diff --git a/examples/osgterrain/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/osgterrain/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e1422f13..a942afd07 100644
--- a/examples/osgterrain/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/osgterrain/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-SET(TARGET_H
-    ShaderTerrain.h
-)
-
 SET(TARGET_SRC
-    ShaderTerrain.cpp
     osgterrain.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/osgterrain/ShaderTerrain.cpp b/examples/osgterrain/ShaderTerrain.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8211f9848..000000000
--- a/examples/osgterrain/ShaderTerrain.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-
-#include <osgTerrain/Layer>
-#include <osgTerrain/TerrainTile>
-#include <osg/Texture1D>
-#include <osg/Texture2D>
-#include <osg/Program>
-#include <osg/Uniform>
-#include <osg/io_utils>
-
-#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
-#include <osgDB/WriteFile>
-#include <osgDB/FileUtils>
-
-#include "ShaderTerrain.h"
-
-using namespace osgTerrain;
-
-#if 0
-#define LOCK(mutex)  OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(mutex);
-#else
-#define LOCK(mutex) /* OpenThreads::Thread::microSleep(1);*/
-#endif
-
-
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-//  ShaderTerrain
-//
-ShaderTerrain::ShaderTerrain()
-{
-    // OSG_NOTICE<<"ShaderTerrain::ShaderTerrain()"<<std::endl;
-    _geometryPool = new GeometryPool;
-}
-
-ShaderTerrain::ShaderTerrain(const ShaderTerrain& st,const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
-    osgTerrain::TerrainTechnique(st, copyop),
-    _geometryPool(st._geometryPool)
-{
-    // OSG_NOTICE<<"ShaderTerrain::ShaderTerrain(ShaderTerrain&, CopyOp&) "<<_geometryPool.get()<<std::endl;
-}
-
-ShaderTerrain::~ShaderTerrain()
-{
-}
-
-void ShaderTerrain::init(int dirtyMask, bool assumeMultiThreaded)
-{
-    if (!_terrainTile) return;
-
-    LOCK(_transformMutex);
-
-    ++_currentTraversalCount;
-
-#if 0
-    if (_currentTraversalCount>1)
-    {
-        unsigned int val = _currentTraversalCount;
-        printf("Has a concurrent traversal %i\n",val);
-        //throw "have concurrent traversal happening";
-        OpenThreads::Thread::YieldCurrentThread();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        printf("Single threaded traversal\n");
-    }
-#endif
-
-    //OSG_NOTICE<<"ShaderTerrain::init("<<dirtyMask<<", "<<assumeMultiThreaded<<")"<<std::endl;
-
-    _transform = _geometryPool->getTileSubgraph(_terrainTile);
-
-    // set tile as no longer dirty.
-    _terrainTile->setDirtyMask(0);
-
-    --_currentTraversalCount;
-}
-
-void ShaderTerrain::update(osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* uv)
-{
-    LOCK(_transformMutex);
-
-    if (_terrainTile) _terrainTile->osg::Group::traverse(*uv);
-
-    if (_transform.valid()) _transform->accept(*uv);
-}
-
-
-void ShaderTerrain::cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv)
-{
-    LOCK(_transformMutex);
-
-    if (_transform.valid()) _transform->accept(*cv);
-}
-
-
-void ShaderTerrain::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)
-{
-    if (!_terrainTile) return;
-
-    // if app traversal update the frame count.
-    if (nv.getVisitorType()==osg::NodeVisitor::UPDATE_VISITOR)
-    {
-        // if (_terrainTile->getDirty()) _terrainTile->init(_terrainTile->getDirtyMask(), false);
-
-        osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* uv = dynamic_cast<osgUtil::UpdateVisitor*>(&nv);
-        if (uv)
-        {
-            update(uv);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-    else if (nv.getVisitorType()==osg::NodeVisitor::CULL_VISITOR)
-    {
-        osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv = dynamic_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(&nv);
-        if (cv)
-        {
-            cull(cv);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    {
-        LOCK(_transformMutex);
-        if (_transform.valid())
-        {
-            _transform->accept(nv);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-void ShaderTerrain::cleanSceneGraph()
-{
-}
-
-void ShaderTerrain::releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const
-{
-//    LOCK(_transformMutex);
-    if (_transform.valid())
-    {
-//      OSG_NOTICE<<"ShaderTerrain::releaseGLObjects()"<<std::endl;
-        _transform->releaseGLObjects(state);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/examples/osgterrain/ShaderTerrain.h b/examples/osgterrain/ShaderTerrain.h
deleted file mode 100644
index fdf831ac2..000000000
--- a/examples/osgterrain/ShaderTerrain.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef OSGTERRAIN_SHADERTERRAIN
-#define OSGTERRAIN_SHADERTERRAIN
-
-#include <OpenThreads/Mutex>
-#include <osg/MatrixTransform>
-#include <osg/Program>
-#include <osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique>
-#include <osgTerrain/GeometryPool>
-
-namespace osgTerrain
-{
-
-class ShaderTerrain : public osgTerrain::TerrainTechnique
-{
-    public:
-
-        ShaderTerrain();
-
-        ShaderTerrain(const ShaderTerrain&,const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
-
-        META_Object(osgTerrain, ShaderTerrain);
-
-        virtual void init(int dirtyMask, bool assumeMultiThreaded);
-        virtual void update(osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* uv);
-        virtual void cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv);
-        virtual void traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv);
-        virtual void cleanSceneGraph();
-        virtual void releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const;
-
-    protected:
-
-        virtual ~ShaderTerrain();
-
-        osg::ref_ptr<GeometryPool> _geometryPool;
-
-        mutable OpenThreads::Mutex              _traversalMutex;
-
-        mutable OpenThreads::Mutex              _transformMutex;
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::MatrixTransform>      _transform;
-
-        OpenThreads::Atomic                     _currentTraversalCount;
-
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/examples/osgterrain/osgterrain.cpp b/examples/osgterrain/osgterrain.cpp
index ca1db5935..625bc269e 100644
--- a/examples/osgterrain/osgterrain.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgterrain/osgterrain.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 #include <osgTerrain/Terrain>
 #include <osgTerrain/TerrainTile>
 #include <osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique>
+#include <osgTerrain/DisplacementMappingTechnique>
 #include <osgTerrain/Layer>
 
-#include "ShaderTerrain.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         else if (strBlendingPolicy == "ENABLE_BLENDING_WHEN_ALPHA_PRESENT") blendingPolicy = osgTerrain::TerrainTile::ENABLE_BLENDING_WHEN_ALPHA_PRESENT;
     }
 
-    bool useShaderTerrain = arguments.read("--shader") || arguments.read("-s");
-    if (useShaderTerrain)
+    bool useDisplacementMappingTechnique = arguments.read("--dm");
+    if (useDisplacementMappingTechnique)
     {
         osgDB::Registry::instance()->setReadFileCallback(new CleanTechniqueReadFileCallback());
     }
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     terrain->setVerticalScale(verticalScale);
     terrain->setBlendingPolicy(blendingPolicy);
 
-    if (useShaderTerrain)
+    if (useDisplacementMappingTechnique)
     {
-        terrain->setTerrainTechniquePrototype(new osgTerrain::ShaderTerrain());
+        terrain->setTerrainTechniquePrototype(new osgTerrain::DisplacementMappingTechnique());
     }
 
 
diff --git a/include/osgTerrain/DisplacementMappingTechnique b/include/osgTerrain/DisplacementMappingTechnique
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c78f0e6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osgTerrain/DisplacementMappingTechnique
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2014 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef OSGTERRAIN_DISPLACEMENTMAPPINGTECHNIQUE
+#define OSGTERRAIN_DISPLACEMENTMAPPINGTECHNIQUE
+
+#include <OpenThreads/Mutex>
+#include <osg/MatrixTransform>
+#include <osg/Program>
+#include <osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique>
+#include <osgTerrain/GeometryPool>
+
+namespace osgTerrain
+{
+
+class DisplacementMappingTechnique : public osgTerrain::TerrainTechnique
+{
+    public:
+
+        DisplacementMappingTechnique();
+
+        DisplacementMappingTechnique(const DisplacementMappingTechnique&,const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+
+        META_Object(osgTerrain, DisplacementMappingTechnique);
+
+        virtual void init(int dirtyMask, bool assumeMultiThreaded);
+        virtual void update(osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* uv);
+        virtual void cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv);
+        virtual void traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv);
+        virtual void cleanSceneGraph();
+        virtual void releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const;
+
+    protected:
+
+        virtual ~DisplacementMappingTechnique();
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<GeometryPool> _geometryPool;
+
+        mutable OpenThreads::Mutex              _traversalMutex;
+
+        mutable OpenThreads::Mutex              _transformMutex;
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::MatrixTransform>      _transform;
+
+        OpenThreads::Atomic                     _currentTraversalCount;
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/osgTerrain/GeometryPool b/include/osgTerrain/GeometryPool
index 03b86b41c..ca740fa7c 100644
--- a/include/osgTerrain/GeometryPool
+++ b/include/osgTerrain/GeometryPool
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Robert Osfield
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2014 Robert Osfield
  *
  * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
  * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
diff --git a/src/osgTerrain/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgTerrain/CMakeLists.txt
index f627e39d0..a0f12ff4f 100644
--- a/src/osgTerrain/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgTerrain/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ENDIF()
 SET(LIB_NAME osgTerrain)
 SET(HEADER_PATH ${OpenSceneGraph_SOURCE_DIR}/include/${LIB_NAME})
 SET(TARGET_H
+    ${HEADER_PATH}/DisplacementMappingTechnique
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Export
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Locator
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Layer
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ SET(TARGET_H
 
 # FIXME: For OS X, need flag for Framework or dylib
 SET(TARGET_SRC
+    DisplacementMappingTechnique.cpp
     Layer.cpp
     Locator.cpp
     TerrainTile.cpp
diff --git a/src/osgTerrain/DisplacementMappingTechnique.cpp b/src/osgTerrain/DisplacementMappingTechnique.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ee0bd871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgTerrain/DisplacementMappingTechnique.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2014 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#include <osgTerrain/Layer>
+#include <osgTerrain/TerrainTile>
+#include <osgTerrain/DisplacementMappingTechnique>
+
+
+using namespace osgTerrain;
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//  DisplacementMappingTechnique
+//
+DisplacementMappingTechnique::DisplacementMappingTechnique()
+{
+    // OSG_NOTICE<<"DisplacementMappingTechnique::DisplacementMappingTechnique()"<<std::endl;
+    _geometryPool = new GeometryPool;
+}
+
+DisplacementMappingTechnique::DisplacementMappingTechnique(const DisplacementMappingTechnique& st,const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
+    osgTerrain::TerrainTechnique(st, copyop),
+    _geometryPool(st._geometryPool)
+{
+    // OSG_NOTICE<<"DisplacementMappingTechnique::DisplacementMappingTechnique(DisplacementMappingTechnique&, CopyOp&) "<<_geometryPool.get()<<std::endl;
+}
+
+DisplacementMappingTechnique::~DisplacementMappingTechnique()
+{
+}
+
+void DisplacementMappingTechnique::init(int dirtyMask, bool assumeMultiThreaded)
+{
+    if (!_terrainTile) return;
+
+    //OSG_NOTICE<<"DisplacementMappingTechnique::init("<<dirtyMask<<", "<<assumeMultiThreaded<<")"<<std::endl;
+
+    _transform = _geometryPool->getTileSubgraph(_terrainTile);
+
+    // set tile as no longer dirty.
+    _terrainTile->setDirtyMask(0);
+}
+
+void DisplacementMappingTechnique::update(osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* uv)
+{
+    if (_terrainTile) _terrainTile->osg::Group::traverse(*uv);
+
+    if (_transform.valid()) _transform->accept(*uv);
+}
+
+
+void DisplacementMappingTechnique::cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv)
+{
+    if (_transform.valid()) _transform->accept(*cv);
+}
+
+
+void DisplacementMappingTechnique::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)
+{
+    if (!_terrainTile) return;
+
+    // if app traversal update the frame count.
+    if (nv.getVisitorType()==osg::NodeVisitor::UPDATE_VISITOR)
+    {
+        // if (_terrainTile->getDirty()) _terrainTile->init(_terrainTile->getDirtyMask(), false);
+
+        osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* uv = dynamic_cast<osgUtil::UpdateVisitor*>(&nv);
+        if (uv)
+        {
+            update(uv);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (nv.getVisitorType()==osg::NodeVisitor::CULL_VISITOR)
+    {
+        osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv = dynamic_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(&nv);
+        if (cv)
+        {
+            cull(cv);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        if (_transform.valid())
+        {
+            _transform->accept(nv);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+void DisplacementMappingTechnique::cleanSceneGraph()
+{
+}
+
+void DisplacementMappingTechnique::releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const
+{
+    if (_transform.valid())
+    {
+//      OSG_NOTICE<<"DisplacementMappingTechnique::releaseGLObjects()"<<std::endl;
+        _transform->releaseGLObjects(state);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/osgTerrain/GeometryPool.cpp b/src/osgTerrain/GeometryPool.cpp
index 0e221257e..b4755df0e 100644
--- a/src/osgTerrain/GeometryPool.cpp
+++ b/src/osgTerrain/GeometryPool.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Robert Osfield
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2014 Robert Osfield
  *
  * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
  * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or