diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/dataFormat/PositionDataFormat.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/dataFormat/PositionDataFormat.java
index 6095b5749..f9b1c5c25 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/dataFormat/PositionDataFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/dataFormat/PositionDataFormat.java
@@ -18,4 +18,52 @@ public class PositionDataFormat
 	public final static int EMPTY_DATA = 0;
 	public final static int VOID_DATA = VOID_MASK<<VOID_SHIFT + EXISTENCE_MASK<<EXISTENCE_SHIFT;
 	
+	public static short createVoidPositionData(byte generationMode)
+	{
+		short positionData = 0;
+		positionData |= (generationMode & GEN_TYPE_MASK) << GEN_TYPE_SHIFT;
+		positionData |= VOID_MASK << VOID_SHIFT;
+		positionData |= EXISTENCE_MASK << EXISTENCE_SHIFT;
+		
+		return positionData;
+	}
+	
+	public static short createPositionData(int lodCount, boolean correctLight, byte generationMode)
+	{
+		short positionData = 0;
+		positionData |= (lodCount & LOD_COUNT_MASK) << LOD_COUNT_SHIFT;
+		positionData |= (generationMode & GEN_TYPE_MASK) << GEN_TYPE_SHIFT;
+		if (correctLight)
+			positionData |= CORRECT_LIGHT_MASK << CORRECT_LIGHT_SHIFT;
+		positionData |= EXISTENCE_MASK << EXISTENCE_SHIFT;
+		
+		return positionData;
+	}
+	
+	public static byte getLodCount(short dataPoint)
+	{
+		return (byte) ((dataPoint >>> LOD_COUNT_SHIFT) & LOD_COUNT_MASK);
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean getFlag(short dataPoint)
+	{
+		return ((dataPoint >>> CORRECT_LIGHT_SHIFT) & CORRECT_LIGHT_MASK) == 1;
+	}
+	
+	public static byte getGenerationMode(short dataPoint)
+	{
+		return (byte) ((dataPoint >>> GEN_TYPE_SHIFT) & GEN_TYPE_MASK);
+	}
+	
+	
+	public static boolean isVoid(short dataPoint)
+	{
+		return (((dataPoint >>> VOID_SHIFT) & VOID_MASK) == 1);
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean doesItExist(short dataPoint)
+	{
+		return (((dataPoint >>> EXISTENCE_SHIFT) & EXISTENCE_MASK) == 1);
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/dataFormat/VerticalDataFormat.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/dataFormat/VerticalDataFormat.java
index 4b1d100f8..c1320076c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/dataFormat/VerticalDataFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/dataFormat/VerticalDataFormat.java
@@ -21,4 +21,50 @@ public class VerticalDataFormat
 	public final static int EMPTY_LOD_MASK = 0b1;
 	
 	public final static int EMPTY_LOD = 0;
+	
+	public static int createVerticalData(int height, int depth, int level, boolean transparent, boolean bottom)
+	{
+		int verticalData = 0;
+		verticalData |= (height & HEIGHT_MASK) << HEIGHT_SHIFT;
+		verticalData |= (depth & DEPTH_MASK) << DEPTH_SHIFT;
+		verticalData |= (level & LEVEL_MASK) << LEVEL_SHIFT;
+		if (bottom)
+			verticalData |= BOTTOM_TYPE_MASK << BOTTOM_TYPE_SHIFT;
+		if (transparent)
+			verticalData |= TRANSPARENCY_MASK << TRANSPARENCY_SHIFT;
+		verticalData |= EMPTY_LOD_MASK << EMPTY_LOD_SHIFT;
+		
+		return verticalData;
+	}
+	
+	public static short getHeight(int verticalData)
+	{
+		return (short) ((verticalData >>> HEIGHT_SHIFT) & HEIGHT_MASK);
+	}
+	
+	public static short getDepth(int verticalData)
+	{
+		return (short) ((verticalData >>> DEPTH_SHIFT) & DEPTH_MASK);
+	}
+	
+	public static byte getLevel(int verticalData)
+	{
+		return (byte) ((verticalData >>> LEVEL_SHIFT) & LEVEL_MASK);
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean isTransparent(int verticalData)
+	{
+		return ((verticalData >>> TRANSPARENCY_SHIFT) & TRANSPARENCY_MASK) == 1;
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean isBottom(int verticalData)
+	{
+		return ((verticalData >>> BOTTOM_TYPE_SHIFT) & BOTTOM_TYPE_MASK) == 1;
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean doesItExist(int verticalData)
+	{
+		return (((verticalData >>> EMPTY_LOD_SHIFT) & EMPTY_LOD_MASK) == 1);
+	}
+	
 }