diff --git a/zone/map.h b/zone/map.h
index 224e30c73..64a289a41 100644
--- a/zone/map.h
+++ b/zone/map.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef ZONE_MAP_H
 #define ZONE_MAP_H
 
+#include "position.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -36,10 +37,14 @@ public:
 		Vertex() : x(0.0f), y(0.0f), z(0.0f) { }
 		Vertex(float _x, float _y, float _z) : x(_x), y(_y), z(_z) { }
 		~Vertex() { }
-		bool operator==(const Vertex &v) const 
+		bool operator==(const Vertex &v) const
 		{
 			return((v.x == x) && (v.y == y) && (v.z == z));
 		}
+        operator xyz_location() const
+        {
+            return xyz_location(x,y,z);
+        }
 
 		float x;
 		float y;
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ public:
 
 	Map();
 	~Map();
-	
+
 	float FindBestZ(Vertex &start, Vertex *result) const;
 	bool LineIntersectsZone(Vertex start, Vertex end, float step, Vertex *result) const;
 	bool LineIntersectsZoneNoZLeaps(Vertex start, Vertex end, float step_mag, Vertex *result) const;
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ private:
 	void TranslateVertex(Vertex &v, float tx, float ty, float tz);
 	bool LoadV1(FILE *f);
 	bool LoadV2(FILE *f);
-	
+
 	struct impl;
 	impl *imp;
 };