diff --git a/include/osg/Statistics b/include/osg/Statistics
index 252ea2ac1..fe0b20276 100644
--- a/include/osg/Statistics
+++ b/include/osg/Statistics
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class SG_EXPORT Statistics : public osg::Referenced, public osg::Drawable::Attri
         {
             STAT_NONE, // default
             STAT_FRAMERATE, STAT_GRAPHS,
+            STAT_VIEWPARMS,  // descrbe the view parameters (FOV, near/far...)
             STAT_PRIMS, STAT_PRIMSPERVIEW, STAT_PRIMSPERBIN,
             STAT_DC,
             STAT_RESTART // hint to restart the stats
diff --git a/src/osg/GeoSet.cpp b/src/osg/GeoSet.cpp
index 2ed403a43..9f3a24b5a 100644
--- a/src/osg/GeoSet.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/GeoSet.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
-	#pragma warning( disable : 4786 )
+    #pragma warning( disable : 4786 )
 #endif
 
 #include <math.h>
@@ -875,8 +875,9 @@ Drawable::AttributeBitMask GeoSet::applyAttributeOperation(AttributeFunctor& auf
 bool GeoSet::getStats(Statistics &stat)
 { // analyse the drawable GeoSet
     const int np=getNumPrims(); // number of primitives in this geoset
-    stat.nprims += np;
+    stat.addNumPrims(np);
     const int type=getPrimType();
+    int nprimlens=0, numprimtypes=0, primverts=0; 
     switch (type) {
     case    osg::GeoSet::POINTS:
     case    osg::GeoSet::LINES:
@@ -889,26 +890,16 @@ bool GeoSet::getStats(Statistics &stat)
     case    osg::GeoSet::FLAT_TRIANGLE_FAN:
     case    osg::GeoSet::QUAD_STRIP:
     case    osg::GeoSet::POLYGON:
-        stat.primtypes[type]++;
-        stat.primtypes[0]++;
         break;
     case    osg::GeoSet::TRIANGLES: // should not have any lengths for tris & quads
-        stat.primtypes[type]++;
-        stat.primtypes[0]++;
-        stat.primlens[0]+=np;
-        stat.primlens[type]+=np;
-        stat.numprimtypes[type]+=np;
-        stat.primverts[type]+=3*np;
-        stat.primverts[0]+=3*np;
+        nprimlens=np;
+        numprimtypes=np;
+        primverts=3*np;
         break;
     case    osg::GeoSet::QUADS:
-        stat.primtypes[type]++;
-        stat.primtypes[0]++;
-        stat.primlens[0]+=np*2;
-        stat.primlens[type]+=np*2; // quad is equiv to 2 triangles
-        stat.numprimtypes[type]+=np;
-        stat.primverts[type]+=4*np;
-        stat.primverts[0]+=4*np;
+        nprimlens=np*2;
+        primverts=4*np;
+        numprimtypes=np;
         break;
     case    osg::GeoSet::NO_TYPE:
     default:
@@ -916,7 +907,7 @@ bool GeoSet::getStats(Statistics &stat)
     }
     // now count the lengths, ie efficiency of triangulation
     const int *lens=getPrimLengths(); // primitive lengths
-    if (lens) {
+    if (lens) { // then count for each length
         for (int i=0; i<np; i++) {
             switch (type) {
             case    osg::GeoSet::POINTS:
@@ -927,16 +918,14 @@ bool GeoSet::getStats(Statistics &stat)
             case    osg::GeoSet::TRIANGLES: // should not have any lengths for tris & quads
             case    osg::GeoSet::QUADS:
             case    osg::GeoSet::QUAD_STRIP:
-            case    osg::GeoSet::POLYGON:
-                stat.primlens[0]+=lens[i];
-                stat.primlens[type]+=lens[i];
+                nprimlens+=lens[i];
                 break;
+            case    osg::GeoSet::POLYGON: // moved Nov 2001 to count triangles cf lengths
             case    osg::GeoSet::TRIANGLE_STRIP:
             case    osg::GeoSet::FLAT_TRIANGLE_STRIP:
             case    osg::GeoSet::TRIANGLE_FAN:
             case    osg::GeoSet::FLAT_TRIANGLE_FAN:
-                stat.primlens[0]+=lens[i]-2;
-                stat.primlens[type]+=lens[i]-2; // tri strips & fans create lens[i]-2 triangles
+                nprimlens+=lens[i]-2; // tri strips & fans create lens[i]-2 triangles
                 break;
             case    osg::GeoSet::NO_TYPE:
             default:
@@ -956,10 +945,8 @@ bool GeoSet::getStats(Statistics &stat)
             case    osg::GeoSet::FLAT_TRIANGLE_FAN:
             case    osg::GeoSet::QUAD_STRIP:
             case    osg::GeoSet::POLYGON:
-                stat.numprimtypes[0]++;
-                stat.numprimtypes[type]++;
-                stat.primverts[type]+=lens[i];
-                stat.primverts[0]+=lens[i];
+                numprimtypes++;
+                primverts+=lens[i];
                 break;
             case    osg::GeoSet::NO_TYPE:
             default:
@@ -969,11 +956,11 @@ bool GeoSet::getStats(Statistics &stat)
     } else { // no lengths - num prims is the length of a point set
         switch (type) {
         case    osg::GeoSet::POINTS:
-            stat.numprimtypes[0]++;
-            stat.numprimtypes[type]++;
-            stat.primverts[type]+=np;
+            numprimtypes++;
+            primverts+=np;
             break;
         }
     }
+    stat.addNumPrims(type, nprimlens, numprimtypes, primverts);
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/osg/ImpostorSprite.cpp b/src/osg/ImpostorSprite.cpp
index 038477ca3..df04a95d5 100644
--- a/src/osg/ImpostorSprite.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/ImpostorSprite.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const bool ImpostorSprite::computeBound() const
     
     if (!_bbox.isValid())
     {
-		notify(WARN) << "******* ImpostorSprite::computeBound() problem"<<std::endl;
+        notify(WARN) << "******* ImpostorSprite::computeBound() problem"<<std::endl;
         notify(WARN) << "*******  = "<<_coords[0]<<std::endl;
         notify(WARN) << "*******  = "<<_coords[1]<<std::endl;
         notify(WARN) << "*******  = "<<_coords[2]<<std::endl;
@@ -286,12 +286,8 @@ ImpostorSprite* ImpostorSpriteManager::createOrReuseImpostorSprite(int s,int t,i
 
 bool ImpostorSprite::getStats(Statistics &stat) 
 { // analyse the drawable Impostor Sprite
-    stat.primtypes[0]++;
-    stat.primtypes[GeoSet::QUADS]++;
-    stat.primlens[GeoSet::QUADS]+=2; // 1 quads quad is equiv to 2 triangles
-    stat.numprimtypes[GeoSet::QUADS]++;
-    stat.primverts[GeoSet::QUADS]+=4;
-    stat.primverts[0]+=38;
-    stat.nimpostor++;
+    stat.addNumPrims(1); // use new member functions of Statistics class to update
+    stat.addNumPrims(Statistics::QUADS, 2, 1, 4);
+    stat.addImpostor(1);
     return true;
 }