GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) is a translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats. It supports over 140 raster and vector data formats and has tools for data translation and processing. Key GDAL utilities include gdalinfo for reporting metadata, gdal_translate for format conversion, gdalwarp for image warping and projection changes, and gdal_merge for mosaicking multiple rasters. GDAL is open source and works across many operating systems.