diff --git a/example/05_b_overlay_linestring_polygon_example.cpp b/example/05_b_overlay_linestring_polygon_example.cpp
index 6f8c8e533..be5170f24 100644
--- a/example/05_b_overlay_linestring_polygon_example.cpp
+++ b/example/05_b_overlay_linestring_polygon_example.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 //
 // Linestring Polygon Overlay Example
 
+// NOTE: this example is obsolete. Boost.Geometry can now
+// overlay linestrings/polygons.
+// This sample will be removed in next version.
+
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/contrib/gd-2.0.35/boost_geometry_readme.txt b/example/with_external_libs/contrib/gd-2.0.35/boost_geometry_readme.txt
index fcbfdcb21..93d331a30 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/contrib/gd-2.0.35/boost_geometry_readme.txt
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/contrib/gd-2.0.35/boost_geometry_readme.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 
 Download gd from 
-http://www.libgd.og/
+http://www.libgd.org/
+(currently from: https://bitbucket.org/pierrejoye/gd-libgd/downloads)
+
 and extract to this folder.
+(currently: extract from ../src/ into this folder)
 
 Nothing has to be installed.
 
 This is used in x02_gd_example.cpp
 
-
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/contrib/soci-3.0.0/boost_geometry_readme.txt b/example/with_external_libs/contrib/soci-3.1.0/boost_geometry_readme.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from example/with_external_libs/contrib/soci-3.0.0/boost_geometry_readme.txt
rename to example/with_external_libs/contrib/soci-3.1.0/boost_geometry_readme.txt
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/soci.vsprops b/example/with_external_libs/soci.vsprops
index 83bfeb59a..c397b1241 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/soci.vsprops
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/soci.vsprops
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 	<Tool
 		Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 		AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SOCI_ROOT)/src/core&quot;;&quot;$(SOCI_ROOT)/src/backends/postgresql&quot;"
-		PreprocessorDefinitions="SOCI_USE_BOOST"
+		PreprocessorDefinitions="SOCI_USE_BOOST;SOCI_LIB_PREFIX=\&quot;libsoci_\&quot;;SOCI_LIB_SUFFIX=\&quot;.so\&quot;"
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="SOCI_ROOT"
-		Value="contrib/soci-3.0.0"
+		Value="contrib/soci-3.1.0"
 	/>
 </VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x02_gd_example.cpp b/example/with_external_libs/x02_gd_example.cpp
index 2cc9cbae6..f5441d589 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x02_gd_example.cpp
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x02_gd_example.cpp
@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@
 
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/multi/multi.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/area.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/multi/geometries/multi_polygon.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/geometry/extensions/gis/latlong/latlong.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/extensions/gis/geographic/strategies/area_huiller_earth.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/geometry/io/wkt/wkt.hpp>
-
 
 #include <gd.h>
 
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x02_gd_example.vcproj b/example/with_external_libs/x02_gd_example.vcproj
index 262ed0218..20471a0a6 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x02_gd_example.vcproj
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x02_gd_example.vcproj
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@
 				RelativePath="$(GD)\gd.c"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="$(GD)\gd_color.c"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="$(GD)\gd_gd.c"
 				>
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x03_a_soci_example.cpp b/example/with_external_libs/x03_a_soci_example.cpp
index 7daa592e1..5b509057f 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x03_a_soci_example.cpp
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x03_a_soci_example.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/adapted/boost_tuple.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/io/wkt/wkt.hpp>
 
 BOOST_GEOMETRY_REGISTER_BOOST_TUPLE_CS(cs::cartesian);
 
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x03_a_soci_example.vcproj b/example/with_external_libs/x03_a_soci_example.vcproj
index 2d155daf1..2f6665a51 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x03_a_soci_example.vcproj
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x03_a_soci_example.vcproj
@@ -209,6 +209,26 @@
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="$(SOCI_ROOT)\src\backends\postgresql\error.cpp"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\pgsql\"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\pgsql\"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="$(SOCI_ROOT)\src\backends\postgresql\factory.cpp"
 				>
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x03_b_soci_example.vcproj b/example/with_external_libs/x03_b_soci_example.vcproj
index 49a991087..35781e542 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x03_b_soci_example.vcproj
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x03_b_soci_example.vcproj
@@ -209,6 +209,26 @@
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="$(SOCI_ROOT)\src\backends\postgresql\error.cpp"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\pgsql\"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\pgsql\"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="$(SOCI_ROOT)\src\backends\postgresql\factory.cpp"
 				>
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x03_c_soci_example.vcproj b/example/with_external_libs/x03_c_soci_example.vcproj
index 3bb348832..05a4ae022 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x03_c_soci_example.vcproj
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x03_c_soci_example.vcproj
@@ -209,6 +209,26 @@
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="$(SOCI_ROOT)\src\backends\postgresql\error.cpp"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\pgsql\"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\pgsql\"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="$(SOCI_ROOT)\src\backends\postgresql\factory.cpp"
 				>
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x03_d_soci_example.cpp b/example/with_external_libs/x03_d_soci_example.cpp
index 9f9c5096a..26b59a72b 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x03_d_soci_example.cpp
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x03_d_soci_example.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/area.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/point_xy.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/geometry/extensions/gis/io/wkb/read_wkb.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/extensions/gis/io/wkb/utility.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/io/wkt/wkt.hpp>
 
 int main()
 {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ int main()
             if (!boost::geometry::hex2wkb(*it, std::back_inserter(wkb)))
                 throw std::runtime_error("hex2wkb translation failed");
 
-            boost::geometry::model::d2::polygon parcel;
+            boost::geometry::model::polygon<boost::geometry::model::d2::point_xy<double> > parcel;
             if (!boost::geometry::read_wkb(wkb.begin(), wkb.end(), parcel))
                 throw std::runtime_error("read_wkb failed");
 
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x03_d_soci_example.vcproj b/example/with_external_libs/x03_d_soci_example.vcproj
index 1b0763641..d699d5186 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x03_d_soci_example.vcproj
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x03_d_soci_example.vcproj
@@ -209,6 +209,26 @@
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="$(SOCI_ROOT)\src\backends\postgresql\error.cpp"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\pgsql\"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\pgsql\"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="$(SOCI_ROOT)\src\backends\postgresql\factory.cpp"
 				>
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x04_wxwidgets_world_mapper.cpp b/example/with_external_libs/x04_wxwidgets_world_mapper.cpp
index e09dedbf0..f507f4cb4 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x04_wxwidgets_world_mapper.cpp
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x04_wxwidgets_world_mapper.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/point_xy.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/multi/geometries/multi_geometries.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/register/point.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/register/ring.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/multi/multi.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/extensions/algorithms/selected.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/multi/io/wkt/read.hpp>
 
 
 // wxWidgets, if these headers are NOT found, adapt include path (and lib path)
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x05_shapelib_example.cpp b/example/with_external_libs/x05_shapelib_example.cpp
index 8f6118ac4..d9fd73115 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x05_shapelib_example.cpp
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x05_shapelib_example.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #include "shapefil.h"
 
 #include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/point_xy.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/io/wkt/iomanip.hpp>
 
 using namespace boost::geometry;
 
diff --git a/example/with_external_libs/x06_qt_world_mapper.cpp b/example/with_external_libs/x06_qt_world_mapper.cpp
index f425e21de..8f0cf3477 100644
--- a/example/with_external_libs/x06_qt_world_mapper.cpp
+++ b/example/with_external_libs/x06_qt_world_mapper.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/multi/geometries/multi_geometries.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/point_xy.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/register/point.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/register/ring.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/geometry/multi/multi.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/extensions/algorithms/selected.hpp>
-#include <boost/geometry/io/wkt/wkt.hpp>