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GDAL

The Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) is a computer software library for reading and writing raster and vector geospatial data formats (e.g. shapefile), and is released under the permissive X/MIT style free software license by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. As a library, it presents a single abstract data model to the calling application…

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Available in
English
Developer
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
License
X/MIT
Original author
Frank Warmerdam
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
8 June 2000; 26 years ago (2000-06-08)

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Software using GDAL/OGR

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GDAL

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples65
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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GDAL

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related to Software using GDAL/OGR · 50
GDAL → ActiveX Control, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Ames Stereo Pipeline, An, Android, APOLLO, ArcGIS, Avenza Geographic Imager, Avenza Maps, Biosphere3D, CATALYST Earth, Django's, Earth, ECW, Frank Warmerdamgdaltokmz, GDAL-supported, GDAL/OGR, GeoCompressor, Geospatial
related to Supported raster data formats · 3
GDAL → As, GDAL/OGR, Here
Available in · 1
GDAL → English
Developer · 1
GDAL → Open Source Geospatial Foundation
License · 1
GDAL → X/MIT
Original author · 1
GDAL → Frank Warmerdam
Platform · 1
GDAL → Cross-platform
Release · 1
GDAL → 8 June 2000; 26 years ago (2000-06-08)
Repository · 1
GDAL → github.com/OSGeo/GDAL
Stable release · 1
GDAL → 3.13.3 / 18 August 2026; 6 days ago (18 August 2026)

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data formats software library geospatial source ogr vector open gis raster supported foundation application free project frank warmerdam release uses

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GDALAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
GDALDeveloperOpen Source Geospatial Foundation1.00infobox
GDALLicenseX/MIT1.00infobox
GDALOriginal authorFrank Warmerdam1.00infobox
GDALPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
GDALRelease8 June 2000; 26 years ago (2000-06-08)1.00infobox
GDALRepositorygithub.com/OSGeo/GDAL1.00infobox
GDALStable release3.13.3 / 18 August 2026; 6 days ago (18 August 2026)1.00infobox
GDALTypeLibrary1.00infobox
GDALWebsitegdal.org1.00infobox
GDALWritten inC, C++, Python1.00infobox
GDALrelated to Software using GDAL/OGRSeveral0.60section

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