GDAL-MDIM(1)

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version 3.13.3 · 7 versions
, in alpine 3.24, arch rolling, ubuntu stonking

💅 GDAL-MDIM(1) — the multidimensional era

okay bestie, welcome to gdal-mdim from the GDAL manual — it's literally the entry point for all the multidimensional commands. think of it as the main character door you walk through to get to the mdim sub-commands ✨

🎀 Added in version 3.11. so if you're on something older, she's not here yet, no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Usage: gdal mdim <SUBCOMMAND> [OPTIONS]
where <SUBCOMMAND> is one of:
  - convert: Convert a multidimensional dataset.
  - info:    Return information on a multidimensional dataset.
  - mosaic:  Build a mosaic, either virtual (VRT) or materialized, from multidimensional datasets.

Common Options:
  -h, --help              Display help message and exit
  --json-usage            Display usage as JSON document and exit
  --config <KEY>=<VALUE>  Configuration option [may be repeated]

Options:
  --drivers               Display multidimensional driver list as JSON document

so yeah. you give her a SUBCOMMAND and some OPTIONS and she goes 🫶

🌸 AVAILABLE SUB-COMMANDS 🌸

  • gdal mdim info
  • gdal mdim convert
  • gdal mdim mosaic

like. three icons. pick your fighter 💅

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

common options (the ones that vibe everywhere)

  • -h, --help — prints the help message and then dips, exit stage left. 🎀
  • --json-usage — same energy, but the usage comes out as a JSON document, and then it exits. ✨
  • --config <KEY>=<VALUE> — passes a configuration option through. and yes bestie, it may be repeated — stack 'em up like friendship bracelets 💖

options (the solo act)

  • --drivers — spits out the list of multidimensional drivers as a JSON document. 🌈

👑 EXAMPLES 👑

example 1: getting information on the file temperatures.nc (with JSON output)

$ gdal mdim info temperatures.nc

example 2: converting file temperatures.nc to Zarr

$ gdal mdim convert temperatures.nc temperatures.zarr

example 3: getting the list of multidimensional drivers (with JSON output)

$ gdal mdim --drivers

look at that. three little lines of pure slay 🌸

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

1998-2026

and that's the whole page, bestie. this was GDAL's multidimensional entry-point, sitting pretty in the GDAL manual, last touched Aug 18, 2026 — so go forth, run gdal mdim, and be the main character of your own dataset 💅✨🫶

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