diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 64647bf30..671ff2d7c 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgspotlight)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgstereoimage)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgstereomatch)
-    # ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgterrain)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgterrain)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgthreadedterrain)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgtext)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgtext3D)
diff --git a/examples/osgterrain/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/osgterrain/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..550c633a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgterrain/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+SET(TARGET_SRC osgterrain.cpp)
+
+SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES osgTerrain )
+
+#### end var setup  ###
+SETUP_EXAMPLE(osgterrain)
diff --git a/examples/osgterrain/osgterrain.cpp b/examples/osgterrain/osgterrain.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2f4a9a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgterrain/osgterrain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/* OpenSceneGraph example, osgterrain.
+*
+*  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+*  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+*  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+*  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+*  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+*  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+*
+*  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+*  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+*  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+*  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+*  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+*  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+*  THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#include <osg/ArgumentParser>
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+
+#include <osgViewer/Viewer>
+#include <osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers>
+
+#include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/FlightManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/DriveManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/KeySwitchMatrixManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/StateSetManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/TerrainManipulator>
+
+#include <osgTerrain/Terrain>
+#include <osgTerrain/TerrainTile>
+#include <osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique>
+#include <osgTerrain/Layer>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+template<class T>
+class FindTopMostNodeOfTypeVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
+{
+public:
+    FindTopMostNodeOfTypeVisitor():
+        osg::NodeVisitor(osg::NodeVisitor::TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN),
+        _foundNode(0)
+    {}
+
+    void apply(osg::Node& node)
+    {
+        T* result = dynamic_cast<T*>(&node);
+        if (result)
+        {
+            _foundNode = result;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            traverse(node);
+        }
+    }
+
+    T* _foundNode;
+};
+
+template<class T>
+T* findTopMostNodeOfType(osg::Node* node)
+{
+    if (!node) return 0;
+
+    FindTopMostNodeOfTypeVisitor<T> fnotv;
+    node->accept(fnotv);
+
+    return fnotv._foundNode;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argc, argv);
+
+    // construct the viewer.
+    osgViewer::Viewer viewer(arguments);
+
+    // set up the camera manipulators.
+    {
+        osg::ref_ptr<osgGA::KeySwitchMatrixManipulator> keyswitchManipulator = new osgGA::KeySwitchMatrixManipulator;
+
+        keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( '1', "Trackball", new osgGA::TrackballManipulator() );
+        keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( '2', "Flight", new osgGA::FlightManipulator() );
+        keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( '3', "Drive", new osgGA::DriveManipulator() );
+        keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( '4', "Terrain", new osgGA::TerrainManipulator() );
+
+        std::string pathfile;
+        char keyForAnimationPath = '5';
+        while (arguments.read("-p",pathfile))
+        {
+            osgGA::AnimationPathManipulator* apm = new osgGA::AnimationPathManipulator(pathfile);
+            if (apm || !apm->valid()) 
+            {
+                unsigned int num = keyswitchManipulator->getNumMatrixManipulators();
+                keyswitchManipulator->addMatrixManipulator( keyForAnimationPath, "Path", apm );
+                keyswitchManipulator->selectMatrixManipulator(num);
+                ++keyForAnimationPath;
+            }
+        }
+
+        viewer.setCameraManipulator( keyswitchManipulator.get() );
+    }
+
+
+    // add the state manipulator
+    viewer.addEventHandler( new osgGA::StateSetManipulator(viewer.getCamera()->getOrCreateStateSet()) );
+
+    // add the stats handler
+    viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
+
+    // add the record camera path handler
+    viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::RecordCameraPathHandler);
+
+    // obtain the vertical scale
+    float verticalScale = 1.0f;
+    while(arguments.read("-v",verticalScale)) {}
+
+    // obtain the sample ratio
+    float sampleRatio = 1.0f;
+    while(arguments.read("-r",sampleRatio)) {}
+
+    osgTerrain::TerrainTile::BlendingPolicy blendingPolicy = osgTerrain::TerrainTile::INHERIT;
+    std::string strBlendingPolicy;
+    while(arguments.read("--blending-policy", strBlendingPolicy))
+    {
+        if (strBlendingPolicy == "INHERIT") blendingPolicy = osgTerrain::TerrainTile::INHERIT;
+        else if (strBlendingPolicy == "DO_NOT_SET_BLENDING") blendingPolicy = osgTerrain::TerrainTile::DO_NOT_SET_BLENDING;
+        else if (strBlendingPolicy == "ENABLE_BLENDING") blendingPolicy = osgTerrain::TerrainTile::ENABLE_BLENDING;
+        else if (strBlendingPolicy == "ENABLE_BLENDING_WHEN_ALPHA_PRESENT") blendingPolicy = osgTerrain::TerrainTile::ENABLE_BLENDING_WHEN_ALPHA_PRESENT;
+    }
+
+    // load the nodes from the commandline arguments.
+    osg::Node* rootnode = osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments);
+
+    if (!rootnode)
+    {
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Warning: no valid data loaded, please specify a database on the command line."<<std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    osgTerrain::Terrain* terrain = findTopMostNodeOfType<osgTerrain::Terrain>(rootnode);
+    if (!terrain)
+    {
+        terrain = new osgTerrain::Terrain;
+        terrain->addChild(rootnode);
+
+        rootnode = terrain;
+    }
+
+    terrain->setSampleRatio(sampleRatio);
+    terrain->setVerticalScale(verticalScale);
+    terrain->setBlendingPolicy(blendingPolicy);
+
+    // add a viewport to the viewer and attach the scene graph.
+    viewer.setSceneData( rootnode );
+
+
+    // run the viewers main loop
+    return viewer.run();
+
+}