Download the Python bindings and install them. Recall that we had installed Python 2.7 earlier, so we have to locate this version, as seen below:Ħ. Next, return to the list of GDAL binaries and install the python bindings for your version of Python, this can either be 2.7, 3.1, or 3.2. After downloading your version, install GDAL with standard settings.ĥ. Locate the “core” installer, which has most of the components for GDAL.Ĥ. Clicking the link will take you to the list of binaries (installers) to download.ģ. The blue highlight is where you should look for either 64-bit or 32-bit systems, and the green shows the release-1500 number which should match the number from IDLE in step 4 above.Ģ. Head over to Tamas Szekeres’ Windows binaries and download the appropriate GDAL Binary.įor this tutorial, we are using the MSC v.1500 on a 32-bit system, the picture below illustrates how to match the version with your own python version. Note, if you installed the 64-bit version of Python, for the rest of the tutorial please remove the (x86) from the paths. Note: MSC v.1500 may differ if you are using a different Python installation, if it does then please make a note of that number. Make a note of the number that shows the version of your Python in the top right, as highlighted below: After installation, go to Python –> IDLE (Python GUI) to find out what version of Python you are using:Ĥ. Install python with the default options and directories.ģ.
The python version used for this tutorial can be downloaded here:Ģ. Feel free to download the latest 2.7x version of python (rather than the 3.x python version). Python is necessary for GDAL, and if you already have an installation of Python then skip to step 4 below.ġ. This tutorial covers how to install GDAL on a Windows PC, if you are interested in getting GDAL running on a Mac please go here ( ) Step 1: Install Python Build a quick mosaic from a set of imagesĮach of the above functions are python scripts which can be run from the command-line once GDAL is successfully installed.GDAL is a useful command line tool to process spatial data, if you haven’t heard of the tool before some examples of what it can do are: