Topic: Module 1: Introduction to the command line and GDAL | Programming for Geospatial Hydrological Applications | OCWGIS

Topic outline

Introduction
In this course you'll learn an essential skill for researchers dealing with (spatial) data. With scripting you can better control your analysis using command line tools. You can also automate your procedures by writing batch scripts. Furthermore, you can process your data and make models using Python and its useful libraries.

The online learning course on Programming for Geospatial Hydrological Applications is part of the Climate Services for Water Management (CliMWaR) project, funded by the Flemish UNESCO Science Trust Fund (FUST) from the Government of Flanders in Belgium.
The course is also available at the UNESCO Open Learning platform.
The course materials have been last updated on 19 July 2023.

Module 1: Introduction to the command line and GDAL
- In this module you'll learn how to use the command line and use GDAL from the command line for conversions of vector and raster data.
  
  Learning objectives
  
  After this module you'll be able to:
  
  Execute commands from the command line
  
  Navigate to files and directories using absolute and relative paths
  
  Create, copy, delete, move and rename files
  
  Create batch files
  
  Create and view text files
  
  Use the command line history
  
  Use GDAL from the command line for conversions of vector and raster formats
  
  Use GDAL for reprojection of vector and raster formats
  Watch the lecture that introduces this module:
- Introduction to the Command Line
- Tutorial: Introduction to the Command Line Book
- This video shows the results of the command line tutorial:
- Introduction to the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)
- Tutorial: Introduction to GDAL Book
- Data GDAL tutorial Folder
- This video shows the results of the GDAL tutorial: