GDAL doesn't write out PROJ metadata for Krovak to GeoTIFF

[Markus Neteler]

Frank,

when exporting a raster map from GRASS to GeoTIFF, the
PROJ metadata get lost:

# via plugin:

GRASS 6.3.cvs (krovak): > gdalinfo ~/grassdata/krovak2/PERMANENT/cellhd/random
Driver: GRASS/GRASS Database Rasters (5.7+)
Size is 2340, 1454
Coordinate System is:
PROJCS["Krovak",
    GEOGCS["bessel",
        DATUM["Militar_Geographische_Institut",
            SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            TOWGS84[570.8,85.7,462.8,4.998,1.587,5.261,3.56]],
        PRIMEM["ferro",-17.666666666668],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Krovak"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",49.5],
    PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",24.833333333332],
    PARAMETER["azimuth",0],
    PARAMETER["pseudo_standard_parallel_1",0],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9999],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",0],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1]]
Origin = (-901759.455629699979909,-934983.943862739950418)
Pixel Size = (200.005911179846152,-200.042690930873476)
Corner Coordinates:
Upper Left  ( -901759.456, -934983.944) ( 11d58'38.87"E, 50d49'49.42"N)
Lower Left  ( -901759.456,-1225846.016) ( 12d38'15.27"E, 48d15'2.29"N)
Upper Right ( -433745.623, -934983.944) ( 18d36'25.77"E, 51d21'20.24"N)
Lower Right ( -433745.623,-1225846.016) ( 18d55'41.19"E, 48d44'56.71"N)
Center      ( -667752.540,-1080414.980) ( 15d31'37.98"E, 49d50'30.36"N)
Band 1 Block=2340x1 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Palette
  Min=1.000 Max=1.000
  NoData Value=0
  Metadata:
    COLOR_TABLE_RULES_COUNT=1
    COLOR_TABLE_RULE_RGB_0=1.000000e+00 1.000000e+00 255 0 127 255 0 127
  Color Table (RGB with 2 entries)
    0: 0,0,0,0
    1: 255,0,127,255

# exporting via plugin (but also r.out.gdal in C fails):

GRASS 6.3.cvs (krovak): > gdal_translate ~/grassdata/krovak/PERMANENT/cellhd/random random.tif
Input file size is 2340, 1454
0...10...20...30...40...50...60...70...80...90...100 - done.

GRASS 6.3.cvs (krovak): > gdalinfo random.tif
Driver: GTiff/GeoTIFF
Size is 2340, 1454
Coordinate System is `'
Origin = (-901759.455629699979909,-934983.943862739950418)
Pixel Size = (200.005911179846152,-200.042690930873476)
Metadata:
  AREA_OR_POINT=Area
Corner Coordinates:
Upper Left  ( -901759.456, -934983.944)
Lower Left  ( -901759.456,-1225846.016)
Upper Right ( -433745.623, -934983.944)
Lower Right ( -433745.623,-1225846.016)
Center      ( -667752.540,-1080414.980)
Band 1 Block=2340x3 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Palette
  NoData Value=0
 [...]

I suspect a simple lookup problem for 
"Militar_Geographische_Institut" or such.

Version: GDAL SVN HEAD from 7 March 2007 (today)

Best,
Markus