diff --git a/src/org/oscim/core/MercatorProjection.java b/src/org/oscim/core/MercatorProjection.java
index 6ea825fc..60142b1f 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/core/MercatorProjection.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/core/MercatorProjection.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class MercatorProjection {
 	 */
 	public static double calculateGroundResolution(double latitude, int zoomLevel) {
 		return Math.cos(latitude * (Math.PI / 180)) * EARTH_CIRCUMFERENCE
-				/ ((long) Tile.TILE_SIZE << zoomLevel);
+				/ ((long) Tile.SIZE << zoomLevel);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public final class MercatorProjection {
 	 * @return the longitude value of the pixel X coordinate.
 	 */
 	public static double pixelXToLongitude(double pixelX, int zoomLevel) {
-		return 360 * ((pixelX / ((long) Tile.TILE_SIZE << zoomLevel)) - 0.5);
+		return 360 * ((pixelX / ((long) Tile.SIZE << zoomLevel)) - 0.5);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public final class MercatorProjection {
 	 * @return the pixel X coordinate of the longitude value.
 	 */
 	public static double longitudeToPixelX(double longitude, int zoomLevel) {
-		return (longitude + 180) / 360 * ((long) Tile.TILE_SIZE << zoomLevel);
+		return (longitude + 180) / 360 * ((long) Tile.SIZE << zoomLevel);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public final class MercatorProjection {
 	 * @return the latitude value of the pixel Y coordinate.
 	 */
 	public static double pixelYToLatitude(double pixelY, int zoomLevel) {
-		double y = 0.5 - (pixelY / ((long) Tile.TILE_SIZE << zoomLevel));
+		double y = 0.5 - (pixelY / ((long) Tile.SIZE << zoomLevel));
 		return 90 - 360 * Math.atan(Math.exp(-y * (2 * Math.PI))) / Math.PI;
 	}
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public final class MercatorProjection {
 	public static double latitudeToPixelY(double latitude, int zoomLevel) {
 		double sinLatitude = Math.sin(latitude * (Math.PI / 180));
 		return (0.5 - Math.log((1 + sinLatitude) / (1 - sinLatitude)) / (4 * Math.PI))
-				* ((long) Tile.TILE_SIZE << zoomLevel);
+				* ((long) Tile.SIZE << zoomLevel);
 	}
 
 	private MercatorProjection() {
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/core/Tile.java b/src/org/oscim/core/Tile.java
index d79ffe7f..14bfc448 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/core/Tile.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/core/Tile.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class Tile {
 	/**
 	 * Width and height of a map tile in pixel.
 	 */
-	public static int TILE_SIZE = 256;
+	public static int SIZE = 256;
 
 	/**
 	 * The X number of this tile.
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/core/WebMercator.java b/src/org/oscim/core/WebMercator.java
index f9ce7922..bce11915 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/core/WebMercator.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/core/WebMercator.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class WebMercator {
 	 * @return ...
 	 */
 	public static double PixelYtoSphericalMercator(long pixelY, byte z) {
-		long half = (Tile.TILE_SIZE << z) >> 1;
+		long half = (Tile.SIZE << z) >> 1;
 		return ((half - pixelY) / (double) half) * f900913;
 	}
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class WebMercator {
 	 * @return ...
 	 */
 	public static double PixelXtoSphericalMercator(long pixelX, byte z) {
-		long half = (Tile.TILE_SIZE << z) >> 1;
+		long half = (Tile.SIZE << z) >> 1;
 		return ((pixelX - half) / (double) half) * f900913;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/MapDatabase.java b/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/MapDatabase.java
index c10888a9..60f1cfb0 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/MapDatabase.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/MapDatabase.java
@@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 		Tag[] tags = null;
 		Tag[] curTags;
 
-		long x = mTile.tileX * Tile.TILE_SIZE;
-		long y = mTile.tileY * Tile.TILE_SIZE + Tile.TILE_SIZE;
-		long z = Tile.TILE_SIZE << mTile.zoomLevel;
+		long x = mTile.tileX * Tile.SIZE;
+		long y = mTile.tileY * Tile.SIZE + Tile.SIZE;
+		long z = Tile.SIZE << mTile.zoomLevel;
 
 		long dx = (x - (z >> 1));
 		long dy = (y - (z >> 1));
@@ -1055,9 +1055,9 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 
 	private boolean projectToTile(float[] coords, short[] indices) {
 
-		long x = mTile.tileX * Tile.TILE_SIZE;
-		long y = mTile.tileY * Tile.TILE_SIZE + Tile.TILE_SIZE;
-		long z = Tile.TILE_SIZE << mTile.zoomLevel;
+		long x = mTile.tileX * Tile.SIZE;
+		long y = mTile.tileY * Tile.SIZE + Tile.SIZE;
+		long z = Tile.SIZE << mTile.zoomLevel;
 
 		double divx, divy = 0;
 		long dx = (x - (z >> 1));
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 
 				lon = (float) ((coords[pos]) / divx - dx);
 				double sinLat = Math.sin(coords[pos + 1] * PI180);
-				lat = (float) (Tile.TILE_SIZE - (Math.log((1.0 + sinLat) / (1.0 - sinLat)) * divy + dy));
+				lat = (float) (Tile.SIZE - (Math.log((1.0 + sinLat) / (1.0 - sinLat)) * divy + dy));
 
 				if (cnt != 0) {
 					// drop small distance intermediate nodes
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/Projection.java b/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/Projection.java
index 553f66d3..991c4faa 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/Projection.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/Projection.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Projection {
 	 * @return the longitude value of the tile X number.
 	 */
 	public static double tileXToLongitude(long tileX, int zoomLevel) {
-		return MercatorProjection.pixelXToLongitude(tileX * Tile.TILE_SIZE, zoomLevel);
+		return MercatorProjection.pixelXToLongitude(tileX * Tile.SIZE, zoomLevel);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class Projection {
 	 * @return the latitude value of the tile Y number.
 	 */
 	public static double tileYToLatitude(long tileY, int zoomLevel) {
-		return MercatorProjection.pixelYToLatitude(tileY * Tile.TILE_SIZE, zoomLevel);
+		return MercatorProjection.pixelYToLatitude(tileY * Tile.SIZE, zoomLevel);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class Projection {
 	 * @return the tile X number.
 	 */
 	public static int pixelXToTileX(double pixelX, int zoomLevel) {
-		return (int) Math.min(Math.max(pixelX / Tile.TILE_SIZE, 0),
+		return (int) Math.min(Math.max(pixelX / Tile.SIZE, 0),
 				Math.pow(2, zoomLevel) - 1);
 	}
 	/**
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class Projection {
 	 * @return the tile Y number.
 	 */
 	public static int pixelYToTileY(double pixelY, int zoomLevel) {
-		return (int) Math.min(Math.max(pixelY / Tile.TILE_SIZE, 0),
+		return (int) Math.min(Math.max(pixelY / Tile.SIZE, 0),
 				Math.pow(2, zoomLevel) - 1);
 	}
 	private Projection(){
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/header/RequiredFields.java b/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/header/RequiredFields.java
index 446ae55f..97097bfb 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/header/RequiredFields.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/database/mapfile/header/RequiredFields.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ final class RequiredFields {
 	static OpenResult readTilePixelSize(ReadBuffer readBuffer, MapFileInfoBuilder mapFileInfoBuilder) {
 		// get and check the tile pixel size (2 bytes)
 		int tilePixelSize = readBuffer.readShort();
-		// if (tilePixelSize != Tile.TILE_SIZE) {
+		// if (tilePixelSize != Tile.SIZE) {
 		// return new FileOpenResult("unsupported tile pixel size: " + tilePixelSize);
 		// }
 		mapFileInfoBuilder.tilePixelSize = tilePixelSize;
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/database/oscimap/MapDatabase.java b/src/org/oscim/database/oscimap/MapDatabase.java
index 6ab02ab5..c48d5937 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/database/oscimap/MapDatabase.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/database/oscimap/MapDatabase.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 		mMapGenerator = mapDatabaseCallback;
 
 		// scale coordinates to tile size
-		mScaleFactor = REF_TILE_SIZE / Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		mScaleFactor = REF_TILE_SIZE / Tile.SIZE;
 
 		File f = null;
 
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/database/pbmap/MapDatabase.java b/src/org/oscim/database/pbmap/MapDatabase.java
index b90dac34..69cd928c 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/database/pbmap/MapDatabase.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/database/pbmap/MapDatabase.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 		mCurTagCnt = 0;
 
 		// scale coordinates to tile size
-		mScaleFactor = REF_TILE_SIZE / Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		mScaleFactor = REF_TILE_SIZE / Tile.SIZE;
 
 		File f = null;
 
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 			lastX = lon + lastX;
 			lastY = lat + lastY;
 			coords[cnt++] = lastX / scale;
-			coords[cnt++] = Tile.TILE_SIZE - lastY / scale;
+			coords[cnt++] = Tile.SIZE - lastY / scale;
 		}
 
 		mGeom.index[0] = (short)numNodes;
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 			} else {
 				y = ((result >>> 1) ^ -(result & 1));
 				lastY = lastY + y;
-				coords[cnt++] = Tile.TILE_SIZE - lastY / scale;
+				coords[cnt++] = Tile.SIZE - lastY / scale;
 				even = true;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/database/test/MapDatabase.java b/src/org/oscim/database/test/MapDatabase.java
index 3dfab610..898e4f69 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/database/test/MapDatabase.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/database/test/MapDatabase.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 	@Override
 	public QueryResult executeQuery(JobTile tile, IMapDatabaseCallback mapDatabaseCallback) {
 
-		int size = Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		int size = Tile.SIZE;
 		float[] points = mGeom.points;
 		short[] index = mGeom.index;
 
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/generator/TileGenerator.java b/src/org/oscim/generator/TileGenerator.java
index c44b81b2..f8b08d8d 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/generator/TileGenerator.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/generator/TileGenerator.java
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ public class TileGenerator implements IRenderCallback, IMapDatabaseCallback {
 	private static final Tag[] debugTagArea = { new Tag("debug", "area") };
 
 	private final GeometryBuffer mDebugPoint = new GeometryBuffer(
-			new float[] { Tile.TILE_SIZE >> 1, 10 },
+			new float[] { Tile.SIZE >> 1, 10 },
 			new short[] { 2 });
 
 	private final WayData mDebugWay = new WayData(
 			new GeometryBuffer(
-					new float[] { 0, 0, 0, Tile.TILE_SIZE,
-							Tile.TILE_SIZE, Tile.TILE_SIZE,
-							Tile.TILE_SIZE, 0, 0, 0 },
+					new float[] { 0, 0, 0, Tile.SIZE,
+							Tile.SIZE, Tile.SIZE,
+							Tile.SIZE, 0, 0, 0 },
 					new short[] {10}),
 			new Tag[] { new Tag("debug", "box") }
 			);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class TileGenerator implements IRenderCallback, IMapDatabaseCallback {
 	/**
 	 */
 	public TileGenerator() {
-		mClipper = new LineClipper(0, 0, Tile.TILE_SIZE, Tile.TILE_SIZE, true);
+		mClipper = new LineClipper(0, 0, Tile.SIZE, Tile.SIZE, true);
 	}
 
 	public void cleanup() {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class TileGenerator implements IRenderCallback, IMapDatabaseCallback {
 
 		mGroundResolution = (float) (Math.cos(latitude * (Math.PI / 180))
 				* MercatorProjection.EARTH_CIRCUMFERENCE
-				/ ((long) Tile.TILE_SIZE << mTile.zoomLevel));
+				/ ((long) Tile.SIZE << mTile.zoomLevel));
 
 		mTile.layers = new Layers();
 
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/generator/WayDecorator.java b/src/org/oscim/generator/WayDecorator.java
index 073130db..84f3067f 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/generator/WayDecorator.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/generator/WayDecorator.java
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ public final class WayDecorator {
 
 		// calculate the way name length plus some margin of safety
 		float wayNameWidth = -1;
-		float minWidth = Tile.TILE_SIZE / 10;
+		float minWidth = Tile.SIZE / 10;
 
 		final int min = 0;
-		final int max = Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		final int max = Tile.SIZE;
 
 		// find way segments long enough to draw the way name on them
 		for (int i = pos; i < pos + len - 2; i += 2) {
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/overlay/ItemizedOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/overlay/ItemizedOverlay.java
index 7679d913..d378dbe9 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/overlay/ItemizedOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/overlay/ItemizedOverlay.java
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ public abstract class ItemizedOverlay<Item extends OverlayItem> extends Overlay
 			int z = FastMath.log2((int) curPos.scale);
 			int diff = MAX_ZOOM - z;
 
-			int mx = (int) (curPos.x * (Tile.TILE_SIZE << z));
-			int my = (int) (curPos.y * (Tile.TILE_SIZE << z));
+			int mx = (int) (curPos.x * (Tile.SIZE << z));
+			int my = (int) (curPos.y * (Tile.SIZE << z));
 
 			// limit could be 1 if we update on every position change
 			float limit = 1.5f;
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/overlay/PathOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/overlay/PathOverlay.java
index b6d5f73c..bb9874ca 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/overlay/PathOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/overlay/PathOverlay.java
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ public class PathOverlay extends Overlay {
 			//int z = curPos.zoomLevel;
 			int z = FastMath.log2((int) curPos.scale);
 			int diff = MAX_ZOOM - z;
-			int mx = (int) (curPos.x * (Tile.TILE_SIZE << z));
-			int my = (int) (curPos.y * (Tile.TILE_SIZE << z));
+			int mx = (int) (curPos.x * (Tile.SIZE << z));
+			int my = (int) (curPos.y * (Tile.SIZE << z));
 
 			for (int j = 0; j < size; j += 2) {
 				// TODO translate mapPosition and do this after clipping
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/GLRenderer.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/GLRenderer.java
index c5c3320e..5279ddbe 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/GLRenderer.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/GLRenderer.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class GLRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
 
 		// tile fill coords
 		short min = 0;
-		short max = (short) ((Tile.TILE_SIZE * COORD_SCALE));
+		short max = (short) ((Tile.SIZE * COORD_SCALE));
 		mFillCoords = new short[8];
 		mFillCoords[0] = min;
 		mFillCoords[1] = max;
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ public class GLRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
 
 			int z = tiles[0].zoomLevel;
 
-			double curScale = Tile.TILE_SIZE * pos.scale;
-			double tileScale = Tile.TILE_SIZE * (pos.scale / (1 << z));
+			double curScale = Tile.SIZE * pos.scale;
+			double tileScale = Tile.SIZE * (pos.scale / (1 << z));
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < 8; i += 2) {
 				coords[i + 0] = (float) ((pos.x * curScale + coords[i + 0]) / tileScale);
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ public class GLRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
 		mBufferMemoryUsage = 0;
 		mDrawTiles = null;
 
-		int numTiles = (screenWidth / (Tile.TILE_SIZE / 2) + 2)
-				* (screenHeight / (Tile.TILE_SIZE / 2) + 2);
+		int numTiles = (screenWidth / (Tile.SIZE / 2) + 2)
+				* (screenHeight / (Tile.SIZE / 2) + 2);
 
 		// Set up vertex buffer objects
 		int numVBO = (CACHE_TILES + (numTiles * 2));
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/TileManager.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/TileManager.java
index 11123eff..51b79a3e 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/TileManager.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/TileManager.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class TileManager {
 
 		// set up TileSet large enough to hold current tiles
 		int num = Math.max(width, height);
-		int size = Tile.TILE_SIZE >> 1;
+		int size = Tile.SIZE >> 1;
 		int numTiles = (num * num) / (size * size) * 4;
 		mNewTiles = new TileSet(numTiles);
 		mCurrentTiles = new TileSet(numTiles);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class TileManager {
 		// scale and translate projection to tile coordinates
 		// load some tiles more than currently visible (* 0.75)
 		//		float scale = mapPosition.scale * 0.75f;
-		//		float tileScale = scale * Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		//		float tileScale = scale * Tile.SIZE;
 		//		double px = mapPosition.x * scale;
 		//		double py = mapPosition.y * scale;
 		//
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ public class TileManager {
 		// scale and translate projection to tile coordinates
 		// load some tiles more than currently visible (* 0.75)
 		double scale = pos.scale * 0.75f;
-		double curScale = Tile.TILE_SIZE * scale;
+		double curScale = Tile.SIZE * scale;
 		int zoomLevel = FastMath.clamp(pos.zoomLevel, MIN_ZOOMLEVEL, MAX_ZOOMLEVEL);
 
-		double tileScale = Tile.TILE_SIZE * (scale / (1 << zoomLevel));
+		double tileScale = Tile.SIZE * (scale / (1 << zoomLevel));
 
 		float[] coords = mTileCoords;
 		mMapViewPosition.getMapViewProjection(coords);
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/TileRenderer.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/TileRenderer.java
index 338be13d..fcd0944a 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/TileRenderer.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/TileRenderer.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class TileRenderer {
 
 		float div = FastMath.pow(z - pos.zoomLevel);
 
-		double curScale = Tile.TILE_SIZE * pos.scale;
+		double curScale = Tile.SIZE * pos.scale;
 		double scale = (pos.scale / (1 << z));
 
 		float x = (float) ((tile.x - pos.x) * curScale);
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/ExtrusionLayer.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/ExtrusionLayer.java
index e1670d7c..ef094081 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/ExtrusionLayer.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/ExtrusionLayer.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class ExtrusionLayer extends Layer {
 		for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
 			mIndices[i] = mCurIndices[i] = VertexPool.get();
 
-		mClipper = new LineClipper(0, 0, Tile.TILE_SIZE, Tile.TILE_SIZE);
+		mClipper = new LineClipper(0, 0, Tile.SIZE, Tile.SIZE);
 	}
 
 	public void addBuildings(WayData way) {
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/LineLayer.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/LineLayer.java
index 7fd34903..2de34ff8 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/LineLayer.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/LineLayer.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public final class LineLayer extends Layer {
 		float x, y, nextX, nextY;
 		float a, ux, uy, vx, vy, wx, wy;
 
-		int tmax = Tile.TILE_SIZE + 4;
+		int tmax = Tile.SIZE + 4;
 		int tmin = -4;
 
 		boolean rounded = false;
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/PolygonLayer.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/PolygonLayer.java
index 65b77d2d..cb26448d 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/PolygonLayer.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/layer/PolygonLayer.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public final class PolygonLayer extends Layer {
 	}
 
 	public void addPolygon(float[] points, short[] index) {
-		short center = (short) ((Tile.TILE_SIZE >> 1) * S);
+		short center = (short) ((Tile.SIZE >> 1) * S);
 
 		VertexPoolItem si = curItem;
 		short[] v = si.vertices;
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/ExtrusionOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/ExtrusionOverlay.java
index db73fda0..8ef4688d 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/ExtrusionOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/ExtrusionOverlay.java
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public class ExtrusionOverlay extends RenderOverlay {
 			MapTile tile, int delta) {
 
 		int z = tile.zoomLevel;
-		double curScale = Tile.TILE_SIZE * pos.scale;
+		double curScale = Tile.SIZE * pos.scale;
 		float scale = (float)(pos.scale / (1 << z));
 
 		float x = (float) ((tile.x - pos.x) * curScale);
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/GridOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/GridOverlay.java
index fad9e882..36b87f92 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/GridOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/GridOverlay.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class GridOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 	public GridOverlay(MapView mapView) {
 		super(mapView);
 
-		int size = Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		int size = Tile.SIZE;
 		float[] points = new float[64];
 		short[] index = new short[16];
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class GridOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 	}
 
 	private void addLabels(int x, int y, int z) {
-		int size = Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		int size = Tile.SIZE;
 
 		TextLayer tl = new TextLayer();
 
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/RenderOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/RenderOverlay.java
index ed07f28a..0e712e9b 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/RenderOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/RenderOverlay.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public abstract class RenderOverlay {
 	protected void setMatrix(MapPosition curPos, Matrices m, boolean project) {
 		MapPosition oPos = mMapPosition;
 
-		double tileScale = Tile.TILE_SIZE * curPos.scale;
+		double tileScale = Tile.SIZE * curPos.scale;
 
 		double x = oPos.x - curPos.x;
 		double y = oPos.y - curPos.y;
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TestOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TestOverlay.java
index 68f71478..9a34326f 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TestOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TestOverlay.java
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ public class TestOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 		// TextItem ti = new TextItem(0, 0, "check one, check two", t);
 		// ti.x1 = 0;
 		// ti.y1 = 0;
-		// ti.x2 = (short) Tile.TILE_SIZE;
-		// ti.y2 = (short) Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		// ti.x2 = (short) Tile.SIZE;
+		// ti.y2 = (short) Tile.SIZE;
 		//
 		// tl.addText(ti);
 		//
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TextOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TextOverlay.java
index a4f6ff26..64ed57c1 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TextOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TextOverlay.java
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ public class TextOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 			mMapViewPosition.getMapViewProjection(coords);
 			//mMapViewPosition.getMatrix(null, null, mMVP);
 		}
-		int mw = (mMapView.getWidth() + Tile.TILE_SIZE) / 2;
-		int mh = (mMapView.getHeight() + Tile.TILE_SIZE) / 2;
+		int mw = (mMapView.getWidth() + Tile.SIZE) / 2;
+		int mh = (mMapView.getHeight() + Tile.SIZE) / 2;
 		mSquareRadius = mw * mw + mh * mh;
 
 		// mTiles might be from another zoomlevel than the current:
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public class TextOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 		float cos = (float) Math.cos(angle);
 		float sin = (float) Math.sin(angle);
 
-		int maxx = Tile.TILE_SIZE << (pos.zoomLevel - 1);
+		int maxx = Tile.SIZE << (pos.zoomLevel - 1);
 
 		Label l = null;
 
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ public class TextOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 
 		mRelabelCnt++;
 
-		double tileX = (pos.x * (Tile.TILE_SIZE << pos.zoomLevel));
-		double tileY = (pos.y * (Tile.TILE_SIZE << pos.zoomLevel));
+		double tileX = (pos.x * (Tile.SIZE << pos.zoomLevel));
+		double tileY = (pos.y * (Tile.SIZE << pos.zoomLevel));
 
 		for (l = mPrevLabels; l != null;) {
 
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ public class TextOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			float dx = (float) (l.tile.tileX * Tile.TILE_SIZE - tileX * s);
-			float dy = (float) (l.tile.tileY * Tile.TILE_SIZE - tileY * s);
+			float dx = (float) (l.tile.tileX * Tile.SIZE - tileX * s);
+			float dy = (float) (l.tile.tileY * Tile.SIZE - tileY * s);
 
 			// flip around date-line
 			if (dx > maxx)
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ public class TextOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 			if (t.state != JobTile.STATE_READY)
 				continue;
 
-			float dx = (float) (t.tileX * Tile.TILE_SIZE - tileX);
-			float dy = (float) (t.tileY * Tile.TILE_SIZE - tileY);
+			float dx = (float) (t.tileX * Tile.SIZE - tileX);
+			float dy = (float) (t.tileY * Tile.SIZE - tileY);
 
 			// flip around date-line
 			if (dx > maxx)
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ public class TextOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 			if (t.state != JobTile.STATE_READY)
 				continue;
 
-			float dx = (float) (t.tileX * Tile.TILE_SIZE - tileX);
-			float dy = (float) (t.tileY * Tile.TILE_SIZE - tileY);
+			float dx = (float) (t.tileX * Tile.SIZE - tileX);
+			float dy = (float) (t.tileY * Tile.SIZE - tileY);
 
 			// flip around date-line
 			if (dx > maxx)
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ public class TextOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 	protected void setMatrix(MapPosition curPos, Matrices m) {
 		MapPosition oPos = mMapPosition;
 
-		double tileScale = Tile.TILE_SIZE * curPos.scale;
+		double tileScale = Tile.SIZE * curPos.scale;
 		double scale = (curPos.scale / oPos.scale);
 
 		float x = (float) ((oPos.x - curPos.x) * tileScale);
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/view/MapView.java b/src/org/oscim/view/MapView.java
index 900c29fc..ddc47222 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/view/MapView.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/view/MapView.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class MapView extends RelativeLayout {
 		dpi = Math.max(metrics.xdpi, metrics.ydpi);
 
 		// TODO make this dpi dependent
-		Tile.TILE_SIZE = 400;
+		Tile.SIZE = 400;
 
 		MapActivity mapActivity = (MapActivity) context;
 
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/view/MapViewPosition.java b/src/org/oscim/view/MapViewPosition.java
index 1cffaabb..63da0c7d 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/view/MapViewPosition.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/view/MapViewPosition.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import android.view.animation.AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator;
 public class MapViewPosition {
 	private static final String TAG = MapViewPosition.class.getName();
 
-	// needs to fit for int: 2 * 20 * Tile.TILE_SIZE
+	// needs to fit for int: 2 * 20 * Tile.SIZE
 	public final static int MAX_ZOOMLEVEL = 20;
 	public final static int MIN_ZOOMLEVEL = 2;
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class MapViewPosition {
 	private double mAbsX;
 	private double mAbsY;
 
-	// mAbsScale * Tile.TILE_SIZE
+	// mAbsScale * Tile.SIZE
 	// i.e. size of tile 0/0/0 at current scale in pixel
 	private double mCurScale;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class MapViewPosition {
 	}
 
 	private void updatePosition() {
-		mCurScale = mAbsScale * Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		mCurScale = mAbsScale * Tile.SIZE;
 		mCurX = mAbsX * mCurScale;
 		mCurY = mAbsY * mCurScale;
 	}
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ public class MapViewPosition {
 
 		double dx = mCurX + mu[0];
 		double dy = mCurY + mu[1];
-		dx /= mAbsScale * Tile.TILE_SIZE;
-		dy /= mAbsScale * Tile.TILE_SIZE;
+		dx /= mAbsScale * Tile.SIZE;
+		dy /= mAbsScale * Tile.SIZE;
 
 		if (dx > 1) {
 			while (dx > 1)
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ public class MapViewPosition {
 	}
 
 	private synchronized void moveAbs(double x, double y) {
-		double f = Tile.TILE_SIZE << ABS_ZOOMLEVEL;
+		double f = Tile.SIZE << ABS_ZOOMLEVEL;
 
 		mAbsX = x / f;
 		mAbsY = y / f;
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ public class MapViewPosition {
 		double dy = Math.abs(MercatorProjection.latitudeToY(bbox.getMinLatitude())
 				- MercatorProjection.latitudeToY(bbox.getMaxLatitude()));
 
-		double aspect = (Math.min(mWidth, mHeight) / Tile.TILE_SIZE);
+		double aspect = (Math.min(mWidth, mHeight) / Tile.SIZE);
 		double z = Math.min(
 				-LOG4 * Math.log(dx) + aspect,
 				-LOG4 * Math.log(dy) + aspect);
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ public class MapViewPosition {
 		//mTilt = 0;
 		//mRotation = 0;
 		//updateMatrix();
-		double f = Tile.TILE_SIZE << ABS_ZOOMLEVEL;
+		double f = Tile.SIZE << ABS_ZOOMLEVEL;
 		mStartX = mAbsX * f;
 		mStartY = mAbsY * f;
 
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ public class MapViewPosition {
 	}
 
 	public synchronized void animateTo(GeoPoint geoPoint) {
-		double f = Tile.TILE_SIZE << ABS_ZOOMLEVEL;
+		double f = Tile.SIZE << ABS_ZOOMLEVEL;
 
 		mStartX = mAbsX * f;
 		mStartY = mAbsY * f;
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/view/TouchHandler.java b/src/org/oscim/view/TouchHandler.java
index 0ad79bd9..f3aaa582 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/view/TouchHandler.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/view/TouchHandler.java
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ final class TouchHandler implements OnGestureListener, OnDoubleTapListener {
 		if (mWasMulti)
 			return true;
 
-		int w = Tile.TILE_SIZE * 3;
-		int h = Tile.TILE_SIZE * 3;
+		int w = Tile.SIZE * 3;
+		int h = Tile.SIZE * 3;
 
 		//if (mMapView.enablePagedFling) {
 		//	double a = Math.sqrt(velocityX * velocityX + velocityY * velocityY);