# ARG -- Azavea Raster Grid

Driver short name

ARG

Driver built-in by default

This driver is built-in by default

Driver implementation for a raw format that is used in GeoTrellis and called ARG. ARG format specification. Format is essentially a raw format, with a companion .JSON file.

Warning

This driver is deprecated (https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/7920) and will be removed in GDAL 3.9. You are invited to convert any dataset in that format to another more common one. If you need this driver in future GDAL versions, create a ticket at https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal (look first for an existing one first) to explain how critical it is for you (but the GDAL project may still remove it)

NOTE: Implemented as argdataset.cpp.

## Driver capabilities

Supports CreateCopy()

This driver supports the `GDALDriver::CreateCopy()` operation

Supports Create()

This driver supports the `GDALDriver::Create()` operation

Supports Georeferencing

This driver supports georeferencing

Supports VirtualIO

This driver supports virtual I/O operations (/vsimem/, etc.)