GeoTiffWriteParams wp = new GeoTiffWriteParams();
wp.setCompressionMode(GeoTiffWriteParams.MODE_EXPLICIT);
wp.setCompressionType("LZW");
ParameterValueGroup params = new GeoTiffFormat().getWriteParameters();
params.parameter(AbstractGridFormat.GEOTOOLS_WRITE_PARAMS.getName().toString()).setValue(wp);
new GeoTiffWriter(outStream).write(coverage, (GeneralParameterValue[]) params.values().toArray(new GeneralParameterValue[1]));
//new GeoTiffWriter(outStream).write(coverage, null); //wasn't this line writing twice and trashing compressed version?
long t1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
LOG.debug("wrote geotiff in {}msec", t1-t0);
} catch (Exception e) {
LOG.error("exception while preparing geotiff : {}", e.getMessage());