When using the OGR library or GDAL library with Python script, is it possible to increase the extent of a vector layer without actually adding new data points? In my specific case, I would like to increase the extent of vector layers associated with gpx files so that when I convert them to rasters they all have the same pixel matrix.
EDIT: An attempt of mine to use gdal.Rasterize
does not produce a "tiff" file, nor does it cause an error to be reported:
import os
import gdal
import ogr
import math
os.chdir(r'C:\Users\pipi\Documents\Rogaine\Tarlo\gpx') #folder containing gpx files
vector_fn = '6_hour_Autumngaine_w_Tom_Elle.gpx' #filename of input gpxfile
pixel_size = 20 #units are in m if gpx file is left in wgs84
raster_fn = '0011a.tif' # Filename of the raster Tiff that will be created
driver = ogr.GetDriverByName('GPX')
source_ds = driver.Open(vector_fn, 0)
source_layer = source_ds.GetLayer('track_points') #returns the 'track points' layer of the data source
SR = source_layer.GetSpatialRef().ExportToWkt()
#_______USING VALUES FROM THE FILE___________
x_min1, x_max1, y_min1, y_max1 = source_layer.GetExtent()
pixel_sizey = pixel_size/(111.2*math.pow(10,3)) #determines an approximate x and y size because of geographic coordinates.
pixel_sizex = pixel_size/(math.cos(((y_max1 + y_min1)/2)*(math.pi/180))*111.2*math.pow(10,3))
print (pixel_sizey, pixel_sizex)
x_res = int((x_max1 - x_min1) / pixel_sizex)
y_res = int((y_max1 - y_min1) / pixel_sizey)
print (x_res, y_res)
layer_list = ['track_points']
gdal.Rasterize(raster_fn, vector_fn, format='GTiff', outputBounds=[x_min1, y_min1, x_max1, y_max1], outputSRS=SR, xRes=x_res, yRes=y_res, burnValues=[1], layers=layer_list)
target_ds = None
vector_fn = None
source_layer = None
source_ds = None