[GRASS-user] [GRASS]Problem importing geotiff with r.in.gdal

[Raffaello Brondi]

hi all

I'm developing a processing-service using GRASS and I've got a problem 
when importing GeoTiff rasters.

The import operation is implemented by means of r.in.gdal

When I import a geotiff created by means of a WCS request using 
geoserver 1.5, the data is shifted by half a pixel; that is, the point 
of origin has half a pixel offset.

The problem seems to be due to a wrong handling of meta-tags by r.in.gdal.

The import works correctly (without any shift) if geotiffs with the 
meta-tag AREA_OR_POINT=Area are imported. However, a WCS request to 
geoserver 1.5 results in a geotiff using AREA_OR_POINT=point. It seems 
that Grass ignores the difference: the coordinates of the point of 
origin are handled as if they refer to the corner, instead of the center 
of the pixel.

I've looked at gdal options, but I found nothing about this. Has anyone 
encontered the same problem?

thanx
Raffaello