ ] --lco, --layer-creation-option = [ ] [ ] --overwrite [ ] --update [ ] --overwrite-layer [ ] --output-layer [ ] --geometry-type --geometry-field ( ) (: geom) --crs CRS --fid FID --schema OGR_SCHEMA --input --field --field :[(,[,])]> [ ] --input --schema : --if, --input-format [ ] [ ] --oo, --open-option = [ ] [ ] --output-oo, --output-open-option = [ ] [ ] (DESCRIPTION) gdal vector create . /JSON OGR_SCHEMA . gdal vector create (pipeline) . : (PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OPTIONS) --output-layer . . . -i, --like, --input . --input-layer . --schema --field --geometry-type --geometry-field --crs. --layer, --input-layer () . . --like --schema . --schema JSON OGR_SCHEMA . (URL) JSON ogr_fields_override.schema.json . OGR_SCHEMA --input-layer OGR_SCHEMA . --like --field --geometry-type --geometry-field --crs. --crs . OGRSpatialReference::SetFromUserInput() CRS EPSG ( EPSG:4296) (WKT) CRS PROJ.4 .prj WKT CRS . --schema --like. --geometry-field ( ) (: geom). --geometry-type . : GEOMETRY POINT LINESTRING POLYGON MULTIPOINT MULTILINESTRING MULTIPOLYGON GEOMETRYCOLLECTION CURVE CIRCULARSTRING COMPOUNDCURVE SURFACE CURVEPOLYGON MULTICURVE MULTISURFACE POLYHEDRALSURFACE TIN. Z M ZM . --schema --like. --field :[(,[,])] . . INTEGER INTEGER64 REAL STRING DATE TIME DATETIME BINARY INTEGERLIST REALLIST STRINGLIST INTEGER64LIST . INTEGER INTEGER64 REAL STRING . --field population:INTEGER(10,5) --field name:STRING(255) --schema --like. --fid (FID) ( FID ). --schema --like. (STANDARD OPTIONS) --oo, --open-option = ( ). . (EXIT STATUS) 0 ( ). (EXAMPLES) : POINT names name gdal vector create --geometry-type point --crs EPSG:4326 --field name:string --output-layer names points.gpkg : POINT names2 name gdal vector create --update --geometry-type point --crs EPSG:4326 --field name:string --output-layer names2 points.gpkg : countries_new countries gdal vector create --like ../data/poly.gpkg --input-layer poly --output-layer areas_new areas.gpkg (AUTHORS) Alessandro Pasotti (COPYRIGHT) 1998-2026 August 18, 2026 GDAL-VECTOR-CREATE(1)