create
Prototype
There are two prototypes for this function. The first lets the user specify the GDALDataType for the created dataset. The second uses a GDALDatatype that matches template parameter T.
template<class T>
gdal_raster_view<T> create(const filesystem::path& path, int rows, int cols, GDALDataType data_type);
template<class T>
gdal_raster_view<T> create(const filesystem::path& path, int rows, int cols);
Description
Uses GDAL to create a single-band raster dataset of given dimensions at a file location specified by the path parameter. The user specifies the dimensions and datatype of the raster, but all other creation settings are fixed. This means:
- the dataformat is GTiff
- the file is tiled
- the block size is 256 x 256
- the compression option is set to deflate
- the interleave option is set to band
Definition
<pronto/raster/io.h> (open in Github)
Requirements on types
If the data_type parameter is not used, T must be one of the supported data types ( unsigned char, unsigned int, int, float, double).
If the data_type parameter is used it must be corresponding to one of the supported data types, AND the associated data type must be castable to T.
Preconditions
The path parameter must be a valid path and must include the desired file extension (i.e. “.tif” or “.tiff”). Rows and cols must be greater than 0. When used, the data_type parameter must correspond to one of the supported data types.
Complexity
The cost of the operation is governed by the filesystem that has to create the tiff file.
Example of use
//example_create.cpp
#include <pronto/raster/io.h>
#include <pronto/raster/plot_raster.h>
namespace pr = pronto::raster;
int main()
{
auto raster = pr::create<int>("test.tif", 3, 4, GDT_Byte);
int i = 0;
for (auto&& v : raster) {
i = (i + 3) % 7;
v = i;
}
plot_raster(raster);
return 0;
}
Output
Rows: 3, Cols: 4.
3 6 2 5
1 4 0 3
6 2 5 1
Notes
If you would like to create raster data sets with different settings, use GDAL directly in conjunction with make_gdalrasterband_view.