.. _raster.georaster:

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Oracle Spatial GeoRaster
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.. shortname:: GeoRaster

.. build_dependencies:: Oracle client libraries

This driver supports reading and writing raster data in Oracle Spatial
GeoRaster format (10g or later). The Oracle Spatial GeoRaster driver is
optionally built as a GDAL plugin, but it requires Oracle client
libraries.

When opening a GeoRaster, its name should be specified in the form:

| georaster:<user>{,/}<pwd>{,@}[db],[schema.][table],[column],[where]
| georaster:<user>{,/}<pwd>{,@}[db],<rdt>,<rid>

Where:

| user   = Oracle server user's name login
| pwd    = user password
| db     = Oracle server identification (database name)
| schema = name of a schema                      
| table  = name of a GeoRaster table (table that contains GeoRaster
  columns)
| column = name of a column data type MDSYS.SDO_GEORASTER
| where  = a simple where clause to identify one or multiples
  GeoRaster(s)
| rdt    = name of a raster data table
| rid    = numeric identification of one GeoRaster

Examples:

| geor:scott,tiger,demodb,table,column,id=1
| geor:scott,tiger,demodb,table,column,"id = 1"
| "georaster:scott/tiger@demodb,table,column,gain>10"
| "georaster:scott/tiger@demodb,table,column,city='Brasilia'"
| georaster:scott,tiger,,rdt_10$,10
| geor:scott/tiger,,rdt_10$,10

Note: do note use space around the field values and the commas.

Note: like in the last two examples, the database name field could be
left empty (",,") and the TNSNAME will be used.

Note: If  the query results in more than one GeoRaster it will be
treated as a GDAL metadata's list of sub-datasets (see below)

Driver capabilities
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.. supports_createcopy::

.. supports_create::

.. supports_georeferencing::

.. supports_virtualio::

Browsing the database for GeoRasters
------------------------------------

By providing some basic information the GeoRaster driver is capable of
listing the existing rasters stored on the server:

To list all the GeoRaster table on the server that belongs to that user
name and database:

% gdalinfo georaster:scott/tiger@db1

| To list all the GeoRaster type columns that exist in that table:

.. container::

   % gdalinfo georaster:scott/tiger@db1,table_name

That will list all the GeoRaster objects stored in that table.

.. container::

   % gdalinfo georaster:scott/tiger@db1,table_name,georaster_column

That will list all the GeoRaster existing on that table according to a
Where clause.

.. container::

   % gdalinfo
   georaster:scott/tiger@db1,table_name,georaster_column,city='Brasilia'

|
| Note that the result of those queries are returned as GDAL metadata
  sub-datasets, e.g.:

| % gdalinfo georaster:scott/tiger
| Driver: GeoRaster/Oracle Spatial GeoRaster
| Subdatasets:
| SUBDATASET_1_NAME=georaster:scott,tiger,,LANDSAT
  SUBDATASET_1_DESC=Table:LANDSAT
  SUBDATASET_2_NAME=georaster:scott,tiger,,GDAL_IMPORT
  SUBDATASET_2_DESC=Table:GDAL_IMPORT

Creation Options
----------------

-  **BLOCKXSIZE**: The number of pixel columns on raster block.
-  **BLOCKYSIZE**: The number of pixel rows on raster block.
-  **BLOCKBSIZE**: The number of bands on raster block.
-  **BLOCKING**: Decline the use of blocking (NO) or request an
   automatic blocking size (OPTIMUM).
-  SRID: Assign a specific EPSG projection/reference system
   identification to the GeoRaster.
-  **INTERLEAVE**: Band interleaving mode, BAND, LINE, PIXEL (or BSQ,
   BIL, BIP) for band sequential, Line or Pixel interleaving. 
-  **DESCRIPTION**: A simple description of a newly created table in SQL
   syntax. If the table already exist, this create option will be
   ignored, e.g.:

% gdal_translate -of georaster landsat_823.tif
geor:scott/tiger@orcl,landsat,raster \\
  -co DESCRIPTION="(ID NUMBER, NAME VARCHAR2(40), RASTER
MDSYS.SDO_GEORASTER)" \\
  -co INSERT="VALUES (1,'Scene 823',SDO_GEOR.INIT())"

-  **INSERT**: A simple SQL insert/values clause to inform the driver
   what values to fill up when inserting a new row on the table, e.g.:

| % gdal_translate -of georaster landsat_825.tif
  geor:scott/tiger@orcl,landsat,raster \\
    -co INSERT="(ID, RASTER) VALUES (2,SDO_GEOR.INIT())"

-  **COMPRESS**: Compression options, JPEG-F, JP2-F, DEFLATE or NONE.
   The JPEG-F options is lossy, meaning that the original pixel values
   are changed. The JP2-F compression is lossless if JP2_QUALITY=100.
-  **GENPYRAMID**: Generate pyramid after a GeoRaster object have been
   loaded to the database. The content of that parameter must be the
   resampling method of choice NN (nearest neighbor) , BILINEAR,
   BIQUADRATIC, CUBIC, AVERAGE4 or AVERAGE16. If GENPYRLEVELS is not
   informed the PL/SQL function sdo_geor.generatePyramid will calculate
   the number of levels to generate.
-  **GENPYRLEVELS**: Define the number of pyramid levels to be
   generated. If GENPYRAMID is not informed the resample method NN
   (nearest neighbor) will apply.
-  **QUALITY**: Quality compression option for JPEG ranging from 0 to
   100. The default is 75.
-  **JP2_QUALITY=float_value,float_value,...** Only if COMPRESS=JP2-f :
   Percentage between 0 and 100. A value of 50 means the file will be
   half-size in comparison to uncompressed data, 33 means 1/3, etc..
   Defaults to 25 (unless the dataset is made of a single band with
   color table, in which case the default quality is 100).

-  **JP2_REVERSIBLE=YES/NO** Only if COMPRESS=JP2-f : YES means use of
   reversible 5x3 integer-only filter, NO use of the irreversible DWT
   9-7. Defaults to NO (unless the dataset is made of a single band with
   color table, in which case reversible filter is used).

-  **JP2_RESOLUTIONS=int_value** Only if COMPRESS=JP2-f : Number of
   resolution levels. Default value is selected such the smallest
   overview of a tile is no bigger than 128x128.

-  **JP2_BLOCKXSIZE=int_value** Only if COMPRESS=JP2-f : Tile width.
   Defaults to 1024.

-  **JP2_BLOCKYSIZE=int_value** Only if COMPRESS=JP2-f : Tile height.
   Defaults to 1024.

-  **JP2_PROGRESSION=LRCP/RLCP/RPCL/PCRL/CPRL** Only if COMPRESS=JP2-f :
   Progession order. Defaults to LRCP.

-  **NBITS**: Sub byte data type, options: 1, 2 or 4.
-  **SPATIALEXTENT**: Generate Spatial Extents. The default for that
   options is TRUE, that means that this option only need to be informed
   to force the Spatial Extent to remain as NULL. If EXTENTSRID is not
   informed the Spatial Extent geometry will be generated with the same
   SRID as the GeoRaster object.
-  **EXTENTSRID**: SRID code to be used on the Spatial Extent geometry.
   If the table/column has already a spatial index, the value informed
   should be the same as the SRID on the Spatial Extents of the other
   existing GeoRaster objects, on which the spatial index is built.
-  **OBJECTTABLE**: To create RDT as SDO_RASTER object inform TRUE
   otherwise, the default is FALSE and the RDT will be created as
   regular relational tables. That does not apply for Oracle version
   older than 11.

Importing GeoRaster
-------------------

During the process of importing raster into a GeoRaster object it is
possible to give the driver a simple SQL table definition and also a SQL
insert/values clause to inform the driver about the table to be created
and the values to be added to the newly created row. The following
example does that:

| % gdal_translate -of georaster
  Newpor.tif georaster:scott/tiger,,landsat,scene \\
|   -co "DESCRIPTION=(ID NUMBER, SITE VARCHAR2(45), SCENE
  MDSYS.SDO_GEORASTER)" \\
|   -co "INSERT=VALUES(1,'West fields', SDO_GEOR.INIT())" \\
|   -co "BLOCKXSIZE=512" -co "BLOCKYSIZE=512" -co "BLOCKBSIZE=3" \\
|   -co "INTERLEAVE=PIXEL" -co "COMPRESS=JPEG-F"

Note that the create option DESCRIPTION requires to inform table name
(in bold). And column name (underlined) should match the description:

| % gdal_translate -of georaster
  landsat_1.tif georaster:scott/tiger,,landsat,scene \\
|   -co "DESCRIPTION=(ID NUMBER, SITE VARCHAR2(45), SCENE
  MDSYS.SDO_GEORASTER)" \\
|   -co "INSERT=VALUES(1,'West fields', SDO_GEOR.INIT())"

If the table "landsat" exist, the option "DESCRIPTION" is ignored. The
driver can only update one GeoRaster column per run of
gdal_translate. Oracle create default names and values for RDT and RID
during the initialization of the SDO_GEORASTER object but user are also
able to specify a name and value of their choice.

| % gdal_translate -of georaster
  landsat_1.tif georaster:scott/tiger,,landsat,scene \\
|   -co "INSERT=VALUES(10,'Main building', SDO_GEOR.INIT('RDT', 10))"

If no information is given about where to store the raster the driver
will create (if doesn't exist already) a default table named GDAL_IMPORT
with just one GeoRaster column named RASTER and a table GDAL_RDT as the
RDT, the RID will be given automatically by the server, example:

| % gdal_translate -of georaster input.tif “geor:scott/tiger@dbdemo”

Exporting GeoRaster
-------------------

| A GeoRaster can be identified by a Where clause or by a pair of RDT &
  RID:
| % gdal_translate -of gtiff geor:scott/tiger@dbdemo,landsat,scene,id=54
  output.tif
  % gdal_translate -of gtiff geor:scott/tiger@dbdemo,st_rdt_1,130
  output.tif

Cross schema access
-------------------

| As long as the user was granted full access the GeoRaster table and
  the Raster Data Table, e.g.:
| % sqlplus scott/tiger
  SQL> grant select,insert,update,delete on gdal_import to spock;
  SQL> grant select,insert,update,delete on gdal_rdt to spock;
| It is possible to an user access to extract and load GeoRaster from
  another user/schema by informing the schema name as showed here:
| Browsing:
| % gdalinfo geor:spock/lion@orcl,scott.
  %gdalinfo
  geor:spock/lion@orcl,scott.gdal_import,raster,"t.raster.rasterid >
  100"
| %gdalinfo
  geor:spock/lion@orcl,scott.gdal_import,raster,t.raster.rasterid=101
  Extracting:
| %
  gdal_translate geor:spock/lion@orcl,scott.gdal_import,raster,t.raster.rasterid=101out.tif
  % gdal_translate geor:spock/lion@orcl,gdal_rdt,101 out.tif
  Note: On the above example that accessing by RDT/RID doesn't need
  schame name as long as the users is granted full access to both
  tables.
| Loading:
| % gdal_translate -of georaster input.tifgeor:spock/lion@orcl,scott.
  % gdal_translate -of georaster input.tif
  geor:spock/lion@orcl,scott.cities,image \\
    -co INSERT="(1,'Rio de Janeiro',sdo_geor.init('cities_rdt'))"

General use of GeoRaster
------------------------

| GeoRaster can be used in any GDAL command line tool with all the
  available options. Like a image subset extraction or re-project:
| % gdal_translate -of gtiff geor:scott/tiger@dbdemo,landsat,scene,id=54
  output.tif \\
    -srcwin 0 0 800 600
  % gdalwarp -of png geor:scott/tiger@dbdemo,st_rdt_1,130 output.png
  -t_srs EPSG:9000913
  Two different GeoRaster can be used as input and output on the same
  operation:
| % gdal_translate -of georaster
  geor:scott/tiger@dbdemo,landsat,scene,id=54
  geor:scott/tiger@proj1,projview,image -co INSERT="VALUES
  (102, SDO_GEOR.INIT())"
  Applications that use GDAL can theoretically read and write from
  GeoRaster just like any other format but most of then are more
  inclined to try to access files on the file system so one alternative
  is to create VRT to represent the GeoRaster description, e.g.:
| % gdal_translate -of VRT geor:scott/tiger@dbdemo,landsat,scene,id=54
  view_54.vrt
  % openenv view_54.vrt
