diff --git a/vtk/src/CMakeLists.txt b/vtk/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a97a1e0..7af562f 100644
--- a/vtk/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vtk/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ find_package(VTK COMPONENTS
   CommonCore
   CommonDataModel
   FiltersGeneral
+  FiltersGeometry
+  FiltersProgrammable
+  IOImage
+  ImagingSources
   InteractionStyle
   RenderingContextOpenGL2
   RenderingCore
@@ -16,7 +20,6 @@ find_package(VTK COMPONENTS
   RenderingGL2PSOpenGL2
   RenderingOpenGL2
     CommonColor
-    FiltersGeometry
     RenderingCore)
 
 if (NOT VTK_FOUND)
diff --git a/vtk/src/main.cpp b/vtk/src/main.cpp
index 2f7c56f..d317840 100644
--- a/vtk/src/main.cpp
+++ b/vtk/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@
 #include <vtkCamera.h>
 #include <vtkDoubleArray.h>
 #include <vtkMapper2D.h>
+#include <vtkImageReader2.h>
+#include <vtkImageData.h>
+#include <vtkImageActor.h>
+#include <vtkImageReader2Factory.h>
 #include <vtkNamedColors.h>
 #include <vtkNew.h>
 #include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
 #include <vtkPolyDataMapper2D.h>
+#include <vtkProgrammableGlyphFilter.h>
+#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
 #include <vtkProperty.h>
+#include <vtkProperty2D.h>
 #include <vtkRectilinearGrid.h>
 #include <vtkRectilinearGridGeometryFilter.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
@@ -15,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <vtkRenderer.h>
 
 #include <netcdf>
+#include <vtkVertexGlyphFilter.h>
 
 #define NLATS 67
 #define NLONS 116
@@ -46,49 +54,107 @@ tuple<vector<int>, vector<double>, vector<double>> readGrid() {
     return {time, latitude, longitude};
 }
 
-int main() {
-  vtkNew<vtkNamedColors> colors;
 
+void renderCoordinates(vtkRenderer *ren, vtkNamedColors *colors) {
 
-  vtkNew<vtkDoubleArray> pCoords;
-  pCoords->SetNumberOfComponents(3);
-  pCoords->SetNumberOfTuples(NLATS*NLONS);
+  vtkNew<vtkPoints> points;
   auto [times, lats, lons] = readGrid();
 
   double i = 0;
   for (double lat : lats) {
     for (double lon : lons) {
-      pCoords->InsertTuple3(i++, 0, lat, lon);
+      cout << "lat: " << (lat*1000-46125)*661/16500 << "\t lon: " << (lon*1000+15875)*661/28750 << endl;
+      points->InsertNextPoint((lat*1000-46125)*661/16500, (lon*1000+15875)*661/28750, 0);
     }
   }
 
-
-  vtkNew<vtkPoints> points;
-  points->SetData(pCoords);
-
   vtkNew<vtkPolyData> polydata;
   polydata->SetPoints(points);
 
+  vtkNew<vtkVertexGlyphFilter> glyphFilter;
+  glyphFilter->SetInputData(polydata);
+  glyphFilter->Update();
 
   vtkNew<vtkPolyDataMapper2D> mapper;
-  mapper->SetInputData(polydata);
-  mapper->SetScalarRange(0, 40);
+  mapper->SetInputConnection(glyphFilter->GetOutputPort());
+  mapper->Update();
 
   vtkNew<vtkActor2D> actor;
   actor->SetMapper(mapper);
+  actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(colors->GetColor3d("Gold").GetData());
+  actor->GetProperty()->SetPointSize(3);
 
-  vtkNew<vtkRenderer> ren;
   ren->AddActor(actor);
-  ren->SetBackground(colors->GetColor3d("DarkSlateGray").GetData());
+}
+
+void renderBackground(vtkRenderer *background) {
+  vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageData> imageData;
+
+  vtkNew<vtkImageReader2Factory> readerFactory;
+  vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageReader2> imageReader;
+  
+  imageReader.TakeReference(readerFactory->CreateImageReader2("../../../../data/map_661-661.png"));
+  imageReader->SetFileName("../../../../data/map_661-661.png");
+  imageReader->Update();
+  imageData = imageReader->GetOutput();
+
+  vtkNew<vtkImageActor> imageActor;
+  imageActor->SetInputData(imageData);
+
+  background->AddActor(imageActor);
+
+
+  // camera stuff
+  // essentially sets the camera to the middle of the background, and points it at the background
+  double origin[3], spacing[3];
+  int extent[6];
+  imageData->GetOrigin(origin);
+  imageData->GetSpacing(spacing);
+  imageData->GetExtent(extent);
+
+  vtkCamera *camera = background->GetActiveCamera();
+  camera->ParallelProjectionOn();
+
+  double xc = origin[0] + 0.5 * (extent[0] + extent[1]) * spacing[0];
+  double yc = origin[1] + 0.5 * (extent[2] + extent[3]) * spacing[1];
+  double yd = (extent[3] - extent[2] + 1) * spacing[1];
+  double d = camera->GetDistance();
+  camera->SetParallelScale(0.5 * yd);
+  camera->SetFocalPoint(xc, yc, 0.0);
+  camera->SetPosition(xc, yc, d);
+}
+
+int main() {
+  vtkNew<vtkNamedColors> colors;
+  vtkNew<vtkRenderer> Euler, Background, Lagrange;
+  Euler->SetBackground(colors->GetColor3d("DarkSlateGray").GetData());
+
+
+  Background->SetLayer(0);
+  Background->InteractiveOff();
+  Euler->SetLayer(1);
+  Euler->InteractiveOff();
+  Lagrange->SetLayer(2);
+
+  renderCoordinates(Euler, colors);
+  renderBackground(Background);
 
   vtkNew<vtkRenderWindow> renWin;
-  renWin->AddRenderer(ren);
-  renWin->SetSize(900, 600);
+  renWin->SetNumberOfLayers(3);
+  // renWin->SetNumberOfLayers(2);
+  renWin->AddRenderer(Background);
+  renWin->AddRenderer(Euler);
+  renWin->AddRenderer(Lagrange);
+  renWin->SetWindowName("Simulation");
+  renWin->SetSize(661, 661);
 
   vtkNew<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> iren;
   iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin);
+
+  renWin->Render();
   iren->Start();
 
+
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }