diff --git a/Make/makedirdefs b/Make/makedirdefs
index 0517a13f0..54f57fa23 100644
--- a/Make/makedirdefs
+++ b/Make/makedirdefs
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ EXAMPLE_DIRS = \
 	osgscribe\
 	osgsequence\
 	osgshaders\
+	osgshaderterrain\
 	osgshadowtexture\
 	osgshape\
 	osgsimple\
diff --git a/examples/osgforest/osgforest.cpp b/examples/osgforest/osgforest.cpp
index ffeb40418..46f9fd13c 100644
--- a/examples/osgforest/osgforest.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgforest/osgforest.cpp
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ osg::Node* ForestTechniqueManager::createScene(unsigned int numTreesToCreates)
             osg::Program* program = new osg::Program;
             stateset->setAttribute(program);
 
-#if 1
+#if 0
             // use inline shaders
             
             ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/examples/osgshaderterrain/GNUmakefile b/examples/osgshaderterrain/GNUmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a58445cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgshaderterrain/GNUmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+TOPDIR = ../..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs 
+
+CXXFILES =\
+	osgshaderterrain.cpp\
+
+LIBS     += -losgProducer -lProducer -losgText -losgGA -losgDB -losgUtil -losg $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+
+INSTFILES = \
+	$(CXXFILES)\
+	GNUmakefile.inst=GNUmakefile
+
+EXEC = osgshaderterrain
+
+INC +=  $(X_INC)
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makerules 
diff --git a/examples/osgshaderterrain/GNUmakefile.inst b/examples/osgshaderterrain/GNUmakefile.inst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..035a78152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgshaderterrain/GNUmakefile.inst
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+TOPDIR = ../..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
+
+CXXFILES =\
+	osgforest.cpp\
+
+LIBS     += -losgProducer -lProducer -losgText -losgDB -losgUtil -losg $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+
+EXEC = osgforest
+
+INC += $(PRODUCER_INCLUDE_DIR) $(X_INC)
+LDFLAGS  += $(PRODUCER_LIB_DIR)
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makerules
diff --git a/examples/osgshaderterrain/osgshaderterrain.cpp b/examples/osgshaderterrain/osgshaderterrain.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3394a75d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgshaderterrain/osgshaderterrain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,795 @@
+#include <osg/AlphaFunc>
+#include <osg/Billboard>
+#include <osg/BlendFunc>
+#include <osg/Depth>
+#include <osg/Geode>
+#include <osg/Geometry>
+#include <osg/Material>
+#include <osg/Math>
+#include <osg/MatrixTransform>
+#include <osg/PolygonOffset>
+#include <osg/Projection>
+#include <osg/ShapeDrawable>
+#include <osg/StateSet>
+#include <osg/Switch>
+#include <osg/Texture2D>
+
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+#include <osgDB/FileUtils>
+
+#include <osgUtil/IntersectVisitor>
+#include <osgUtil/SmoothingVisitor>
+
+#include <osgText/Text>
+
+#include <osgProducer/Viewer>
+
+// for the grid data..
+#include "../osghangglide/terrain_coords.h"
+
+// class to create the forest and manage the movement between various techniques.
+class ForestTechniqueManager : public osg::Referenced
+{
+public:
+
+    ForestTechniqueManager() {}
+
+    class Tree : public osg::Referenced
+    {
+    public:
+
+        Tree():
+            _color(255,255,255,255),
+            _width(1.0f),
+            _height(1.0f),
+            _type(0) {}
+
+        Tree(const osg::Vec3& position, const osg::Vec4ub& color, float width, float height, unsigned int type):
+            _position(position),
+            _color(color),
+            _width(width),
+            _height(height),
+            _type(type) {}
+
+        osg::Vec3       _position;
+        osg::Vec4ub     _color;
+        float           _width;
+        float           _height;
+        unsigned int    _type;
+    };
+    
+    typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<Tree> > TreeList;
+    
+    class Cell : public osg::Referenced
+    {
+    public:
+        typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<Cell> > CellList;
+
+        Cell():_parent(0) {}
+        Cell(osg::BoundingBox& bb):_parent(0), _bb(bb) {}
+        
+        void addCell(Cell* cell) { cell->_parent=this; _cells.push_back(cell); }
+
+        void addTree(Tree* tree) { _trees.push_back(tree); }
+        
+        void addTrees(const TreeList& trees) { _trees.insert(_trees.end(),trees.begin(),trees.end()); }
+        
+        void computeBound();
+        
+        bool contains(const osg::Vec3& position) const { return _bb.contains(position); }
+        
+        bool divide(unsigned int maxNumTreesPerCell=10);
+        
+        bool devide(bool xAxis, bool yAxis, bool zAxis);
+        
+        void bin();
+
+
+        Cell*               _parent;
+        osg::BoundingBox    _bb;
+        CellList            _cells;
+        TreeList            _trees;
+        
+    };
+
+    float random(float min,float max) { return min + (max-min)*(float)rand()/(float)RAND_MAX; }
+    int random(int min,int max) { return min + (int)((float)(max-min)*(float)rand()/(float)RAND_MAX); }
+
+    osg::Geode* createTerrain(const osg::Vec3& origin, const osg::Vec3& size);
+
+    void createTreeList(osg::Node* terrain,const osg::Vec3& origin, const osg::Vec3& size,unsigned int numTreesToCreate,TreeList& trees);
+
+    osg::Geometry* createOrthogonalQuadsNoColor( const osg::Vec3& pos, float w, float h );
+
+    osg::Node* createShaderGraph(Cell* cell,osg::StateSet* stateset);
+
+    osg::Node* createScene(unsigned int numTreesToCreates);
+    
+
+};
+
+// event handler to capture keyboard events and use them to advance the technique used for rendering
+void ForestTechniqueManager::Cell::computeBound()
+{
+    _bb.init();
+    for(CellList::iterator citr=_cells.begin();
+        citr!=_cells.end();
+        ++citr)
+    {
+        (*citr)->computeBound();
+        _bb.expandBy((*citr)->_bb);
+    }
+
+    for(TreeList::iterator titr=_trees.begin();
+        titr!=_trees.end();
+        ++titr)
+    {
+        _bb.expandBy((*titr)->_position);
+    }
+}
+
+bool ForestTechniqueManager::Cell::divide(unsigned int maxNumTreesPerCell)
+{
+
+    if (_trees.size()<=maxNumTreesPerCell) return false;
+
+    computeBound();
+
+    float radius = _bb.radius();
+    float divide_distance = radius*0.7f;
+    if (devide((_bb.xMax()-_bb.xMin())>divide_distance,(_bb.yMax()-_bb.yMin())>divide_distance,(_bb.zMax()-_bb.zMin())>divide_distance))
+    {
+        // recusively divide the new cells till maxNumTreesPerCell is met.
+        for(CellList::iterator citr=_cells.begin();
+            citr!=_cells.end();
+            ++citr)
+        {
+            (*citr)->divide(maxNumTreesPerCell);
+        }
+        return true;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+        return false;
+   }
+}
+
+bool ForestTechniqueManager::Cell::devide(bool xAxis, bool yAxis, bool zAxis)
+{
+    if (!(xAxis || yAxis || zAxis)) return false;
+
+    if (_cells.empty())
+        _cells.push_back(new Cell(_bb));
+
+    if (xAxis)
+    {
+        unsigned int numCellsToDivide=_cells.size();
+        for(unsigned int i=0;i<numCellsToDivide;++i)
+        {
+            Cell* orig_cell = _cells[i].get();
+            Cell* new_cell = new Cell(orig_cell->_bb);
+
+            float xCenter = (orig_cell->_bb.xMin()+orig_cell->_bb.xMax())*0.5f;
+            orig_cell->_bb.xMax() = xCenter;
+            new_cell->_bb.xMin() = xCenter;
+
+            _cells.push_back(new_cell);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (yAxis)
+    {
+        unsigned int numCellsToDivide=_cells.size();
+        for(unsigned int i=0;i<numCellsToDivide;++i)
+        {
+            Cell* orig_cell = _cells[i].get();
+            Cell* new_cell = new Cell(orig_cell->_bb);
+
+            float yCenter = (orig_cell->_bb.yMin()+orig_cell->_bb.yMax())*0.5f;
+            orig_cell->_bb.yMax() = yCenter;
+            new_cell->_bb.yMin() = yCenter;
+
+            _cells.push_back(new_cell);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (zAxis)
+    {
+        unsigned int numCellsToDivide=_cells.size();
+        for(unsigned int i=0;i<numCellsToDivide;++i)
+        {
+            Cell* orig_cell = _cells[i].get();
+            Cell* new_cell = new Cell(orig_cell->_bb);
+
+            float zCenter = (orig_cell->_bb.zMin()+orig_cell->_bb.zMax())*0.5f;
+            orig_cell->_bb.zMax() = zCenter;
+            new_cell->_bb.zMin() = zCenter;
+
+            _cells.push_back(new_cell);
+        }
+    }
+
+    bin();
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+void ForestTechniqueManager::Cell::bin()
+{   
+    // put trees in apprpriate cells.
+    TreeList treesNotAssigned;
+    for(TreeList::iterator titr=_trees.begin();
+        titr!=_trees.end();
+        ++titr)
+    {
+        Tree* tree = titr->get();
+        bool assigned = false;
+        for(CellList::iterator citr=_cells.begin();
+            citr!=_cells.end() && !assigned;
+            ++citr)
+        {
+            if ((*citr)->contains(tree->_position))
+            {
+                (*citr)->addTree(tree);
+                assigned = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!assigned) treesNotAssigned.push_back(tree);
+    }
+
+    // put the unassigned trees back into the original local tree list.
+    _trees.swap(treesNotAssigned);
+
+
+    // prune empty cells.
+    CellList cellsNotEmpty;
+    for(CellList::iterator citr=_cells.begin();
+        citr!=_cells.end();
+        ++citr)
+    {
+        if (!((*citr)->_trees.empty()))
+        {
+            cellsNotEmpty.push_back(*citr);
+        }
+    }
+    _cells.swap(cellsNotEmpty);
+
+
+}
+
+
+void ForestTechniqueManager::createTreeList(osg::Node* terrain,const osg::Vec3& origin, const osg::Vec3& size,unsigned int numTreesToCreate,TreeList& trees)
+{
+
+    float max_TreeHeight = sqrtf(size.length2()/(float)numTreesToCreate);
+    float max_TreeWidth = max_TreeHeight*0.5f;
+    
+    float min_TreeHeight = max_TreeHeight*0.3f;
+    float min_TreeWidth = min_TreeHeight*0.5f;
+
+    trees.reserve(trees.size()+numTreesToCreate);
+
+
+    for(unsigned int i=0;i<numTreesToCreate;++i)
+    {
+        Tree* tree = new Tree;
+        tree->_position.set(random(origin.x(),origin.x()+size.x()),random(origin.y(),origin.y()+size.y()),origin.z());
+        tree->_color.set(random(128,255),random(128,255),random(128,255),255);
+        tree->_width = random(min_TreeWidth,max_TreeWidth);
+        tree->_height = random(min_TreeHeight,max_TreeHeight);
+        tree->_type = 0;
+        
+        if (terrain)
+        {
+            osgUtil::IntersectVisitor iv;
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::LineSegment> segDown = new osg::LineSegment;
+
+            segDown->set(tree->_position,tree->_position+osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,size.z()));
+            iv.addLineSegment(segDown.get());
+            
+            terrain->accept(iv);
+
+            if (iv.hits())
+            {
+                osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hitList = iv.getHitList(segDown.get());
+                if (!hitList.empty())
+                {
+                    osg::Vec3 ip = hitList.front().getWorldIntersectPoint();
+                    osg::Vec3 np = hitList.front().getWorldIntersectNormal();
+                    tree->_position = ip;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        trees.push_back(tree);
+    }
+}
+
+osg::Geometry* ForestTechniqueManager::createOrthogonalQuadsNoColor( const osg::Vec3& pos, float w, float h)
+{
+    // set up the coords
+    osg::Vec3Array& v = *(new osg::Vec3Array(8));
+    osg::Vec2Array& t = *(new osg::Vec2Array(8));
+    
+    float rotation = random(0.0f,osg::PI/2.0f);
+    float sw = sinf(rotation)*w*0.5f;
+    float cw = cosf(rotation)*w*0.5f;
+
+    v[0].set(pos.x()-sw,pos.y()-cw,pos.z()+0.0f);
+    v[1].set(pos.x()+sw,pos.y()+cw,pos.z()+0.0f);
+    v[2].set(pos.x()+sw,pos.y()+cw,pos.z()+h);
+    v[3].set(pos.x()-sw,pos.y()-cw,pos.z()+h);
+
+    v[4].set(pos.x()-cw,pos.y()+sw,pos.z()+0.0f);
+    v[5].set(pos.x()+cw,pos.y()-sw,pos.z()+0.0f);
+    v[6].set(pos.x()+cw,pos.y()-sw,pos.z()+h);
+    v[7].set(pos.x()-cw,pos.y()+sw,pos.z()+h);
+
+    t[0].set(0.0f,0.0f);
+    t[1].set(1.0f,0.0f);
+    t[2].set(1.0f,1.0f);
+    t[3].set(0.0f,1.0f);
+
+    t[4].set(0.0f,0.0f);
+    t[5].set(1.0f,0.0f);
+    t[6].set(1.0f,1.0f);
+    t[7].set(0.0f,1.0f);
+
+    osg::Geometry *geom = new osg::Geometry;
+
+    geom->setVertexArray( &v );
+
+    geom->setTexCoordArray( 0, &t );
+
+    geom->addPrimitiveSet( new osg::DrawArrays(osg::PrimitiveSet::QUADS,0,8) );
+
+    return geom;
+}
+
+class ShaderGeometry : public osg::Drawable
+{
+    public:
+        ShaderGeometry() { setUseDisplayList(false); }
+
+        /** Copy constructor using CopyOp to manage deep vs shallow copy.*/
+        ShaderGeometry(const ShaderGeometry& ShaderGeometry,const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY):
+            osg::Drawable(ShaderGeometry,copyop) {}
+
+        META_Object(osg,ShaderGeometry)
+
+        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec4> PositionSizeList;
+        
+        virtual void drawImplementation(osg::State& state) const
+        {
+            for(PositionSizeList::const_iterator itr = _trees.begin();
+                itr != _trees.end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                glColor4fv(itr->ptr());
+                _geometry->draw(state);
+            }
+        }
+
+        virtual osg::BoundingBox computeBound() const
+        {
+            osg::BoundingBox geom_box = _geometry->getBound();
+            osg::BoundingBox bb;
+            for(PositionSizeList::const_iterator itr = _trees.begin();
+                itr != _trees.end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                bb.expandBy(geom_box.corner(0)*(*itr)[3] +
+                            osg::Vec3( (*itr)[0], (*itr)[1], (*itr)[2] ));
+                bb.expandBy(geom_box.corner(7)*(*itr)[3] +
+                            osg::Vec3( (*itr)[0], (*itr)[1], (*itr)[2] ));
+            }
+            return bb;
+        }
+        
+        void setGeometry(osg::Geometry* geometry)
+        {
+            _geometry = geometry;
+        }
+        
+        void addTree(ForestTechniqueManager::Tree& tree)
+        {
+            _trees.push_back(osg::Vec4(tree._position.x(), tree._position.y(), tree._position.z(), tree._height));
+        }
+        
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> _geometry;
+
+        PositionSizeList _trees;
+
+    protected:
+    
+        virtual ~ShaderGeometry() {}
+        
+};
+
+osg::Geometry* shared_geometry = 0;
+
+osg::Node* ForestTechniqueManager::createShaderGraph(Cell* cell,osg::StateSet* stateset)
+{
+    if (shared_geometry==0)
+    {
+        shared_geometry = createOrthogonalQuadsNoColor(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f),1.0f,1.0f);
+        //shared_geometry->setUseDisplayList(false);
+    }
+
+
+    bool needGroup = !(cell->_cells.empty());
+    bool needTrees = !(cell->_trees.empty());
+    
+    osg::Geode* geode = 0;
+    osg::Group* group = 0;
+    
+    if (needTrees)
+    {
+        geode = new osg::Geode;
+        
+        ShaderGeometry* shader_geometry = new ShaderGeometry;
+        shader_geometry->setGeometry(shared_geometry);
+        
+        
+        for(TreeList::iterator itr=cell->_trees.begin();
+            itr!=cell->_trees.end();
+            ++itr)
+        {
+            Tree& tree = **itr;
+            shader_geometry->addTree(tree);
+
+        }
+
+        geode->setStateSet(stateset);
+        geode->addDrawable(shader_geometry);
+    }
+    
+    if (needGroup)
+    {
+        group = new osg::Group;
+        for(Cell::CellList::iterator itr=cell->_cells.begin();
+            itr!=cell->_cells.end();
+            ++itr)
+        {
+            group->addChild(createShaderGraph(itr->get(),stateset));
+        }
+        
+        if (geode) group->addChild(geode);
+        
+    }
+    if (group) return group;
+    else return geode;
+}
+
+osg::Node* ForestTechniqueManager::createScene(unsigned int numTreesToCreates)
+{
+    osg::Group* scene = new osg::Group;
+    
+    unsigned int numColumns = 38;
+    unsigned int numRows = 39;
+    unsigned int r;
+    unsigned int c;
+
+    osg::Vec3 origin(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f);
+    osg::Vec3 size(1000.0f,1000.0f,250.0f);
+    osg::Vec3 scaleDown(1.0f/size.x(),1.0f/size.y(),1.0f/size.z());
+
+    // ---------------------------------------
+    // Set up a StateSet to texture the objects
+    // ---------------------------------------
+    osg::StateSet* stateset = new osg::StateSet();
+
+
+    osg::Uniform* originUniform = new osg::Uniform("terrainOrigin",origin);
+    stateset->addUniform(originUniform);
+
+    osg::Uniform* sizeUniform = new osg::Uniform("terrainSize",size);
+    stateset->addUniform(sizeUniform);
+
+    osg::Uniform* scaleDownUniform = new osg::Uniform("terrainScaleDown",scaleDown);
+    stateset->addUniform(scaleDownUniform);
+
+    osg::Uniform* terrainTextureSampler = new osg::Uniform("terrainTexture",0);
+    stateset->addUniform(terrainTextureSampler);
+
+    osg::Uniform* baseTextureSampler = new osg::Uniform("baseTexture",1);
+    stateset->addUniform(baseTextureSampler);
+
+    osg::Uniform* treeTextureSampler = new osg::Uniform("treeTexture",1);
+    stateset->addUniform(treeTextureSampler);
+
+
+    // compute z range of z values of grid data so we can scale it.
+    float min_z = FLT_MAX;
+    float max_z = -FLT_MAX;
+    for(r=0;r<numRows;++r)
+    {
+	for(c=0;c<numColumns;++c)
+	{
+	    min_z = osg::minimum(min_z,vertex[r+c*numRows][2]);
+	    max_z = osg::maximum(max_z,vertex[r+c*numRows][2]);
+	}
+    }
+        
+    float scale_z = size.z()/(max_z-min_z);
+
+    osg::Image* terrainImage = new osg::Image;
+    terrainImage->allocateImage(numColumns,numRows,1,GL_LUMINANCE, GL_FLOAT);
+    terrainImage->setInternalTextureFormat(GL_LUMINANCE_FLOAT32_ATI);
+    for(r=0;r<numRows;++r)
+    {
+	for(c=0;c<numColumns;++c)
+	{
+	    *((float*)(terrainImage->data(c,r))) = (vertex[r+c*numRows][2]-min_z)*scale_z;
+	}
+    }
+    
+    osg::Texture2D* terrainTexture = new osg::Texture2D;
+    terrainTexture->setImage(terrainImage);
+    terrainTexture->setFilter(osg::Texture2D::MIN_FILTER, osg::Texture2D::NEAREST);
+    terrainTexture->setFilter(osg::Texture2D::MAG_FILTER, osg::Texture2D::NEAREST);
+    //terrainTexture->setResizeNonPowerOfTwoHint(true);
+    stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(0,terrainTexture,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+
+
+    osg::Image* image = osgDB::readImageFile("Images/lz.rgb");
+    if (image)
+    {
+	osg::Texture2D* texture = new osg::Texture2D;
+        
+	texture->setImage(image);
+	stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(1,texture,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+    }
+
+    {    
+        std::cout<<"Creating terrain...";
+
+        osg::Geode* geode = new osg::Geode();
+        geode->setStateSet( stateset );
+
+
+        {
+            osg::Program* program = new osg::Program;
+            stateset->setAttribute(program);
+
+#if 1
+            // use inline shaders
+            
+            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // vertex shader using just Vec4 coefficients
+            char vertexShaderSource[] = 
+               "uniform float osg_FrameTime;\n"
+               "uniform sampler2D terrainTexture;\n"
+               "uniform vec3 terrainOrigin;\n"
+               "uniform vec3 terrainScaleDown;\n"
+               "\n"
+               "varying vec2 texcoord;\n"
+               "\n"
+               "void main(void)\n"
+               "{\n"
+               "    texcoord = gl_Vertex.xy - terrainOrigin.xy;\n"
+               "    texcoord.x *= terrainScaleDown.x;\n"
+               "    texcoord.y *= terrainScaleDown.y;\n"
+               "\n"
+               "    vec4 position;\n"
+               "    position.x = gl_Vertex.x;\n"
+               "    position.y = gl_Vertex.y;\n"
+               "    position.z = texture2D(terrainTexture, texcoord).r;\n"
+               " \n"
+               "    gl_Position     = gl_ModelViewProjectionMatrix * position;\n"
+                "   gl_FrontColor = vec4(1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0);\n"
+               "}\n";
+
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // fragment shader
+            //
+            char fragmentShaderSource[] = 
+                "uniform sampler2D baseTexture; \n"
+                "varying vec2 texcoord;\n"
+                "\n"
+                "void main(void) \n"
+                "{\n"
+                "    gl_FragColor = texture2D( baseTexture, texcoord); \n"
+                "}\n";
+
+            program->addShader(new osg::Shader(osg::Shader::VERTEX, vertexShaderSource));
+            program->addShader(new osg::Shader(osg::Shader::FRAGMENT, fragmentShaderSource));
+            
+#else
+
+            // get shaders from source
+            program->addShader(osg::Shader::readShaderFile(osg::Shader::VERTEX, osgDB::findDataFile("shaders/terrain.vert")));
+            program->addShader(osg::Shader::readShaderFile(osg::Shader::FRAGMENT, osgDB::findDataFile("shaders/terrain.frag")));
+
+#endif
+
+            // get shaders from source
+        }
+
+
+        {
+            osg::Geometry* geometry = new osg::Geometry;
+
+            osg::Vec3Array& v = *(new osg::Vec3Array(numColumns*numRows));
+            osg::Vec4ubArray& color = *(new osg::Vec4ubArray(1));
+
+            color[0].set(255,255,255,255);
+
+            float rowCoordDelta = size.y()/(float)(numRows-1);
+            float columnCoordDelta = size.x()/(float)(numColumns-1);
+
+            float rowTexDelta = 1.0f/(float)(numRows-1);
+            float columnTexDelta = 1.0f/(float)(numColumns-1);
+
+            osg::Vec3 pos = origin;
+            osg::Vec2 tex(0.0f,0.0f);
+            int vi=0;
+            for(r=0;r<numRows;++r)
+            {
+                pos.x() = origin.x();
+                tex.x() = 0.0f;
+	        for(c=0;c<numColumns;++c)
+	        {
+	            v[vi].set(pos.x(),pos.y(),pos.z());
+                    pos.x()+=columnCoordDelta;
+                    tex.x()+=columnTexDelta;
+                    ++vi;
+	        }
+                pos.y() += rowCoordDelta;
+                tex.y() += rowTexDelta;
+            }
+
+            geometry->setVertexArray(&v);
+            geometry->setColorArray(&color);
+            geometry->setColorBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_OVERALL);
+
+            for(r=0;r<numRows-1;++r)
+            {
+                osg::DrawElementsUShort& drawElements = *(new osg::DrawElementsUShort(GL_QUAD_STRIP,2*numColumns));
+                geometry->addPrimitiveSet(&drawElements);
+                int ei=0;
+	        for(c=0;c<numColumns;++c)
+	        {
+	            drawElements[ei++] = (r+1)*numColumns+c;
+	            drawElements[ei++] = (r)*numColumns+c;
+	        }
+            }
+            
+            geometry->setInitialBound(osg::BoundingBox(origin, origin+size));
+
+            geode->addDrawable(geometry);
+
+            scene->addChild(geode);
+        }
+    }
+        
+    std::cout<<"done."<<std::endl;
+#if 0
+    std::cout<<"Creating tree locations...";std::cout.flush();
+    TreeList trees;
+    createTreeList(0,origin,size,numTreesToCreates,trees);
+    std::cout<<"done."<<std::endl;
+    
+    std::cout<<"Creating cell subdivision...";
+    osg::ref_ptr<Cell> cell = new Cell;
+    cell->addTrees(trees);
+    cell->divide();
+     std::cout<<"done."<<std::endl;
+   
+    
+    osg::Texture2D *tex = new osg::Texture2D;
+    tex->setWrap( osg::Texture2D::WRAP_S, osg::Texture2D::CLAMP );
+    tex->setWrap( osg::Texture2D::WRAP_T, osg::Texture2D::CLAMP );
+    tex->setImage(osgDB::readImageFile("Images/tree0.rgba"));
+
+    osg::StateSet *dstate = new osg::StateSet;
+    {    
+        dstate->setTextureAttributeAndModes(1, tex, osg::StateAttribute::ON );
+
+        dstate->setAttributeAndModes( new osg::BlendFunc, osg::StateAttribute::ON );
+
+        osg::AlphaFunc* alphaFunc = new osg::AlphaFunc;
+        alphaFunc->setFunction(osg::AlphaFunc::GEQUAL,0.05f);
+        dstate->setAttributeAndModes( alphaFunc, osg::StateAttribute::ON );
+
+        dstate->setMode( GL_LIGHTING, osg::StateAttribute::OFF );
+
+        dstate->setRenderingHint( osg::StateSet::TRANSPARENT_BIN );
+    }
+    
+
+    {
+        osg::StateSet* stateset = new osg::StateSet;
+
+        stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(0, tex, osg::StateAttribute::ON );
+        stateset->setRenderingHint( osg::StateSet::TRANSPARENT_BIN );
+
+        {
+            osg::Program* program = new osg::Program;
+            stateset->setAttribute(program);
+
+            // get shaders from source
+            program->addShader(osg::Shader::readShaderFile(osg::Shader::VERTEX, osgDB::findDataFile("shaders/forest2.vert")));
+            program->addShader(osg::Shader::readShaderFile(osg::Shader::FRAGMENT, osgDB::findDataFile("shaders/forest2.frag")));
+        }
+
+        std::cout<<"Creating billboard based forest...";
+        scene->addChild(createShaderGraph(cell.get(),stateset));
+
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return scene;
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+
+    // use an ArgumentParser object to manage the program arguments.
+    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argc,argv);
+
+    // set up the usage document, in case we need to print out how to use this program.
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->setDescription(arguments.getApplicationName()+" is the example which demonstrates the osg::Shape classes.");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->setCommandLineUsage(arguments.getApplicationName()+" [options] filename ...");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->addCommandLineOption("-h or --help","Display this information");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->addCommandLineOption("--trees <number>","Set the number of trees to create");
+   
+    // construct the viewer.
+    osgProducer::Viewer viewer(arguments);
+
+    float numTreesToCreates = 10000;
+    arguments.read("--trees",numTreesToCreates);
+
+    // set up the value with sensible default event handlers.
+    viewer.setUpViewer(osgProducer::Viewer::STANDARD_SETTINGS);
+    
+    osg::ref_ptr<ForestTechniqueManager> ttm = new ForestTechniqueManager;
+    
+    // get details on keyboard and mouse bindings used by the viewer.
+    viewer.getUsage(*arguments.getApplicationUsage());
+
+    // if user request help write it out to cout.
+    if (arguments.read("-h") || arguments.read("--help"))
+    {
+        arguments.getApplicationUsage()->write(std::cout);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // any option left unread are converted into errors to write out later.
+    arguments.reportRemainingOptionsAsUnrecognized();
+
+    // report any errors if they have occured when parsing the program aguments.
+    if (arguments.errors())
+    {
+        arguments.writeErrorMessages(std::cout);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    osg::Node* node = ttm->createScene((unsigned int)numTreesToCreates);
+
+    // add model to viewer.
+    viewer.setSceneData( node );
+
+    // create the windows and run the threads.
+    viewer.realize();
+
+    while( !viewer.done() )
+    {
+        // wait for all cull and draw threads to complete.
+        viewer.sync();
+
+        // update the scene by traversing it with the the update visitor which will
+        // call all node update callbacks and animations.
+        viewer.update();
+         
+        // fire off the cull and draw traversals of the scene.
+        viewer.frame();
+        
+    }
+    
+    // wait for all cull and draw threads to complete before exit.
+    viewer.sync();
+
+    return 0;
+}