---
name: "otbcli_SampleSelection"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "otb-bin"
version: "6.6.1+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/otbcli_SampleSelection"
---

# otbcli\_SampleSelection(1)

OTB SampleSelection application

## NAME

otbcli\_SampleSelection - OTB SampleSelection application

## DESCRIPTION

This is the SampleSelection application, version 5.6.0 Selects samples from a training vector data set.

Complete documentation: http://www.orfeo-toolbox.org/Applications/SampleSelection.html

### Parameters:

- **-progress** \<boolean\>

  Report progress

 **-in**                      \<string\>         InputImage  (mandatory)\
  **-mask**                    \<string\>         InputMask  (optional, off by default)\
  **-vec**                     \<string\>         Input vectors  (mandatory)\
  **-out**                     \<string\>         Output vectors  (mandatory)\
  **-instats**                 \<string\>         Input Statistics  (mandatory)\
  **-outrates**                \<string\>         Output rates  (optional, off by default)\
  **-sampler**                 \<string\>         Sampler type \[periodic/random\] (mandatory, default value is periodic)\
  **-sampler.periodic.jitter** \<int32\>          Jitter amplitude  (optional, on by default, default value is 0)\
  **-strategy**                \<string\>         Sampling strategy \[byclass/constant/smallest/all\] (mandatory, default value is smallest)\
  **-strategy.byclass.in**     \<string\>         Number of samples by class  (mandatory)\
  **-strategy.constant.nb**    \<int32\>          Number of samples for all classes  (mandatory)\
  **-field**                   \<string\>         Field Name  (optional, on by default, default value is class)\
  **-layer**                   \<int32\>          Layer Index  (optional, on by default, default value is 0)\
  **-ram**                     \<int32\>          Available RAM (Mb)  (optional, off by default, default value is 128)\
  **-rand**                    \<int32\>          set user defined seed  (optional, off by default)\
  **-inxml**                   \<string\>         Load otb application from xml file  (optional, off by default)

## EXAMPLES

otbcli\_SampleSelection -in support\_image.tif -vec variousVectors.sqlite -field label -instats apTvClPolygonClassStatisticsOut.xml -out resampledVectors.sqlite