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DEMTOOLS

A collection of Python tools for working with DEM (Digital Elevation Model) raster files.

GDAL Installation: GDAL is required for this package. For conda environments, use conda install gdal to install GDAL. For non-conda environments, download the appropriate wheel file from https://github.com/cgohlke/geospatial-wheels/releases to install GDAL.

Installation

pip install -e .

Features

  • chgnodata: Convert (replace) the nodata value of GeoTIFF files, updating pixel data accordingly
  • defnodata: Assign a nodata value to GeoTIFF files without modifying pixel data (metadata only)
  • csv2tif: Convert a plain-numeric CSV raster grid to a GeoTIFF file

Usage

Command-line

# List all available commands
demtools-info

# Convert nodata values for all TIF files in the current directory
chgnodata -a

# Convert nodata of a single file to -9999
chgnodata -i dem.tif -v -9999

# Set nodata metadata for all TIF files (no pixel data change)
defnodata -a -v -9999

# Convert a CSV grid to GeoTIFF
csv2tif -i grid.csv -o dem.tif --xll 250000 --yll 2500000 --cellsize 5 --epsg 32648

Python API

from demtools import chgnodata, defnodata, csv2tif

# Convert nodata value in a raster file
chgnodata.convert_nodata_value("dem.tif", output_nodata=-9999)

# Assign nodata metadata without touching pixel values
defnodata.define_nodata_value("dem.tif", nodata_value=-9999)

# Convert CSV grid to GeoTIFF
csv2tif.csv_to_tif(
    input_csv="grid.csv",
    output_tif="dem.tif",
    xll=250000,
    yll=2500000,
    cellsize=5,
    nodata=-999,
    epsg=32648,
)

Notes

  • chgnodata and defnodata automatically create a RAS_BAK/ directory with backup copies before modifying files.
  • csv2tif expects a plain numeric CSV (no headers), with rows ordered from north to south.
  • GDAL must be installed separately via conda or a pre-built wheel; it is not listed in requirements.txt as it cannot be reliably installed via pip on all platforms.

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