---
name: "Geo::GDAL::FFI::Driver"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgeo-gdal-ffi-perl"
version: "0.12-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Geo::GDAL::FFI::Driver"
---

# Geo::GDAL::FFI::Driver(3pm)

A GDAL data access driver

## NAME

Geo::GDAL::FFI::Driver - A GDAL data access driver

## SYNOPSIS

## DESCRIPTION

A format driver. Use the Driver method of a Geo::GDAL::FFI object to obtain one.

## METHODS

### GetName

```
 my $name = $driver->GetName;
```

Returns the name of the driver.

### Create

```
 my $name = $driver->Create($name, {Width => 100, ...});
```

Create a dataset. `$name` is the name for the dataset to create. Named arguments are the following.

- "Width"

  Optional, but required to create a raster dataset.

- "Height"

  Optional, default is the same as width.

- "Bands"

  Optional, the number of raster bands in the dataset, default is one.

- "DataType"

  Optional, the data type (a string) for the raster cells, default is 'Byte'.

- "Source"

  Optional, the dataset to copy.

- "Progress"

  Optional, used only in dataset copy, a reference to a subroutine. The subroutine is called with three arguments `"($fraction, $msg, $data)"`, where `$fraction` is a number, `$msg` is a string, and `$data` is a pointer that is given as the progress data argument.

- "ProgressData"

  Optional, used only in dataset copy, a reference.

- "Strict"

  Optional, used only in dataset copy, default is false (0).

- "Options"

  Optional, driver specific creation options, default is reference to an empty hash.

```
 my $name = $driver->Create($name, $width);
```

A simple syntax for calling Create to create a raster dataset.

## LICENSE

This software is released under the Artistic License. See perlartistic.

## AUTHOR

Ari Jolma - Ari.Jolma at gmail.com

## SEE ALSO

Geo::GDAL::FFI

Alien::gdal, FFI::Platypus, \<http://www.gdal.org\>