diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/geoMipTerrain.I b/panda/src/grutil/geoMipTerrain.I
index bbe85b9767..682f62a2b3 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/geoMipTerrain.I
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/geoMipTerrain.I
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Filename: geoMipTerrain.I
 // Created by:  pro-rsoft (29jun07)
+// Modified by: CMU ETC Summer 2010 team (03aug10) (added getters
+//   for _auto_flatten, _near, _far).
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
@@ -337,6 +339,39 @@ set_far(double input_far) {
   _far = input_far;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GeoMipTerrain::get_far
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Returns the far LOD distance in the terrain coordinate
+//				 space
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE double GeoMipTerrain::
+get_far() {
+  return _far;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GeoMipTerrain::get_near
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Returns the near LOD distance in the terrain coordinate
+//				 space
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE double GeoMipTerrain::
+get_near() {
+  return _near;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GeoMipTerrain::get_flatten_mode
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Returns the automatic-flatten mode (e.g., off, 
+//               flatten_light, flatten_medium, or flatten_strong)
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE int GeoMipTerrain::
+get_flatten_mode() {
+  return _auto_flatten;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: GeoMipTerrain::get_block_node_path
 //       Access: Published
diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/geoMipTerrain.h b/panda/src/grutil/geoMipTerrain.h
index 9b44693fed..ebc55c26d3 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/geoMipTerrain.h
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/geoMipTerrain.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Filename: geoMipTerrain.h
 // Created by:  pro-rsoft (29jun07)
+// Modified by: CMU ETC Summer 2010 team (03aug10) (added
+//   get_flatten_mode(), get_near(), get_far() ).
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
@@ -104,7 +106,10 @@ PUBLISHED:
   INLINE LVecBase2f get_block_from_pos(double x, double y);
   INLINE void set_border_stitching(bool stitching);
   INLINE bool get_border_stitching();
-  
+  INLINE double get_far();
+  INLINE double get_near();
+  INLINE int get_flatten_mode();
+
   PNMImage make_slope_image();
   void generate();
   bool update();