diff --git a/doc/src/examples/algorithms/transform_with_strategy.cpp b/doc/src/examples/algorithms/transform_with_strategy.cpp
index df44d6336..d55e5e2d1 100644
--- a/doc/src/examples/algorithms/transform_with_strategy.cpp
+++ b/doc/src/examples/algorithms/transform_with_strategy.cpp
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ int main()
 
     // Translate over (1.5, 1.5)
     point_type p2;
-    trans::translate_transformer<point_type, point_type> translate(1.5, 1.5);
+    trans::translate_transformer<double, 2, 2> translate(1.5, 1.5);
     boost::geometry::transform(p1, p2, translate);
 
     // Scale with factor 3.0
     point_type p3;
-    trans::scale_transformer<point_type, point_type> scale(3.0);
+    trans::scale_transformer<double, 2, 2> scale(3.0);
     boost::geometry::transform(p1, p3, scale);
 
     // Rotate with respect to the origin (0,0) over 90 degrees (clockwise)
     point_type p4;
-    trans::rotate_transformer<point_type, point_type, boost::geometry::degree> rotate(90.0);
+    trans::rotate_transformer<boost::geometry::degree, double, 2, 2> rotate(90.0);
     boost::geometry::transform(p1, p4, rotate);
     
     std::cout 
diff --git a/example/06_a_transformation_example.cpp b/example/06_a_transformation_example.cpp
index 367d5e16f..01a560173 100644
--- a/example/06_a_transformation_example.cpp
+++ b/example/06_a_transformation_example.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int main()
     point_2d p2;
 
     // Example: translate a point over (5,5)
-    strategy::transform::translate_transformer<point_2d, point_2d> translate(5, 5);
+    strategy::transform::translate_transformer<double, 2, 2> translate(5, 5);
 
     transform(p, p2, translate);
     std::cout << "transformed point " << boost::geometry::dsv(p2) << std::endl;
diff --git a/example/06_b_transformation_example.cpp b/example/06_b_transformation_example.cpp
index 5dd972548..db125ff53 100644
--- a/example/06_b_transformation_example.cpp
+++ b/example/06_b_transformation_example.cpp
@@ -127,25 +127,25 @@ int main()
         svg.put(g1, "g1");
 
         // G1 - Translate -> G2
-        translate_transformer<point_2d, point_2d> translate(0, 250);
+        translate_transformer<double, 2, 2> translate(0, 250);
         model::polygon<point_2d> g2;
         transform(g1, g2, translate);
         std::clog << "translated:\t" << boost::geometry::dsv(g2) << std::endl;
         svg.put(g2, "g2=g1.translate(0,250)");
 
         // G2 - Scale -> G3
-        scale_transformer<point_2d, point_2d> scale(0.5, 0.5);
+        scale_transformer<double, 2, 2> scale(0.5, 0.5);
         model::polygon<point_2d> g3;
         transform(g2, g3, scale);
         std::clog << "scaled:\t" << boost::geometry::dsv(g3) << std::endl;
         svg.put(g3, "g3=g2.scale(0.5,0.5)");
 
         // G3 - Combine rotate and translate -> G4
-        rotate_transformer<point_2d, point_2d, degree> rotate(45);
+        rotate_transformer<degree, double, 2, 2> rotate(45);
 
         // Compose matrix for the two transformation
         // Create transformer attached to the transformation matrix
-        ublas_transformer<point_2d, point_2d, 2, 2>
+        ublas_transformer<double, 2, 2>
                 combined(boost::numeric::ublas::prod(rotate.matrix(), translate.matrix()));
                 //combined(rotate.matrix());
 
diff --git a/example/c11_custom_cs_transform_example.cpp b/example/c11_custom_cs_transform_example.cpp
index 370d59c1d..896ee069a 100644
--- a/example/c11_custom_cs_transform_example.cpp
+++ b/example/c11_custom_cs_transform_example.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ template<> struct cs_tag<cart_shifted5> { typedef cartesian_tag type; };
 
 // 3: sample implementation of a shift 
 //    to convert coordinate system "cart" to "cart_shirted5"
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
 struct shift
 {
+    template <typename P1, typename P2>
     inline bool apply(P1 const& p1, P2& p2) const
     {
         namespace bg = boost::geometry;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace geometry  { namespace strategy { namespace transform
 template <typename P1, typename P2>
 struct default_strategy<cartesian_tag, cartesian_tag, cart, cart_shifted5, 2, 2, P1, P2>
 {
-    typedef shift<P1, P2> type;
+    typedef shift type;
 };
 
 }}}}} // namespaces
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/io/svg/svg_mapper.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/io/svg/svg_mapper.hpp
index 1252cc806..fbe0a37da 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/io/svg/svg_mapper.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/io/svg/svg_mapper.hpp
@@ -226,10 +226,17 @@ inline void svg_map(std::ostream& stream,
 template <typename Point, bool SameScale = true>
 class svg_mapper : boost::noncopyable
 {
+    typedef typename geometry::select_most_precise
+        <
+            typename coordinate_type<Point>::type,
+            double
+        >::type calculation_type;
+
     typedef strategy::transform::map_transformer
         <
-            Point,
-            detail::svg::svg_point_type,
+            calculation_type,
+            geometry::dimension<Point>::type::value,
+            geometry::dimension<Point>::type::value,
             true,
             SameScale
         > transformer_type;
@@ -247,6 +254,7 @@ class svg_mapper : boost::noncopyable
             m_matrix.reset(new transformer_type(m_bounding_box,
                             m_width, m_height));
 
+
             m_stream << "<?xml version=\"1.0\" standalone=\"no\"?>"
                 << std::endl
                 << "<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN\""
@@ -255,7 +263,10 @@ class svg_mapper : boost::noncopyable
                 << std::endl
                 << "<svg " << m_width_height << " version=\"1.1\""
                 << std::endl
-                << "xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">"
+                << "xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\""
+                << std::endl
+                << "xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\""
+                << ">"
                 << std::endl;
         }
     }
@@ -319,18 +330,6 @@ public :
     void map(Geometry const& geometry, std::string const& style,
                 int size = -1)
     {
-        BOOST_MPL_ASSERT_MSG
-        (
-            ( boost::is_same
-                <
-                    Point,
-                    typename point_type<Geometry>::type
-                >::value )
-            , POINT_TYPES_ARE_NOT_SAME_FOR_MAPPER_AND_MAP
-            , (types<Point, typename point_type<Geometry>::type>)
-        );
-
-
         init_matrix();
         svg_map(m_stream, style, size, geometry, *m_matrix);
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/inverse_transformer.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/inverse_transformer.hpp
index 845a71ded..10ad35126 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/inverse_transformer.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/inverse_transformer.hpp
@@ -33,20 +33,21 @@ namespace strategy { namespace transform
 /*!
 \brief Transformation strategy to do an inverse ransformation in Cartesian system
 \ingroup strategies
-\tparam P1 first point type
-\tparam P2 second point type
  */
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
+template
+<
+    typename CalculationType,
+    std::size_t Dimension1,
+    std::size_t Dimension2
+>
 class inverse_transformer
-    : public ublas_transformer<P1, P2, dimension<P1>::type::value, dimension<P2>::type::value>
+    : public ublas_transformer<CalculationType, Dimension1, Dimension2>
 {
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type T;
-
 public :
     template <typename Transformer>
     inline inverse_transformer(Transformer const& input)
     {
-        typedef boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<T> matrix_type;
+        typedef boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<CalculationType> matrix_type;
 
         // create a working copy of the input
         matrix_type copy(input.matrix());
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public :
         if( res == 0 )
         {
             // create identity matrix
-            this->m_matrix.assign(boost::numeric::ublas::identity_matrix<T>(copy.size1()));
+            this->m_matrix.assign(boost::numeric::ublas::identity_matrix<CalculationType>(copy.size1()));
 
             // backsubstitute to get the inverse
             boost::numeric::ublas::lu_substitute(copy, pm, this->m_matrix);
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/map_transformer.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/map_transformer.hpp
index 2755d5353..7b15da275 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/map_transformer.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/map_transformer.hpp
@@ -34,23 +34,21 @@ namespace strategy { namespace transform
 /*!
 \brief Transformation strategy to do map from one to another Cartesian system
 \ingroup strategies
-\tparam P1 first point type
-\tparam P2 second point type
 \tparam Mirror if true map is mirrored upside-down (in most cases pixels
     are from top to bottom, while map is from bottom to top)
  */
 template
 <
-    typename P1, typename P2,
-    bool Mirror = false, bool SameScale = true,
-    std::size_t Dimension1 = dimension<P1>::type::value,
-    std::size_t Dimension2 = dimension<P2>::type::value
+    typename CalculationType,
+    std::size_t Dimension1,
+    std::size_t Dimension2,
+    bool Mirror = false,
+    bool SameScale = true
 >
 class map_transformer
-    : public ublas_transformer<P1, P2, Dimension1, Dimension2>
+    : public ublas_transformer<CalculationType, Dimension1, Dimension2>
 {
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type T;
-    typedef boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<T> M;
+    typedef boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<CalculationType> M;
 
 public :
     template <typename B, typename D>
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/matrix_transformers.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/matrix_transformers.hpp
index b37a3712e..fc7cd33fc 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/matrix_transformers.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/strategies/transform/matrix_transformers.hpp
@@ -46,14 +46,12 @@ namespace strategy { namespace transform
 \see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affine_transformation
      and http://www.devmaster.net/wiki/Transformation_matrices
 \ingroup strategies
-\tparam P1 first point type (source)
-\tparam P2 second point type (target)
-\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform from first point
-\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform to second point
+\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform from
+\tparam Dimension2 number of dimensions to transform to
  */
 template
 <
-    typename P1, typename P2,
+    typename CalculationType,
     std::size_t Dimension1,
     std::size_t Dimension2
 >
@@ -62,13 +60,12 @@ class ublas_transformer
 };
 
 
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
-class ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>
+template <typename CalculationType>
+class ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>
 {
 protected :
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type coordinate_type;
-    typedef coordinate_type ct; // Abbreviation
-    typedef boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<coordinate_type> matrix_type;
+    typedef CalculationType ct;
+    typedef boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<ct> matrix_type;
     matrix_type m_matrix;
 
 public :
@@ -91,17 +88,17 @@ public :
 
     inline ublas_transformer() : m_matrix(3, 3) {}
 
+    template <typename P1, typename P2>
     inline bool apply(P1 const& p1, P2& p2) const
     {
         assert_dimension_greater_equal<P1, 2>();
         assert_dimension_greater_equal<P2, 2>();
 
-        coordinate_type const& c1 = get<0>(p1);
-        coordinate_type const& c2 = get<1>(p1);
+        ct const& c1 = get<0>(p1);
+        ct const& c2 = get<1>(p1);
 
-
-        coordinate_type p2x = c1 * m_matrix(0,0) + c2 * m_matrix(0,1) + m_matrix(0,2);
-        coordinate_type p2y = c1 * m_matrix(1,0) + c2 * m_matrix(1,1) + m_matrix(1,2);
+        ct p2x = c1 * m_matrix(0,0) + c2 * m_matrix(0,1) + m_matrix(0,2);
+        ct p2y = c1 * m_matrix(1,0) + c2 * m_matrix(1,1) + m_matrix(1,2);
 
         typedef typename geometry::coordinate_type<P2>::type ct2;
         set<0>(p2, boost::numeric_cast<ct2>(p2x));
@@ -115,36 +112,34 @@ public :
 
 
 // It IS possible to go from 3 to 2 coordinates
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
-class ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 2> : public ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>
+template <typename CalculationType>
+class ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 2> : public ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>
 {
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type coordinate_type;
-    typedef coordinate_type ct; // Abbreviation
+    typedef CalculationType ct;
 
 public :
     inline ublas_transformer(
                 ct const& m_0_0, ct const& m_0_1, ct const& m_0_2,
                 ct const& m_1_0, ct const& m_1_1, ct const& m_1_2,
                 ct const& m_2_0, ct const& m_2_1, ct const& m_2_2)
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>(
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>(
                     m_0_0, m_0_1, m_0_2,
                     m_1_0, m_1_1, m_1_2,
                     m_2_0, m_2_1, m_2_2)
     {}
 
     inline ublas_transformer()
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>()
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>()
     {}
 };
 
 
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
-class ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 3>
+template <typename CalculationType>
+class ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 3>
 {
 protected :
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type coordinate_type;
-    typedef coordinate_type ct; // Abbreviation
-    typedef boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<coordinate_type> matrix_type;
+    typedef CalculationType ct;
+    typedef boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<ct> matrix_type;
     matrix_type m_matrix;
 
 public :
@@ -164,11 +159,12 @@ public :
 
     inline ublas_transformer() : m_matrix(4, 4) {}
 
+    template <typename P1, typename P2>
     inline bool apply(P1 const& p1, P2& p2) const
     {
-        coordinate_type const& c1 = get<0>(p1);
-        coordinate_type const& c2 = get<1>(p1);
-        coordinate_type const& c3 = get<2>(p1);
+        ct const& c1 = get<0>(p1);
+        ct const& c2 = get<1>(p1);
+        ct const& c3 = get<2>(p1);
 
         typedef typename geometry::coordinate_type<P2>::type ct2;
 
@@ -191,34 +187,30 @@ public :
 \details Translate moves a geometry a fixed distance in 2 or 3 dimensions.
 \see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_%28geometry%29
 \ingroup strategies
-\tparam P1 first point type
-\tparam P2 second point type
-\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform from first point
-\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform to second point
+\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform from
+\tparam Dimension2 number of dimensions to transform to
  */
 template
 <
-    typename P1, typename P2,
-    std::size_t Dimension1 = geometry::dimension<P1>::type::value,
-    std::size_t Dimension2 = geometry::dimension<P2>::type::value
+    typename CalculationType,
+    std::size_t Dimension1,
+    std::size_t Dimension2
 >
 class translate_transformer
 {
 };
 
 
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
-class translate_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2> : public ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>
+template<typename CalculationType>
+class translate_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2> : public ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>
 {
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type coordinate_type;
-
 public :
     // To have translate transformers compatible for 2/3 dimensions, the
     // constructor takes an optional third argument doing nothing.
-    inline translate_transformer(coordinate_type const& translate_x,
-                coordinate_type const& translate_y,
-                coordinate_type const& = 0)
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>(
+    inline translate_transformer(CalculationType const& translate_x,
+                CalculationType const& translate_y,
+                CalculationType const& = 0)
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>(
                 1, 0, translate_x,
                 0, 1, translate_y,
                 0, 0, 1)
@@ -226,16 +218,14 @@ public :
 };
 
 
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
-class translate_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 3> : public ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 3>
+template <typename CalculationType>
+class translate_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 3> : public ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 3>
 {
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type coordinate_type;
-
 public :
-    inline translate_transformer(coordinate_type const& translate_x,
-                coordinate_type const& translate_y,
-                coordinate_type const& translate_z)
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 3>(
+    inline translate_transformer(CalculationType const& translate_x,
+                CalculationType const& translate_y,
+                CalculationType const& translate_z)
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 3>(
                 1, 0, 0, translate_x,
                 0, 1, 0, translate_y,
                 0, 0, 1, translate_z,
@@ -250,40 +240,37 @@ public :
 \details Scale scales a geometry up or down in all its dimensions.
 \see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaling_%28geometry%29
 \ingroup strategies
-\tparam P1 first point type
-\tparam P2 second point type
-\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform from first point
-\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform to second point
+\tparam Dimension1 number of dimensions to transform from
+\tparam Dimension2 number of dimensions to transform to
 */
 template
 <
-    typename P1, typename P2 = P1,
-    std::size_t Dimension1 = geometry::dimension<P1>::type::value,
-    std::size_t Dimension2 = geometry::dimension<P2>::type::value
+    typename CalculationType,
+    std::size_t Dimension1,
+    std::size_t Dimension2
 >
 class scale_transformer
 {
 };
 
 
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
-class scale_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2> : public ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>
+template <typename CalculationType>
+class scale_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2> : public ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>
 {
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type coordinate_type;
 
 public :
-    inline scale_transformer(coordinate_type const& scale_x,
-                coordinate_type const& scale_y,
-                coordinate_type const& = 0)
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>(
+    inline scale_transformer(CalculationType const& scale_x,
+                CalculationType const& scale_y,
+                CalculationType const& = 0)
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>(
                 scale_x, 0,       0,
                 0,       scale_y, 0,
                 0,       0,       1)
     {}
 
 
-    inline scale_transformer(coordinate_type const& scale)
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 2, 2>(
+    inline scale_transformer(CalculationType const& scale)
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 2, 2>(
                 scale, 0,     0,
                 0,     scale, 0,
                 0,     0,     1)
@@ -291,16 +278,14 @@ public :
 };
 
 
-template <typename P1, typename P2>
-class scale_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 3> : public ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 3>
+template <typename CalculationType>
+class scale_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 3> : public ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 3>
 {
-    typedef typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type coordinate_type;
-
 public :
-    inline scale_transformer(coordinate_type const& scale_x,
-                coordinate_type const& scale_y,
-                coordinate_type const& scale_z)
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 3>(
+    inline scale_transformer(CalculationType const& scale_x,
+                CalculationType const& scale_y,
+                CalculationType const& scale_z)
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 3>(
                 scale_x, 0,       0,       0,
                 0,       scale_y, 0,       0,
                 0,       0,       scale_z, 0,
@@ -308,8 +293,8 @@ public :
     {}
 
 
-    inline scale_transformer(coordinate_type const& scale)
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, 3, 3>(
+    inline scale_transformer(CalculationType const& scale)
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, 3, 3>(
                 scale, 0,     0,     0,
                 0,     scale, 0,     0,
                 0,     0,     scale, 0,
@@ -352,23 +337,16 @@ struct as_radian<degree>
 
 template
 <
-    typename P1, typename P2,
-    std::size_t Dimension1 = geometry::dimension<P1>::type::value,
-    std::size_t Dimension2 = geometry::dimension<P2>::type::value
+    typename CalculationType,
+    std::size_t Dimension1,
+    std::size_t Dimension2
 >
 class rad_rotate_transformer
-    : public ublas_transformer<P1, P2, Dimension1, Dimension2>
+    : public ublas_transformer<CalculationType, Dimension1, Dimension2>
 {
-    // Angle has type of coordinate type, but at least a double
-    typedef typename select_most_precise
-        <
-            typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type,
-            double
-        >::type angle_type;
-
 public :
-    inline rad_rotate_transformer(angle_type const& angle)
-        : ublas_transformer<P1, P2, Dimension1, Dimension2>(
+    inline rad_rotate_transformer(CalculationType const& angle)
+        : ublas_transformer<CalculationType, Dimension1, Dimension2>(
                  cos(angle), sin(angle), 0,
                 -sin(angle), cos(angle), 0,
                  0,          0,          1)
@@ -385,29 +363,27 @@ public :
 \details Rotate rotates a geometry of specified angle about a fixed point (e.g. origin).
 \see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotation_%28mathematics%29
 \ingroup strategies
-\tparam P1 first point type
-\tparam P2 second point type
 \tparam DegreeOrRadian degree/or/radian, type of rotation angle specification
 \note A single angle is needed to specify a rotation in 2D.
       Not yet in 3D, the 3D version requires special things to allow
       for rotation around X, Y, Z or arbitrary axis.
 \todo The 3D version will not compile.
  */
-template <typename P1, typename P2, typename DegreeOrRadian>
-class rotate_transformer : public detail::rad_rotate_transformer<P1, P2>
+template
+<
+    typename DegreeOrRadian,
+    typename CalculationType,
+    std::size_t Dimension1,
+    std::size_t Dimension2
+>
+class rotate_transformer : public detail::rad_rotate_transformer<CalculationType, Dimension1, Dimension2>
 {
-    // Angle has type of coordinate type, but at least a double
-    typedef typename select_most_precise
-        <
-            typename select_coordinate_type<P1, P2>::type,
-            double
-        >::type angle_type;
 
 public :
-    inline rotate_transformer(angle_type const& angle)
+    inline rotate_transformer(CalculationType const& angle)
         : detail::rad_rotate_transformer
             <
-                P1, P2
+                CalculationType, Dimension1, Dimension2
             >(detail::as_radian<DegreeOrRadian>::get(angle))
     {}
 };
diff --git a/test/multi/algorithms/multi_transform.cpp b/test/multi/algorithms/multi_transform.cpp
index dddb01c45..9c0002583 100644
--- a/test/multi/algorithms/multi_transform.cpp
+++ b/test/multi/algorithms/multi_transform.cpp
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@
 template <typename Geometry>
 void test_transform(std::string const& wkt, std::string const& expected)
 {
-    typedef typename bg::point_type<Geometry>::type point_type;
+    typedef typename bg::coordinate_type<Geometry>::type coordinate_type;
+    const std::size_t dim = bg::dimension<Geometry>::value;
 
     Geometry geometry_in, geometry_out;
     bg::read_wkt(wkt, geometry_in);
     bg::transform(geometry_in, geometry_out,
-        bg::strategy::transform::scale_transformer<point_type>(2, 2));
+        bg::strategy::transform::scale_transformer<coordinate_type, dim, dim>(2, 2));
     std::ostringstream detected;
     detected << bg::wkt(geometry_out);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(detected.str(), expected);
diff --git a/test/strategies/transformer.cpp b/test/strategies/transformer.cpp
index b469e08cc..5cdc567e6 100644
--- a/test/strategies/transformer.cpp
+++ b/test/strategies/transformer.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ BOOST_GEOMETRY_REGISTER_BOOST_TUPLE_CS(cs::cartesian)
 template <typename P, typename T>
 void check_inverse(P const& p, T const& trans)
 {
-    bg::strategy::transform::inverse_transformer<P, P> inverse(trans);
+    typedef typename bg::coordinate_type<P>::type coordinate_type;
+    const std::size_t dim = bg::dimension<P>::value;
+
+    bg::strategy::transform::inverse_transformer<coordinate_type, dim, dim> inverse(trans);
 
     P i;
     bg::transform(p, i, inverse);
@@ -46,11 +49,14 @@ void check_inverse(P const& p, T const& trans)
 template <typename P>
 void test_all()
 {
+    typedef typename bg::coordinate_type<P>::type coordinate_type;
+    const std::size_t dim = bg::dimension<P>::value;
+
     P p;
     bg::assign_values(p, 1, 1);
 
     {
-        bg::strategy::transform::translate_transformer<P, P> trans(1, 1);
+        bg::strategy::transform::translate_transformer<coordinate_type, dim, dim> trans(1, 1);
         P tp;
         bg::transform(p, tp, trans);
 
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ void test_all()
     }
 
     {
-        bg::strategy::transform::scale_transformer<P, P> trans(10, 10);
+        bg::strategy::transform::scale_transformer<coordinate_type, dim, dim> trans(10, 10);
         P tp;
         bg::transform(p, tp, trans);
 
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ void test_all()
     }
 
     {
-        bg::strategy::transform::rotate_transformer<P, P, bg::degree> trans(90.0);
+        bg::strategy::transform::rotate_transformer<bg::degree, double, dim, dim> trans(90.0);
         P tp;
         bg::transform(p, tp, trans);
 
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ void test_all()
 
     {
         // Map from 0,0,2,2 to 0,0,500,500
-        bg::strategy::transform::map_transformer<P, P, false> trans
+        bg::strategy::transform::map_transformer<coordinate_type, dim, dim, false> trans
             (
                 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 2.0, 500, 500
             );