GDAL in Docker

One command to run any GDAL tool on the command-line wherever docker is available:

docker run -ti --rm -v $(pwd):/data klokantech/gdal /bin/bash

or run directly the GDAL tool of your choice:

docker run -ti --rm -v $(pwd):/data klokantech/gdal gdalinfo yourfile.tif

The current working directory is directly mapped to docker and is writeable. All relative paths and local bash autocomplete is therefore usable.

The container is minimal (about 350 MB) and is compiled from latest stable GDAL with MrSID, ECW and JP2KAK drivers. See the Dockerfile⁠

It has been made to simplify distribution of MapTiler Pro⁠ to Klokan Technologies GmbH customers who can easily use the MapTiler with docker in a similar way.

Deployment is then extremely easy on computing clouds such as Google Compute Engine or Amazon EC2 as well as on any developer's laptop.

To get access to the free MapTiler Pro demo, please contact us via: http://www.maptiler.com/⁠