# Batch load raster files

**URL:** https://discourse.gplates.org/t/batch-load-raster-files/138
**Category:** Suggestions
**Created:** [30 May 2020 07:54 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/batch-load-raster-files/138 "2020-05-30T07:54:36Z")
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### Author: ![chhei](https://discourse.gplates.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@chhei](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/chhei)
#### Post date: [30 May 2020 07:54 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/batch-load-raster-files/138/1 "2020-05-30T07:54:36Z")

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Hi John, Michael & GPlates community,

another suggestion from my end - it would be great to have the ability to “batch load” raster data.

While this is possible for the time-dependent rasters, it would be super useful to have similar functionality for a bunch of “normal” raster data as well. I realise that this might not be trivial for non-georeferenced rasters, but in the case of readily georeferenced rasters, it should much more straightforward.

Such functionality would be a fantastic time saver if one has a number of gridded data sets which one would like to throw into GPlates.

I guess this would be similar to a “drag 'n drop” functionality for raster data in some way - for the georeferenced data GPlates should then be possible to read the data straight away, while flagging those files w/o georeferencing info and presenting the wizard.

Cheers,  
Christian