Python GIS - Read raster data as numpy array (GDAL) @geospatialschool

Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Use Python to read the information from a raster data set into a numpy array using GDAL. This tutorial covers how to access raster data with Python using the GDAL module. We will load a raster dataset, then read the data from a band into a numpy array, which allows us to use numpy functionality to get its shape and other characteristics.

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