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Raster Tools: An open source toolbox for raster processing
| Authors: | Fredrick Bunt, Jesse Johnson, John S. Hogland |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Type: | Scientific Journal |
| Station: | Rocky Mountain Research Station |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08134 |
| Source: | Journal of Open Source Software |
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Abstract
The Raster Tools Python package provides an application programmers interface (API) for building raster data processing pipelines. Pipelines built with Raster Tools can efficiently process extremely large raster datasets, including those larger than the system’s available memory. Raster Tools can be deployed on systems ranging from small laptops to high performance computing environments. To aid in the construction of raster processing pipelines, Raster Tools provides a consistent API to a suite of scalable and lazy raster processing functions including focal, zonal, clipping, convolution, and distance analysis operations. Raster Tools makes it much easier and more accessible to perform research using today’s massive raster datasets.