code: public static Raster read( String path ) throws Exception {
          GridCoverage2D coverage2d = RasterReader.readRaster(path);
          Raster raster = new Raster(coverage2d);
          return raster;
      }
docs: Read a raster from file.
  
  @param path the path to the raster to read.
  @return the read raster in readonly mode.
  @throws Exception