6.3. Geotiff¶

The Geotiff backend puts gridded image data into a standard geotiff file. It uses the GDAL python API to create the geotiff files. It can handle any grid that can be described by PROJ.4 and understand by Geotiff.

author:	David Hoese (davidh)
organization:	Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)
copyright:	Copyright (c) 2014 University of Wisconsin SSEC. All rights reserved.
date:	Nov 2014
license:	GNU GPLv3

6.3.1. Command Line Arguments¶

usage: p2g_glue <frontend> gtiff [-h]
                                 [--rescale-configs [RESCALE_CONFIGS [RESCALE_CONFIGS ...]]]
                                 [--output-pattern OUTPUT_PATTERN]
                                 [--dont-inc]
                                 [--compress {JPEG,LZW,PACKBITS,DEFLATE,NONE}]
                                 [--png-quicklook] [--dtype DATA_TYPE]

Options:

`--rescale-configs`
	alternative rescale configuration files
`--output-pattern={satellite}_{instrument}_{product_name}_{begin_time}_{grid_name}.tif`
	output filenaming pattern
`--dont-inc=True`
	do not increment data by one (ex. 0-254 -> 1-255 with 0 being fill)
`--compress=LZW`	Specify compression method for geotiff Possible choices: JPEG, LZW, PACKBITS, DEFLATE, NONE
`--png-quicklook=False`
	Create a PNG version of the created geotiff
`--dtype`	specify the data type for the backend to output