diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 248393a5d..d3d454c13 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osglightpoint)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osglogicop)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osglogo)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osggpx)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmanipulator)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmovie)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmultiplerendertargets)
diff --git a/examples/osggpx/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/osggpx/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7523603f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osggpx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+SET(TARGET_SRC osggpx.cpp )
+
+#### end var setup  ###
+SETUP_EXAMPLE(osggpx)
diff --git a/examples/osggpx/osggpx.cpp b/examples/osggpx/osggpx.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ed009b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osggpx/osggpx.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,409 @@
+/* OpenSceneGraph example, osggpx.
+*
+*  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/Node>
+#include <osg/Geometry>
+#include <osg/Notify>
+#include <osg/MatrixTransform>
+#include <osg/Texture2D>
+#include <osg/DrawPixels>
+#include <osg/PolygonOffset>
+#include <osg/Geode>
+#include <osg/CoordinateSystemNode>
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+#include <osgDB/FileUtils>
+#include <osgDB/FileNameUtils>
+#include <osgDB/XmlParser>
+
+#include <osgText/Text>
+
+#include <osgGA/TerrainManipulator>
+#include <osgViewer/Viewer>
+
+class TrackSegment : public osg::Object
+{
+public:
+    TrackSegment() {}
+
+    TrackSegment(const TrackSegment& ts, const osg::CopyOp=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY) {}
+
+    META_Object(osg, TrackSegment)
+
+    struct TrackPoint
+    {
+        TrackPoint():
+            latitude(0.0),
+            longitude(0.0),
+            elevation(0.0),
+            time(0.0) {}
+
+        double latitude;
+        double longitude;
+        double elevation;
+        double time;
+    };
+
+    typedef std::vector< TrackPoint > TrackPoints;
+
+    void addTrackPoint(const TrackPoint& trackPoint) { _trackPoints.push_back(trackPoint); }
+
+    TrackPoints& getTrackPoints() { return _trackPoints; }
+    const TrackPoints& getTrackPoints() const { return _trackPoints; }
+
+protected:
+    virtual ~TrackSegment() {}
+
+    TrackPoints _trackPoints;
+};
+
+class Track : public osg::Object
+{
+public:
+    Track() {}
+
+    Track(const Track& track, const osg::CopyOp=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY) {}
+
+    META_Object(osg, Track)
+
+    typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<TrackSegment> > TrackSegments;
+
+    void addTrackSegment(TrackSegment* trackSegment) { _trackSegments.push_back(trackSegment); }
+
+    TrackSegments& getTrackSegments() { return _trackSegments; }
+    const TrackSegments& getTrackSegments() const { return _trackSegments; }
+
+protected:
+
+    virtual ~Track() {}
+
+    TrackSegments _trackSegments;
+};
+
+double convertTime(const std::string& timestr)
+{
+    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"       time = "<<timestr<<std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+Track* readTrack(const std::string& filename)
+{
+    std::string foundFilename = osgDB::findDataFile(filename);
+    if (foundFilename.empty()) return 0;
+
+    std::string ext = osgDB::getFileExtension(foundFilename);
+    if (ext!="gpx") return 0;
+
+    osgDB::XmlNode::Input input;
+    input.open(foundFilename);
+    input.readAllDataIntoBuffer();
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osgDB::XmlNode> doc = new osgDB::XmlNode;
+    doc->read(input);
+
+    osgDB::XmlNode* root = 0;
+    for(osgDB::XmlNode::Children::iterator itr = doc->children.begin();
+        itr != doc->children.end() && !root;
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        if ((*itr)->name=="gpx") root = itr->get();
+    }
+
+    if (!root) return 0;
+
+    std::string latitude("lat");
+    std::string longitude("lon");
+
+    for(osgDB::XmlNode::Children::iterator itr = root->children.begin();
+        itr != root->children.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        if ((*itr)->name=="trk")
+        {
+            osg::ref_ptr<Track> track = new Track;
+            track->setName(filename);
+
+            for(osgDB::XmlNode::Children::iterator citr = (*itr)->children.begin();
+                citr != (*itr)->children.end();
+                ++citr)
+            {
+                if ((*citr)->name=="trkseg")
+                {
+                    osg::ref_ptr<TrackSegment> trackSegment = new TrackSegment;
+                    for(osgDB::XmlNode::Children::iterator sitr = (*citr)->children.begin();
+                        sitr != (*citr)->children.end();
+                        ++sitr)
+                    {
+                        if ((*sitr)->name=="trkpt")
+                        {
+                            osgDB::XmlNode* trkpt = sitr->get();
+                            TrackSegment::TrackPoint point;
+                            bool valid = false;
+                            if (trkpt->properties.count(latitude)!=0)
+                            {
+                                valid = true;
+                                point.latitude = osg::asciiToDouble(trkpt->properties[latitude].c_str());
+                            }
+                            if (trkpt->properties.count(longitude)!=0)
+                            {
+                                valid = true;
+                                point.longitude = osg::asciiToDouble(trkpt->properties[longitude].c_str());
+                            }
+
+                            for(osgDB::XmlNode::Children::iterator pitr = trkpt->children.begin();
+                                pitr != trkpt->children.end();
+                                ++pitr)
+                            {
+                                if ((*pitr)->name=="ele") point.elevation = osg::asciiToDouble((*pitr)->contents.c_str());
+                                else if ((*pitr)->name=="time") point.time = convertTime((*pitr)->contents);
+                            }
+
+                            if (valid)
+                            {
+                                // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"  point.latitude="<<point.latitude<<", longitude="<<point.longitude<<", elev="<<point.elevation<<", time="<<point.time<<std::endl;
+                                trackSegment->addTrackPoint(point);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (!trackSegment->getTrackPoints().empty())
+                    {
+                        track->addTrackSegment(trackSegment.get());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+
+            return track.release();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+TrackSegment* computeSmoothedTrackSegment(TrackSegment* ts)
+{
+    if (!ts) return 0;
+
+    const TrackSegment::TrackPoints& orig_points = ts->getTrackPoints();
+
+    if (orig_points.size()>2)
+    {
+        // only do smoothing if we have more than two points.
+        osg::ref_ptr<TrackSegment> new_ts = new TrackSegment;
+
+        TrackSegment::TrackPoints& new_points = new_ts->getTrackPoints();
+        new_points.resize(orig_points.size());
+
+        new_points[0] = orig_points[0];
+        new_points[orig_points.size()-1] = orig_points[orig_points.size()-1];
+
+        for(unsigned int i=1; i<orig_points.size()-1; ++i)
+        {
+            new_points[i].latitude = (orig_points[i-1].latitude+orig_points[i].latitude+orig_points[i+1].latitude)/3.0;
+            new_points[i].longitude = (orig_points[i-1].longitude+orig_points[i].longitude+orig_points[i+1].longitude)/3.0;
+            new_points[i].elevation = (orig_points[i-1].elevation+orig_points[i].elevation+orig_points[i+1].elevation)/3.0;
+        }
+        return new_ts.release();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // we have two or less points and can't do smoothing, so will just return original TrackSegment
+        return ts;
+    }
+
+}
+
+Track* computeSmoothedTrack(Track* track)
+{
+    osg::ref_ptr<Track> new_track = new Track;
+
+    for(Track::TrackSegments::iterator itr = track->getTrackSegments().begin();
+        itr != track->getTrackSegments().end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        new_track->addTrackSegment(computeSmoothedTrackSegment(*itr));
+    }
+
+    return new_track.release();
+}
+
+osg::Node* createTrackModel(Track* track, const osg::Vec4& colour)
+{
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::EllipsoidModel> em = new osg::EllipsoidModel;
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode = new osg::Geode;
+
+    for(Track::TrackSegments::iterator itr = track->getTrackSegments().begin();
+        itr != track->getTrackSegments().end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        const TrackSegment::TrackPoints& points = (*itr)->getTrackPoints();
+        if (points.size()<2) continue;
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> geometry = new osg::Geometry;
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array> vertices = new osg::Vec3Array;
+        geometry->setVertexArray(vertices.get());
+        vertices->resize(points.size());
+        for(unsigned int i=0; i<points.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            osg::Vec3d point;
+            em->convertLatLongHeightToXYZ(osg::DegreesToRadians(points[i].latitude), osg::DegreesToRadians(points[i].longitude), points[i].elevation,
+                                          point.x(), point.y(), point.z());
+
+           (*vertices)[i] = point;
+        }
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec4Array> colours = new osg::Vec4Array;
+        colours->push_back(colour);
+        geometry->setColorArray(colours.get());
+        geometry->setColorBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_OVERALL);
+
+        geometry->addPrimitiveSet(new osg::DrawArrays(GL_LINE_STRIP, 0, points.size()));
+
+        geode->addDrawable(geometry.get());
+    }
+
+    geode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_LIGHTING, osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
+
+    return geode.release();
+}
+
+int main(int argv, char **argc)
+{
+    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argv, argc);
+
+    typedef std::list< osg::ref_ptr<Track> > Tracks;
+    Tracks tracks;
+
+    bool smooth = false;
+    while (arguments.read("-s") || arguments.read("--smooth")) smooth = true;
+
+    std::string trackFilename;
+    while (arguments.read("-t",trackFilename))
+    {
+        osg::ref_ptr<Track> track = readTrack(trackFilename);
+        if (track.valid()) tracks.push_back(track.get());
+    }
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::EllipsoidModel> em = new osg::EllipsoidModel;
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> group = new osg::Group;
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> loadedModel = osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments);
+    if (loadedModel.valid()) group->addChild(loadedModel.get());
+
+    for(Tracks::iterator itr = tracks.begin();
+        itr != tracks.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        Track* track = itr->get();
+
+        group->addChild(createTrackModel(track, osg::Vec4(1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0)));
+
+        // smooth the track
+        if (smooth)
+        {
+            for(Track::TrackSegments::iterator itr = track->getTrackSegments().begin();
+                itr != track->getTrackSegments().end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                *itr = computeSmoothedTrackSegment(*itr);
+            }
+
+            for(Track::TrackSegments::iterator itr = track->getTrackSegments().begin();
+                itr != track->getTrackSegments().end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                *itr = computeSmoothedTrackSegment(*itr);
+            }
+
+            for(Track::TrackSegments::iterator itr = track->getTrackSegments().begin();
+                itr != track->getTrackSegments().end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                *itr = computeSmoothedTrackSegment(*itr);
+            }
+
+            for(Track::TrackSegments::iterator itr = track->getTrackSegments().begin();
+                itr != track->getTrackSegments().end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                *itr = computeSmoothedTrackSegment(*itr);
+            }
+        }
+
+        double totalDistance = 0.0;
+        double totalAscent = 0.0;
+        double totalDescent = 0.0;
+
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Track read "<<track->getName()<<std::endl;
+        for(Track::TrackSegments::iterator itr = track->getTrackSegments().begin();
+            itr != track->getTrackSegments().end();
+            ++itr)
+        {
+            TrackSegment* ts = itr->get();
+
+            const TrackSegment::TrackPoints& points = ts->getTrackPoints();
+            if (points.size()>1)
+            {
+                TrackSegment::TrackPoints::iterator pitr = ts->getTrackPoints().begin();
+                osg::Vec3d previousPos;
+                double previousElevation = pitr->elevation;
+                em->convertLatLongHeightToXYZ(osg::DegreesToRadians(pitr->latitude), osg::DegreesToRadians(pitr->longitude), 0.0,
+                                              previousPos.x(), previousPos.y(), previousPos.z());
+                ++pitr;
+
+                for(;
+                    pitr != ts->getTrackPoints().end();
+                    ++pitr)
+                {
+                    osg::Vec3d newPos;
+                    double newElevation = pitr->elevation;
+                    em->convertLatLongHeightToXYZ(osg::DegreesToRadians(pitr->latitude), osg::DegreesToRadians(pitr->longitude), 0.0,
+                                                newPos.x(), newPos.y(), newPos.z());
+
+                    double distance = (newPos-previousPos).length();
+
+                    totalDistance += distance;
+                    if (newElevation>previousElevation) totalAscent += (newElevation-previousElevation);
+                    else totalDescent += (previousElevation-newElevation);
+
+                    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"     distance="<<distance<<", "<<newElevation-previousElevation<<std::endl;
+
+                    previousPos = newPos;
+                    previousElevation = newElevation;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        double metersToFeet = 1 / 0.3048;
+        double metersToMiles = 1.0 / 1609.344;
+
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"totalDistance = "<<totalDistance<<"m, "<<totalDistance*metersToMiles<<" miles"<<std::endl;
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"totalAscent = "<<totalAscent<<"m, "<<totalAscent*metersToFeet<<"ft"<<std::endl;
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"totalDescent = "<<totalDescent<<"m, "<<totalDescent*metersToFeet<<"ft"<<std::endl;
+
+    }
+
+    osgViewer::Viewer viewer(arguments);
+    viewer.setCameraManipulator(new osgGA::TerrainManipulator);
+    viewer.setSceneData(group.get());
+    return viewer.run();
+
+}