gcps2wld.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
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#  Name:     gcps2wld
#  Project:  GDAL Python Interface
#  Purpose:  Translate the set of GCPs on a file into first order approximation
#            in world file format.
#  Author:   Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam@pobox.com
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# $Log$
# Revision 1.2  2004/10/19 20:16:28  fwarmerdam
# Fixed up error reporting somewhat.
#
# Revision 1.1  2002/05/07 03:12:25  warmerda
# New
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#

import gdal
import sys
import os.path

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    print "Usage: gcps2wld.py source_file"
    sys.exit(1)

    

filename = sys.argv[1]
dataset = gdal.Open( filename )
if dataset is None:
    print 'Unable to open ', filename
    sys.exit(1)

gcps = dataset.GetGCPs()

if gcps is None or len(gcps) == 0:
    print 'No GCPs found on file ' + filename
    sys.exit(1)

geotransform = gdal.GCPsToGeoTransform( gcps )

if geotransform is None:
    print 'Unable to extract a geotransform.'
    sys.exit( 1 ) 

print geotransform[1]
print geotransform[4]
print geotransform[2]
print geotransform[5]
print geotransform[0] + 0.5 * geotransform[1] + 0.5 * geotransform[2]
print geotransform[3] + 0.5 * geotransform[4] + 0.5 * geotransform[5]