# Rasterio

Canonical: https://gisforweb.com/tools/rasterio/

Python library for reading and writing geospatial raster datasets using GDAL.

Rasterio reads and writes geospatial raster datasets. Geographic information systems use GeoTIFF and other formats to organize and store gridded raster datasets such as satellite imagery and terrain models.

## Details

- Type: library

- Categories: data-processing, raster

- Open source: Yes

- Pricing model: open-source

- License: BSD-3-Clause

## Features

- Reads and writes GeoTIFF raster datasets

- Wraps GDAL through Cython extension modules

- NumPy array interface for raster bands

- Windowed reading and block-wise processing

- Reprojection and resampling utilities

- Includes rio command-line interface

## Project sources

- Website: https://rasterio.readthedocs.io

- Repository: https://github.com/rasterio/rasterio

Directory descriptions are summaries. Verify current capabilities and terms with the project sources.