diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/BitmapLayer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/BitmapLayer.java
index f44c843c..6f180a0f 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/BitmapLayer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/BitmapLayer.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class BitmapLayer extends TextureLayer {
 		}
 
 		TextureItem t = textures;
-		t.vertices = TextureLayer.INDICES_PER_SPRITE;
+		t.indices = TextureLayer.INDICES_PER_SPRITE;
 	}
 
 	private void setVertices(ShortBuffer sbuf) {
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ public class BitmapLayer extends TextureLayer {
 
 				t.bind();
 
-				int maxVertices = MapRenderer.maxQuads * INDICES_PER_SPRITE;
+				int maxIndices = MapRenderer.maxQuads * INDICES_PER_SPRITE;
 
 				// draw up to maxVertices in each iteration
-				for (int i = 0; i < t.vertices; i += maxVertices) {
+				for (int i = 0; i < t.indices; i += maxIndices) {
 					// to.offset * (24(shorts) * 2(short-bytes) / 6(indices) == 8)
 					int off = (t.offset + i) * 8 + tl.offset;
 
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ public class BitmapLayer extends TextureLayer {
 					GL.glVertexAttribPointer(s.aTexCoord, 2,
 					                         GL20.GL_SHORT, false, 12, off + 8);
 
-					int numVertices = t.vertices - i;
-					if (numVertices > maxVertices)
-						numVertices = maxVertices;
+					int numIndices = t.indices - i;
+					if (numIndices > maxIndices)
+						numIndices = maxIndices;
 
-					GL.glDrawElements(GL20.GL_TRIANGLES, numVertices,
+					GL.glDrawElements(GL20.GL_TRIANGLES, numIndices,
 					                  GL20.GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 0);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/SymbolLayer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/SymbolLayer.java
index 7e5201c5..06187488 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/SymbolLayer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/SymbolLayer.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public final class SymbolLayer extends TextureLayer {
 					t.upload();
 
 					t.offset = numIndices;
-					t.vertices = 0;
+					t.indices = 0;
 				}
 				width = t.width;
 				height = t.height;
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ public final class SymbolLayer extends TextureLayer {
 				pos += TextLayer.VERTICES_PER_SPRITE * 6;
 
 				/* six elements used to draw the four vertices */
-				t.vertices += TextureLayer.INDICES_PER_SPRITE;
+				t.indices += TextureLayer.INDICES_PER_SPRITE;
 			}
-			numIndices += t.vertices;
+			numIndices += t.indices;
 		}
 
 		if (pos > 0)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public final class SymbolLayer extends TextureLayer {
 				textures = Inlist.appendItem(textures, t);
 
 				t.offset = 0;
-				t.vertices = 0;
+				t.indices = 0;
 				return t;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextLayer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextLayer.java
index aa20b99e..afff4dc1 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextLayer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextLayer.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public final class TextLayer extends TextureLayer {
 
 				if (y + height > TEXTURE_HEIGHT) {
 					t.offset = offsetIndices;
-					t.vertices = (short) (numIndices - offsetIndices);
+					t.indices = (short) (numIndices - offsetIndices);
 					offsetIndices = numIndices;
 
 					t.next = pool.get();
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public final class TextLayer extends TextureLayer {
 		vi.used = pos;
 
 		t.offset = offsetIndices;
-		t.vertices = (short) (numIndices - offsetIndices);
+		t.indices = (short) (numIndices - offsetIndices);
 
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextureItem.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextureItem.java
index ae79677a..09ceeeae 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextureItem.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextureItem.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class TextureItem extends Inlist<TextureItem> {
 
 	/** vertex offset from which this texture is referenced */
 	public short offset;
-	public short vertices;
+	public short indices;
 
 	/** temporary Bitmap */
 	public Bitmap bitmap;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextureLayer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextureLayer.java
index c39ee970..cdfe8849 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextureLayer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/elements/TextureLayer.java
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ public abstract class TextureLayer extends RenderElement {
 				               1f / (t.height * COORD_SCALE));
 				t.bind();
 
-				int maxVertices = MapRenderer.maxQuads * INDICES_PER_SPRITE;
+				int maxIndices = MapRenderer.maxQuads * INDICES_PER_SPRITE;
 
 				/* draw up to maxVertices in each iteration */
-				for (int i = 0; i < t.vertices; i += maxVertices) {
+				for (int i = 0; i < t.indices; i += maxIndices) {
 					/* to.offset * (24(shorts) * 2(short-bytes)
 					 * / 6(indices) == 8) */
 					int off = (t.offset + i) * 8 + tl.offset;
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ public abstract class TextureLayer extends RenderElement {
 						                         2, GL20.GL_SHORT, false, 12,
 						                         layers.vertexArrayBuffer);
 					}
-					int numVertices = t.vertices - i;
-					if (numVertices > maxVertices)
-						numVertices = maxVertices;
+					int numIndices = t.indices - i;
+					if (numIndices > maxIndices)
+						numIndices = maxIndices;
 
-					GL.glDrawElements(GL20.GL_TRIANGLES, numVertices,
+					GL.glDrawElements(GL20.GL_TRIANGLES, numIndices,
 					                  GL20.GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 0);
 
 				}