Choose your data type below for optimized conversion settings.
Multi-band RGB orthomosaic imagery
Bilinear or cubic work best for aerial imagery
JPEG provides excellent compression for RGB photos
Leave blank to auto-generate filename
Single-band elevation data (DEM/DSM/DTM/Bathymetry)
Bilinear smooths elevation nicely for visualization
Always use lossless compression to preserve elevation accuracy
⚠️ Must match your source file's nodata value! Check with: gdalinfo yourfile.tif Common values: -9999, -32767, -32768, 0. For bathymetric DEMs, often -32767.
gdalinfo yourfile.tif
✅ Let the converter read the nodata value from your source file automatically
For converting multiple files, use the command-line batch converter:
python make_cog_batch.py --src-dir "input" --dst-dir "data"