ogr2ogr
ogr2ogr is a command-line utility for converting and processing geospatial data between various formats, part of the GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) suite. It supports over 200 vector and raster formats, enabling tasks like format conversion, coordinate system transformation, data filtering, and attribute manipulation. It is widely used in GIS (Geographic Information Systems), data analysis, and web mapping workflows to handle spatial datasets efficiently.
Developers should learn ogr2ogr when working with geospatial data, such as in GIS applications, environmental modeling, or location-based services, to automate data conversion and preprocessing tasks. It is essential for integrating diverse spatial data sources (e.g., converting Shapefiles to GeoJSON for web maps or transforming coordinates for analysis) and is commonly used in scripts and pipelines for batch processing, making it a key tool in geospatial development and data engineering.