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gdal2tiles.py — Generate TMS or XYZ tiles for a raster dataset. More information: <https://gdal.org/en/stable/progra

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Problem

How to use the gdal2tiles.py command: Generate TMS or XYZ tiles for a raster dataset. More information: <https://gdal.org/en/stable/programs/gdal2tiles.html>.

Solution

gdal2tiles.py — Generate TMS or XYZ tiles for a raster dataset. More information: <https://gdal.org/en/stable/programs/gdal2tiles.html>.

Generate TMS tiles for the zoom levels 2 to 5 of a raster dataset:

gdal2tiles.py --zoom 2-5 {{path/to/input.tif}} {{path/to/output_directory}}

Generate XYZ tiles for the zoom levels 2 to 5 of a raster dataset:

gdal2tiles.py --zoom 2-5 --xyz {{path/to/input.tif}} {{path/to/output_directory}}

Code Snippets

Generate TMS tiles for the zoom levels 2 to 5 of a raster dataset

gdal2tiles.py --zoom 2-5 {{path/to/input.tif}} {{path/to/output_directory}}

Generate XYZ tiles for the zoom levels 2 to 5 of a raster dataset

gdal2tiles.py --zoom 2-5 --xyz {{path/to/input.tif}} {{path/to/output_directory}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/gdal2tiles.py

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