diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/__init__.py
index 180dc558ac..255f781ddb 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from Driver import Driver
-from Envelope import Envelope
-from DataSource import DataSource
-from SpatialReference import SpatialReference, CoordTransform
-from OGRGeometry import OGRGeometry, OGRGeomType
-from OGRError import check_err, OGRException, SRSException
+from driver import Driver
+from envelope import Envelope
+from datasource import DataSource
+from srs import SpatialReference, CoordTransform
+from geometries import OGRGeometry
+from geomtype import OGRGeomType
+from error import check_err, OGRException, SRSException
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/DataSource.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/datasource.py
similarity index 95%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/DataSource.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/datasource.py
index 5ad434348b..1776b34185 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/DataSource.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/datasource.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from ctypes import c_char_p, c_int, c_void_p, byref, string_at
 
 # The GDAL C library, OGR exceptions, and the Layer object.
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal.libgdal import lgdal
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import OGRException, check_err
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Layer import Layer
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Driver import Driver
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import OGRException, check_err
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.layer import Layer
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.driver import Driver
 
 """
   DataSource is a wrapper for the OGR Data Source object, which provides
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Driver import Driver
 class DataSource(object):
     "Wraps an OGR Data Source object."
 
-    _ds = 0 # Initially NULL
-    
     #### Python 'magic' routines ####
     def __init__(self, ds_input, ds_driver=False):
 
+        self._ds = 0 # Initially NULL
+
         # Registering all the drivers, this needs to be done
         #  _before_ we try to open up a data source.
         if not lgdal.OGRGetDriverCount() and not lgdal.OGRRegisterAll():
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Driver.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/driver.py
similarity index 96%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/Driver.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/driver.py
index 977dbe5358..404bf7facf 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Driver.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/driver.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from ctypes import c_char_p, c_int, c_void_p, byref, string_at
 
 # The GDAL C library, OGR exceptions, and the Layer object.
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal.libgdal import lgdal
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import OGRException
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import OGRException
 
 # For more information, see the OGR C API source code:
 #  http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr__api_8h.html
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import OGRException
 class Driver(object):
     "Wraps an OGR Data Source Driver."
 
-    _dr = 0 # Initially NULL
-
     # Case-insensitive aliases for OGR Drivers.
     _alias = {'esri' : 'ESRI Shapefile',
               'shp' : 'ESRI Shapefile',
@@ -29,6 +27,7 @@ class Driver(object):
 
         if isinstance(input, StringType):
             # If a string name of the driver was passed in
+            self._dr = 0 # Initially NULL
             self._register()
 
             # Checking the alias dictionary (case-insensitive) to see if an alias
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Envelope.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/envelope.py
similarity index 98%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/Envelope.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/envelope.py
index 1a7ff80529..88d9895dbe 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Envelope.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/envelope.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Envelope(object):
     def wkt(self):
         "Returns WKT representing a Polygon for this envelope."
         # TODO: Fix significant figures.
-        return 'POLYGON((%f %f,%f %f,%f %f,%f %f,%f %f))' % (self.min_x, self.min_y, self.min_x, self.max_y,
+        return 'POLYGON((%s %s,%s %s,%s %s,%s %s,%s %s))' % (self.min_x, self.min_y, self.min_x, self.max_y,
                                                              self.max_x, self.max_y, self.max_x, self.min_y,
                                                              self.min_x, self.min_y)
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/OGRError.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/error.py
similarity index 100%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/OGRError.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/error.py
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Feature.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/feature.py
similarity index 93%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/Feature.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/feature.py
index 1c37feac8a..e487565519 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Feature.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/feature.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from ctypes import c_char_p, c_int, string_at
 
 # The GDAL C library, OGR exception, and the Field object
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal.libgdal import lgdal
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import OGRException
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Field import Field
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRGeometry import OGRGeometry, OGRGeomType
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import OGRException
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.field import Field
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.geometries import OGRGeometry, OGRGeomType
 
 # For more information, see the OGR C API source code:
 #  http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr__api_8h.html
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRGeometry import OGRGeometry, OGRGeomType
 class Feature(object):
     "A class that wraps an OGR Feature, needs to be instantiated from a Layer object."
 
-    _feat = 0 # Initially NULL
-
     #### Python 'magic' routines ####
     def __init__(self, f):
         "Needs a C pointer (Python integer in ctypes) in order to initialize."
+        self._feat = 0 # Initially NULL
+        self._fdefn = 0 
         if not f:
             raise OGRException, 'Cannot create OGR Feature, invalid pointer given.'
         self._feat = f
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Field.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/field.py
similarity index 97%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/Field.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/field.py
index 858d7512ff..338a886b03 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Field.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/field.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from ctypes import string_at
 
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal.libgdal import lgdal
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import OGRException
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import OGRException
 
 # For more information, see the OGR C API source code:
 #  http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr__api_8h.html
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/OGRGeometry.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geometries.py
similarity index 85%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/OGRGeometry.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/geometries.py
index 5a7b0b2480..355ba4580a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/OGRGeometry.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geometries.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 from types import IntType, StringType
 from ctypes import byref, string_at, c_char_p, c_double, c_int, c_void_p
 
-# Getting the GDAL C library and error checking facilities
+# Getting geodjango gdal prerequisites
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal.libgdal import lgdal
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Envelope import Envelope, OGREnvelope
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import check_err, OGRException
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.SpatialReference import SpatialReference, CoordTransform
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.envelope import Envelope, OGREnvelope
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import check_err, OGRException
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.geomtype import OGRGeomType
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.srs import SpatialReference, CoordTransform
 
 """
   The OGRGeometry is a wrapper for using the OGR Geometry class
@@ -64,72 +65,6 @@ getx = pnt_func(lgdal.OGR_G_GetX)
 gety = pnt_func(lgdal.OGR_G_GetY)
 getz = pnt_func(lgdal.OGR_G_GetZ)
 
-#### OGRGeomType ####
-class OGRGeomType(object):
-    "Encapulates OGR Geometry Types."
-
-    # Ordered array of acceptable strings and their corresponding OGRwkbGeometryType
-    __ogr_str = ['Point', 'LineString', 'Polygon', 'MultiPoint',
-                 'MultiLineString', 'MultiPolygon', 'GeometryCollection',
-                 'LinearRing']
-    __ogr_int = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 101]
-
-    def __init__(self, input):
-        "Figures out the correct OGR Type based upon the input."
-        if isinstance(input, OGRGeomType):
-            self._index = input._index
-        elif isinstance(input, StringType):
-            idx = self._has_str(self.__ogr_str, input)
-            if idx == None:
-                raise OGRException, 'Invalid OGR String Type "%s"' % input
-            self._index = idx
-        elif isinstance(input, int):
-            if not input in self.__ogr_int:
-                raise OGRException, 'Invalid OGR Integer Type: %d' % input
-            self._index =  self.__ogr_int.index(input)
-        else:
-            raise TypeError, 'Invalid OGR Input type given!'
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        "Returns a short-hand string form of the OGR Geometry type."
-        return self.__ogr_str[self._index]
-
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        """Does an equivalence test on the OGR type with the given
-        other OGRGeomType, the short-hand string, or the integer."""
-        if isinstance(other, OGRGeomType):
-            return self._index == other._index
-        elif isinstance(other, StringType):
-            idx = self._has_str(self.__ogr_str, other)
-            if not (idx == None): return self._index == idx
-            return False
-        elif isinstance(other, int):
-            if not other in self.__ogr_int: return False
-            return self.__ogr_int.index(other) == self._index
-        else:
-            raise TypeError, 'Cannot compare with type: %s' % str(type(other))
-
-    def _has_str(self, arr, s):
-        "Case-insensitive search of the string array for the given pattern."
-        s_low = s.lower()
-        for i in xrange(len(arr)):
-            if s_low == arr[i].lower(): return i
-        return None
-
-    @property
-    def django(self):
-        "Returns the Django GeometryField for this OGR Type."
-        s = self.__ogr_str[self._index]
-        if s in ('Unknown', 'LinearRing'):
-            return None
-        else:
-            return s + 'Field'
-
-    @property
-    def num(self):
-        "Returns the OGRwkbGeometryType number for the OGR Type."
-        return self.__ogr_int[self._index]
-
 #### OGRGeometry Class ####
 class OGRGeometryIndexError(OGRException, KeyError):
     """This exception is raised when an invalid index is encountered, and has
@@ -142,11 +77,11 @@ class OGRGeometryIndexError(OGRException, KeyError):
 class OGRGeometry(object):
     "Generally encapsulates an OGR geometry."
 
-    _g = 0 # Initially NULL
-
     def __init__(self, input, srs=False):
         "Initializes Geometry on either WKT or an OGR pointer as input."
 
+        self._g = 0 # Initially NULL
+
         if isinstance(input, StringType):
             # Getting the spatial reference
             self._init_srs(srs)
@@ -181,6 +116,10 @@ class OGRGeometry(object):
         # Setting the class depending upon the OGR Geometry Type
         self.__class__ = GEO_CLASSES[self.geom_type.num]
 
+    def __del__(self):
+        "Deletes this Geometry."
+        if self._g: lgdal.OGR_G_DestroyGeometry(self._g)
+
     def _init_srs(self, srs):
         # Getting the spatial
         if not isinstance(srs, SpatialReference):
@@ -188,18 +127,35 @@ class OGRGeometry(object):
         else:
             self._s = srs.clone() # cloning the given spatial reference
 
-    def __add__(self, other):
+    ### Geometry set-like operations ###
+    # g = g1 | g2
+    def __or__(self, other):
         "Returns the union of the two geometries."
         return self.union(other)
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        "Deletes this Geometry."
-        if self._g: lgdal.OGR_G_DestroyGeometry(self._g)
+    # g = g1 & g2
+    def __and__(self, other):
+        "Returns the intersection of this Geometry and the other."
+        return self.intersection(other)
+
+    # g = g1 - g2
+    def __sub__(self, other):
+        "Return the difference this Geometry and the other."
+        return self.difference(other)
+
+    # g = g1 ^ g2
+    def __xor__(self, other):
+        "Return the symmetric difference of this Geometry and the other."
+        return self.sym_difference(other)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         "Is this Geometry equal to the other?"
         return self.equals(other)
 
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        "Tests for inequality."
+        return not self.equals(other)
+
     def __str__(self):
         "WKT is used for the string representation."
         return self.wkt
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geomtype.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geomtype.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f2fb28c28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geomtype.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+from types import StringType
+
+#### OGRGeomType ####
+class OGRGeomType(object):
+    "Encapulates OGR Geometry Types."
+
+    # Ordered array of acceptable strings and their corresponding OGRwkbGeometryType
+    __ogr_str = ['Point', 'LineString', 'Polygon', 'MultiPoint',
+                 'MultiLineString', 'MultiPolygon', 'GeometryCollection',
+                 'LinearRing']
+    __ogr_int = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 101]
+
+    def __init__(self, input):
+        "Figures out the correct OGR Type based upon the input."
+        if isinstance(input, OGRGeomType):
+            self._index = input._index
+        elif isinstance(input, StringType):
+            idx = self._has_str(self.__ogr_str, input)
+            if idx == None:
+                raise OGRException, 'Invalid OGR String Type "%s"' % input
+            self._index = idx
+        elif isinstance(input, int):
+            if not input in self.__ogr_int:
+                raise OGRException, 'Invalid OGR Integer Type: %d' % input
+            self._index =  self.__ogr_int.index(input)
+        else:
+            raise TypeError, 'Invalid OGR Input type given!'
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        "Returns a short-hand string form of the OGR Geometry type."
+        return self.__ogr_str[self._index]
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        """Does an equivalence test on the OGR type with the given
+        other OGRGeomType, the short-hand string, or the integer."""
+        if isinstance(other, OGRGeomType):
+            return self._index == other._index
+        elif isinstance(other, StringType):
+            idx = self._has_str(self.__ogr_str, other)
+            if not (idx == None): return self._index == idx
+            return False
+        elif isinstance(other, int):
+            if not other in self.__ogr_int: return False
+            return self.__ogr_int.index(other) == self._index
+        else:
+            raise TypeError, 'Cannot compare with type: %s' % str(type(other))
+
+    def _has_str(self, arr, s):
+        "Case-insensitive search of the string array for the given pattern."
+        s_low = s.lower()
+        for i in xrange(len(arr)):
+            if s_low == arr[i].lower(): return i
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def django(self):
+        "Returns the Django GeometryField for this OGR Type."
+        s = self.__ogr_str[self._index]
+        if s in ('Unknown', 'LinearRing'):
+            return None
+        else:
+            return s + 'Field'
+
+    @property
+    def num(self):
+        "Returns the OGRwkbGeometryType number for the OGR Type."
+        return self.__ogr_int[self._index]
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Layer.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/layer.py
similarity index 89%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/Layer.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/layer.py
index 77bc9191d8..1d343ef363 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/Layer.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/layer.py
@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@ from ctypes import c_int, c_long, c_void_p, byref, string_at
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal.libgdal import lgdal
 
 # Other GDAL imports.
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Envelope import Envelope, OGREnvelope
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Feature import Feature
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRGeometry import OGRGeomType
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import OGRException, check_err
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.SpatialReference import SpatialReference
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.envelope import Envelope, OGREnvelope
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.feature import Feature
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.geometries import OGRGeomType
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import OGRException, check_err
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.srs import SpatialReference
 
 # For more information, see the OGR C API source code:
 #  http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr__api_8h.html
 #
 # The OGR_L_* routines are relevant here.
 
+# function prototype for obtaining the spatial reference system
 get_srs = lgdal.OGR_L_GetSpatialRef
 get_srs.restype = c_void_p
 get_srs.argtypes = [c_void_p]
@@ -23,11 +24,11 @@ get_srs.argtypes = [c_void_p]
 class Layer(object):
     "A class that wraps an OGR Layer, needs to be instantiated from a DataSource object."
 
-    _layer = 0 # Initially NULL
-
     #### Python 'magic' routines ####
     def __init__(self, l):
         "Needs a C pointer (Python/ctypes integer) in order to initialize."
+        self._layer = 0 # Initially NULL
+        self._ldefn = 0
         if not l:
             raise OGRException, 'Cannot create Layer, invalid pointer given'
         self._layer = l
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/libgdal.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/libgdal.py
index 76cca40de9..e40f9138d1 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/libgdal.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/libgdal.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os, sys
 from ctypes import CDLL
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import OGRException
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import OGRException
 
 if os.name == 'nt':
     # Windows NT shared library
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ else:
 
 # This loads the GDAL/OGR C library
 lgdal = CDLL(lib_name)
-                                                                            
+
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/SpatialReference.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/srs.py
similarity index 97%
rename from django/contrib/gis/gdal/SpatialReference.py
rename to django/contrib/gis/gdal/srs.py
index 54e338e854..d5639f1b0a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/SpatialReference.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/srs.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from ctypes import \
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal.libgdal import lgdal
 
 # Getting the error checking routine and exceptions
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.OGRError import check_err, OGRException, SRSException
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import check_err, OGRException, SRSException
 
 """
   The Spatial Reference class, represensents OGR Spatial Reference objects.
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ class SpatialReference(object):
     the SpatialReference object 'provide[s] services to represent coordinate systems
     (projections and datums) and to transform between them.'"""
 
-    _srs = 0 # Initially NULL
-
     # Well-Known Geographical Coordinate System Name
     _well_known = {'WGS84':4326, 'WGS72':4322, 'NAD27':4267, 'NAD83':4269}
     _epsg_regex = re.compile('^EPSG:(?P<epsg>\d+)$', re.I)
@@ -81,6 +79,8 @@ class SpatialReference(object):
     def __init__(self, input='', srs_type='wkt'):
         "Creates a spatial reference object from the given OGC Well Known Text (WKT)."
 
+        self._srs = 0 # Initially NULL
+
         # Creating an initial empty string buffer.
         buf = c_char_p('')
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class SpatialReference(object):
             else:
                 buf = c_char_p(input)
         elif isinstance(input, int):
+            if srs_type == 'wkt': srs_type = 'epsg' # want to try epsg if only integer provided
             if srs_type not in ('epsg', 'ogr'): 
                 raise SRSException, 'Integer input requires SRS type of "ogr" or "epsg".'
         else:
@@ -317,10 +318,9 @@ class SpatialReference(object):
 class CoordTransform(object):
     "A coordinate system transformation object."
 
-    _ct = 0 # Initially NULL
-
     def __init__(self, source, target):
         "Initializes on a source and target SpatialReference objects."
+        self._ct = 0 # Initially NULL 
         if not isinstance(source, SpatialReference) or not isinstance(target, SpatialReference):
             raise SRSException, 'source and target must be of type SpatialReference'
         ct = lgdal.OCTNewCoordinateTransformation(source._srs, target._srs)
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
index 10213a63c0..274d4c146b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ class GEOSGeometry(object):
         return self._binary_predicate(lgeos.GEOSEqualsExact, other, tol)
 
     #### SRID Routines ####
-    @property
-    def srid(self):
+    def get_srid(self):
         "Gets the SRID for the geometry, returns None if no SRID is set."
         s = lgeos.GEOSGetSRID(self._ptr())
         if s == 0:
@@ -293,7 +292,8 @@ class GEOSGeometry(object):
     def set_srid(self, srid):
         "Sets the SRID for the geometry."
         lgeos.GEOSSetSRID(self._ptr(), c_int(srid))
-    
+    srid = property(get_srid, set_srid)
+
     #### Output Routines ####
     @property
     def wkt(self):
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_gdal_ds.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_gdal_ds.py
index 19dc74534a..799442cf70 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_gdal_ds.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_gdal_ds.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os, os.path, unittest
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal import DataSource, OGRException
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Envelope import Envelope
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.Field import OFTReal, OFTInteger, OFTString
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.envelope import Envelope
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.field import OFTReal, OFTInteger, OFTString
 
 # Path for SHP files
 shp_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)