Greetings Twisha!
For GDAL, I'd encourage you to start with the documentation. Everything
is there, commands and syntax, spatial formats, etc.
https://gdal.org/en/stable/download.html#documentation
In particular, look at the new GDAL CLI commands, as this is the new
direction for GDAL CLI, as opposed to the tried and true GDAL 'programs'.
GDAL CLI will allow you to work directly with your data, no Arc, no
python, no unnecessary intermediate baggage. The power of this cannot be
understated.
Specific docs for GDAL CLI:
https://gdal.org/en/latest/programs/index.html#gdal-application
It can be a bit daunting, but don't get discouraged, just read the docs.
Every command in the docs has excellent examples at the bottom. Of
course, this list is a great place to ask questions.
Hope that helps!
Scoot
On 11/3/25 10:40, Twisha Mishra via gdal-dev wrote:
Subject: Introduction - Aspiring Contributor to GDAL
Hi everyone,
I’m Twisha Mishra, a computer science undergraduate student from India.
I recently joined the GDAL mailing list to start learning and
contributing to open-source geospatial software, especially with the
goal of applying for GSoC 2026 under OSGeo.
I’m currently strengthening my fundamentals in HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript, and I’m also learning Python to better understand GDAL’s
ecosystem. My focus this month is to understand GIS concepts and explore
how GDAL works with raster and vector data.
I’m completely new to GIS and open-source, but I’m excited to learn,
follow discussions here, and hopefully start contributing soon. Any
beginner-friendly guidance or suggestions on where to start exploring
issues or documentation would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for maintaining such an impactful project!
Best regards,
Twisha Mishra
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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