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.SH NAME
gdaltindex \- builds a shapefile as a raster tileindex 
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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gdaltindex [-tileindex field_name] index_file [gdal_file]*
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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This program builds a shapefile with a record for each input raster file, an attribute containing the filename, and a polygon geometry outlining the raster. This output is suitable for use with UMN MapServer as a raster tileindex.
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The shapefile (index_file) will be created if it doesn't already exist. 
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The default tile index field is 'location'. 
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Raster filenames will be put in the file exactly as they are specified on the commandline. 
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Simple rectangular polygons are generated in the same coordinate system as the rasters. 
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.SH "EXAMPLE"
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 gdaltindex doq_index.shp doq/*.tif
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam@pobox.com> Silke Reimer <silke@intevation.de>