Using GDAL to create MBtiles from WMTS/WMS and rasters

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#140 opened on Mar 31, 2022 3 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 30/100

Issue type: Documentation
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Stale
Domain: documentation

Research direction

No target documentation file or test is identified. Start by reviewing the GDAL command sequence for WMTS/WMS and raster-to-MBTiles conversion, then determine where this workflow belongs in the documentation. Done means the supported workflow, required inputs, and example commands are documented clearly.

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It is more convenient to use GDAL for automating creation of MBtiles from WMTS/WMS.

Download the WM(T)S.xml
use GDAL to extract the layer you want: gdal_translate "WMTS:wmts.xml,layer=Road_27700" wmts2.xml -of WMTS
Convert to MBTile: gdal_translate -of MBTILES wmts2.xml os-offline.mbtiles -projwin <ulx> <uly> <lrx> <lry> -projwin_srs EPSG:27700
Add overviews: gdaladdo os-offline.mbtiles 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024

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