OGRINFO(1) GDAL OGRINFO(1)
NAME
ogrinfo - Lists information about an OGR-supported data source.
SYNOPSIS
ogrinfo [--help-general] [-ro] [-q] [-where restricted_where|\@filename]
[-spat xmin ymin xmax ymax] [-geomfield field] [-fid fid]
[-sql statement|\@filename] [-dialect dialect] [-al] [-rl] [-so] [-fields={YES/NO}]
[-geom={YES/NO/SUMMARY/WKT/ISO_WKT}] [--formats] [[-oo NAME=VALUE] ...]
[-nomd] [-listmdd] [-mdd domain|`all`]*
[-nocount] [-noextent] [-nogeomtype] [-wkt_format WKT1|WKT2|...]
[-fielddomain name]
<datasource_name> [<layer> [<layer> ...]]
DESCRIPTION
The ogrinfo program lists various information about an OGR-supported
data source to stdout (the terminal). By executing SQL statements it is
also possible to edit data.
-ro Open the data source in read-only mode.
-al List all features of all layers (used instead of having to give
layer names as arguments).
-rl Enable random layer reading mode, i.e. iterate over features in
the order they are found in the dataset, and not layer per
layer. This can be significantly faster for some formats (for
example OSM, GMLAS).
New in version 2.2.
-so Summary Only: suppress listing of individual features and show
only summary information like projection, schema, feature count
and extents.
-q Quiet verbose reporting of various information, including coor-
dinate system, layer schema, extents, and feature count.
-where <restricted_where>
An attribute query in a restricted form of the queries used in
the SQL WHERE statement. Only features matching the attribute
query will be reported. Starting with GDAL 2.1, the \filename
syntax can be used to indicate that the content is in the
pointed filename.
-sql <statement>
Execute the indicated SQL statement and return the result.
Starting with GDAL 2.1, the @filename syntax can be used to in-
dicate that the content is in the pointed filename. Data can
also be edited with SQL INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP TABLE, AL-
TER TABLE etc. Editing capabilities depend on the selected di-
alect.
-dialect <dialect>
SQL dialect. In some cases can be used to use (unoptimized)
ogr_sql_dialect instead of the native SQL of an RDBMS by passing
the OGRSQL dialect value. The sql_sqlite_dialect dialect can be
select with the SQLITE and INDIRECT_SQLITE dialect values, and
this can be used with any datasource.
-spat <xmin> <ymin> <xmax> <ymax>
The area of interest. Only features within the rectangle will be
reported.
-geomfield <field>
Name of the geometry field on which the spatial filter operates.
-fid <fid>
If provided, only the feature with this feature id will be re-
ported. Operates exclusive of the spatial or attribute queries.
Note: if you want to select several features based on their fea-
ture id, you can also use the fact the 'fid' is a special field
recognized by OGR SQL. So, -where "fid in (1,3,5)" would select
features 1, 3 and 5.
-fields YES|NO:
If set to NO, the feature dump will not display field values.
Default value is YES.
-fielddomain <domain_name>
New in version 3.3.
Display details about a field domain.
-geom YES|NO|SUMMARY|WKT|ISO_WKT
If set to NO, the feature dump will not display the geometry. If
set to SUMMARY, only a summary of the geometry will be dis-
played. If set to YES or ISO_WKT, the geometry will be reported
in full OGC WKT format. If set to WKT the geometry will be re-
ported in legacy WKT. Default value is YES. (WKT and ISO_WKT are
available starting with GDAL 2.1, which also changes the default
to ISO_WKT)
-oo NAME=VALUE
Dataset open option (format-specific)
-nomd Suppress metadata printing. Some datasets may contain a lot of
metadata strings.
-listmdd
List all metadata domains available for the dataset.
-mdd <domain>
Report metadata for the specified domain. all can be used to re-
port metadata in all domains.
-nocount
Suppress feature count printing.
-noextent
Suppress spatial extent printing.
-nogeomtype
Suppress layer geometry type printing.
New in version 3.1.
--formats
List the format drivers that are enabled.
-wkt_format <format>
The WKT format used to display the SRS. Currently supported
values for the format are:
WKT1
WKT2 (latest WKT version, currently WKT2_2018)
WKT2_2015
WKT2_2018
New in version 3.0.0.
<datasource_name>
The data source to open. May be a filename, directory or other
virtual name. See the OGR Vector Formats list for supported
datasources.
<layer>
One or more layer names may be reported. If no layer names are
passed then ogrinfo will report a list of available layers (and
their layer wide geometry type). If layer name(s) are given then
their extents, coordinate system, feature count, geometry type,
schema and all features matching query parameters will be re-
ported to the terminal. If no query parameters are provided, all
features are reported.
Geometries are reported in OGC WKT format.
EXAMPLES
Example of reporting the names of the layers in a NTF file:
ogrinfo wrk/SHETLAND_ISLANDS.NTF
# INFO: Open of `wrk/SHETLAND_ISLANDS.NTF'
# using driver `UK .NTF' successful.
# 1: BL2000_LINK (Line String)
# 2: BL2000_POLY (None)
# 3: BL2000_COLLECTIONS (None)
# 4: FEATURE_CLASSES (None)
Example of retrieving a summary (-so) of a layer without showing de-
tails about every single feature:
ogrinfo \
-so \
natural_earth_vector.gpkg \
ne_10m_admin_0_antarctic_claim_limit_lines
# INFO: Open of `natural_earth_vector.gpkg'
# using driver `GPKG' successful.
# Layer name: ne_10m_admin_0_antarctic_claim_limit_lines
# Geometry: Line String
# Feature Count: 23
# Extent: (-150.000000, -90.000000) - (160.100000, -60.000000)
# Layer SRS WKT:
# GEOGCS["WGS 84",
# DATUM["WGS_1984",
# SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
# AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
# AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],
# PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
# AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
# UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
# AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
# AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]]
# FID Column = fid
# Geometry Column = geom
# type: String (15.0)
# scalerank: Integer (0.0)
# featurecla: String (50.0)
Example of using an attribute query to restrict the output of the fea-
tures in a layer:
ogrinfo -ro \
-where 'GLOBAL_LINK_ID=185878' \
wrk/SHETLAND_ISLANDS.NTF BL2000_LINK
# INFO: Open of `wrk/SHETLAND_ISLANDS.NTF'
# using driver `UK .NTF' successful.
#
# Layer name: BL2000_LINK
# Geometry: Line String
# Feature Count: 1
# Extent: (419794.100000, 1069031.000000) - (419927.900000, 1069153.500000)
# Layer SRS WKT:
# PROJCS["OSGB 1936 / British National Grid",
# GEOGCS["OSGB 1936",
# DATUM["OSGB_1936",
# SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646]],
# PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],
# UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
# PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
# PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49],
# PARAMETER["central_meridian",-2],
# PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.999601272],
# PARAMETER["false_easting",400000],
# PARAMETER["false_northing",-100000],
# UNIT["metre",1]]
# LINE_ID: Integer (6.0)
# GEOM_ID: Integer (6.0)
# FEAT_CODE: String (4.0)
# GLOBAL_LINK_ID: Integer (10.0)
# TILE_REF: String (10.0)
# OGRFeature(BL2000_LINK):2
# LINE_ID (Integer) = 2
# GEOM_ID (Integer) = 2
# FEAT_CODE (String) = (null)
# GLOBAL_LINK_ID (Integer) = 185878
# TILE_REF (String) = SHETLAND I
# LINESTRING (419832.100 1069046.300,419820.100 1069043.800,419808.300
# 1069048.800,419805.100 1069046.000,419805.000 1069040.600,419809.400
# 1069037.400,419827.400 1069035.600,419842 1069031,419859.000
# 1069032.800,419879.500 1069049.500,419886.700 1069061.400,419890.100
# 1069070.500,419890.900 1069081.800,419896.500 1069086.800,419898.400
# 1069092.900,419896.700 1069094.800,419892.500 1069094.300,419878.100
# 1069085.600,419875.400 1069087.300,419875.100 1069091.100,419872.200
# 1069094.600,419890.400 1069106.400,419907.600 1069112.800,419924.600
# 1069133.800,419927.900 1069146.300,419927.600 1069152.400,419922.600
# 1069153.500,419917.100 1069153.500,419911.500 1069153.000,419908.700
# 1069152.500,419903.400 1069150.800,419898.800 1069149.400,419894.800
# 1069149.300,419890.700 1069149.400,419890.600 1069149.400,419880.800
# 1069149.800,419876.900 1069148.900,419873.100 1069147.500,419870.200
# 1069146.400,419862.100 1069143.000,419860 1069142,419854.900
# 1069138.600,419850 1069135,419848.800 1069134.100,419843
# 1069130,419836.200 1069127.600,419824.600 1069123.800,419820.200
# 1069126.900,419815.500 1069126.900,419808.200 1069116.500,419798.700
# 1069117.600,419794.100 1069115.100,419796.300 1069109.100,419801.800
# 1069106.800,419805.000 1069107.300)
Example of updating a value of an attribute in a shapefile with SQL by
using the SQLite dialect:
ogrinfo test.shp -dialect sqlite -sql "update test set attr='bar' where attr='foo'"
AUTHOR
Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam@pobox.com>, Silke Reimer <silke@inteva-
tion.de>
COPYRIGHT
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Dec 27, 2021 OGRINFO(1)
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