diff --git a/simgear/scene/material/Effect.cxx b/simgear/scene/material/Effect.cxx
index 3b5728ac..33ceacda 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/material/Effect.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/material/Effect.cxx
@@ -1279,14 +1279,15 @@ osgDB::RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy effectProxy
 }
 
 // Property expressions for technique predicates
-class PropertyExpression : public SGExpression<bool>
+template<typename T>
+class PropertyExpression : public SGExpression<T>
 {
 public:
     PropertyExpression(SGPropertyNode* pnode) : _pnode(pnode) {}
     
-    void eval(bool& value, const expression::Binding*) const
+    void eval(T& value, const expression::Binding*) const
     {
-        value = _pnode->getValue<bool>();
+        value = _pnode->getValue<T>();
     }
 protected:
     SGPropertyNode_ptr _pnode;
@@ -1305,12 +1306,13 @@ protected:
     osg::ref_ptr<Technique> _tniq;
 };
 
+template<typename T>
 Expression* propertyExpressionParser(const SGPropertyNode* exp,
                                      expression::Parser* parser)
 {
     SGPropertyNode_ptr pnode = getPropertyRoot()->getNode(exp->getStringValue(),
                                                           true);
-    PropertyExpression* pexp = new PropertyExpression(pnode);
+    PropertyExpression<T>* pexp = new PropertyExpression<T>(pnode);
     TechniquePredParser* predParser
         = dynamic_cast<TechniquePredParser*>(parser);
     if (predParser)
@@ -1320,6 +1322,9 @@ Expression* propertyExpressionParser(const SGPropertyNode* exp,
 }
 
 expression::ExpParserRegistrar propertyRegistrar("property",
-                                                 propertyExpressionParser);
+                                                 propertyExpressionParser<bool>);
+
+expression::ExpParserRegistrar propvalueRegistrar("float-property",
+                                                 propertyExpressionParser<float>);
 
 }
diff --git a/simgear/scene/material/mat.cxx b/simgear/scene/material/mat.cxx
index 5947579e..83b1a9fa 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/material/mat.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/material/mat.cxx
@@ -68,10 +68,22 @@ using namespace simgear;
 // Constructors and destructor.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+SGMaterial::_internal_state::_internal_state(Effect *e, bool l,
+                                             const SGReaderWriterXMLOptions* o)
+    : effect(e), effect_realized(l), options(o)
+{
+}
+
 SGMaterial::_internal_state::_internal_state(Effect *e, const string &t, bool l,
                                              const SGReaderWriterXMLOptions* o)
-    : effect(e), texture_path(t), effect_realized(l), options(o)
+    : effect(e), effect_realized(l), options(o)
 {
+    texture_paths.push_back(std::make_pair(t,0));
+}
+
+void SGMaterial::_internal_state::add_texture(const std::string &t, int i)
+{
+    texture_paths.push_back(std::make_pair(t,i));
 }
 
 SGMaterial::SGMaterial( const SGReaderWriterXMLOptions* options,
@@ -129,7 +141,34 @@ SGMaterial::read_properties(const SGReaderWriterXMLOptions* options,
     }
   }
 
-  if (textures.size() == 0) {
+  vector<SGPropertyNode_ptr> texturesets = props->getChildren("texture-set");
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < texturesets.size(); i++)
+  {
+    _internal_state st( NULL, false, options );
+    vector<SGPropertyNode_ptr> textures = texturesets[i]->getChildren("texture");
+    for (unsigned int j = 0; j < textures.size(); j++)
+    {
+      string tname = textures[j]->getStringValue();
+      if (tname.empty()) {
+          tname = "unknown.rgb";
+      }
+      SGPath tpath("Textures.high");
+      tpath.append(tname);
+      string fullTexPath = osgDB::findDataFile(tpath.str(), options);
+      if (fullTexPath.empty()) {
+        tpath = SGPath("Textures");
+        tpath.append(tname);
+        fullTexPath = osgDB::findDataFile(tpath.str(), options);
+      }
+      st.add_texture(fullTexPath, textures[j]->getIndex());
+    }
+
+    if (!st.texture_paths.empty() ) {
+      _status.push_back( st );
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (textures.size() == 0 && texturesets.size() == 0) {
     SGPath tpath("Textures");
     tpath.append("Terrain");
     tpath.append("unknown.rgb");
@@ -285,14 +324,21 @@ void SGMaterial::buildEffectProperties(const SGReaderWriterXMLOptions* options)
         SGPropertyNode_ptr effectProp = new SGPropertyNode();
         copyProperties(propRoot, effectProp);
         SGPropertyNode* effectParamProp = effectProp->getChild("parameters", 0);
-        SGPropertyNode* texProp = makeChild(effectParamProp, "texture");
-        makeChild(texProp, "image")->setStringValue(matState.texture_path);
-        makeChild(texProp, "filter")
-            ->setStringValue(mipmap ? "linear-mipmap-linear" : "nearest");
-        makeChild(texProp, "wrap-s")
-            ->setStringValue(wrapu ? "repeat" : "clamp");
-        makeChild(texProp, "wrap-t")
-            ->setStringValue(wrapv ? "repeat" : "clamp");
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < matState.texture_paths.size(); i++) {
+            SGPropertyNode* texProp = makeChild(effectParamProp, "texture", matState.texture_paths[i].second);
+            makeChild(texProp, "image")->setStringValue(matState.texture_paths[i].first);
+            makeChild(texProp, "filter")
+                ->setStringValue(mipmap ? "linear-mipmap-linear" : "nearest");
+            makeChild(texProp, "wrap-s")
+                ->setStringValue(wrapu ? "repeat" : "clamp");
+            makeChild(texProp, "wrap-t")
+                ->setStringValue(wrapv ? "repeat" : "clamp");
+        }
+        makeChild(effectParamProp, "xsize")->setDoubleValue(xsize);
+        makeChild(effectParamProp, "ysize")->setDoubleValue(ysize);
+        makeChild(effectParamProp, "scale")->setValue(SGVec3d(xsize,ysize,0.0));
+        makeChild(effectParamProp, "light-coverage")->setDoubleValue(light_coverage);
+
         matState.effect = makeEffect(effectProp, false, xmlOptions.get());
         matState.effect->setUserData(user.get());
     }
diff --git a/simgear/scene/material/mat.hxx b/simgear/scene/material/mat.hxx
index 619ae8da..9e2d06e4 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/material/mat.hxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/material/mat.hxx
@@ -272,10 +272,13 @@ protected:
 protected:
 
   struct _internal_state {
+      _internal_state(simgear::Effect *e, bool l,
+                      const simgear::SGReaderWriterXMLOptions *o);
       _internal_state(simgear::Effect *e, const std::string &t, bool l,
                       const simgear::SGReaderWriterXMLOptions *o);
+      void add_texture(const std::string &t, int i);
       osg::ref_ptr<simgear::Effect> effect;
-      std::string texture_path;
+      std::vector<std::pair<std::string,int> > texture_paths;
       bool effect_realized;
       osg::ref_ptr<const simgear::SGReaderWriterXMLOptions> options;
   };