diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18805e51..adadffe4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ include/vector_tile.pb.h
 coastline
 landcover
 /test.*
+
+# MacOS
+.DS_Store
+
+# VS Code
+.vscode
diff --git a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
index 5919f317..9d2d7845 100644
--- a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ To do that, you use these methods:
 * `Length()` and `Area()`: return the length (metres)/area (square metres) of the current object. Requires Boost 1.67+.
 * `Centroid()`: return the lat/lon of the centre of the current object as a two-element Lua table (element 1 is lat, 2 is lon).
 
+These functions extend the base Tilemaker:
+
+* `FirstLastNode()`: returns a table with coordinates of the first and the last way node (lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2).
+* `WayBearing()`: returns a bearing between the first and the last node of a way. The range is <0-360] where zero means north.
+
 The simplest possible function, to include roads/paths and nothing else, might look like this:
 
 ```lua
diff --git a/include/osm_lua_processing.h b/include/osm_lua_processing.h
index bfcb5d4e..364f46de 100644
--- a/include/osm_lua_processing.h
+++ b/include/osm_lua_processing.h
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ class OsmLuaProcessing {
 	// Gets a table of all the OSM tags
 	kaguya::LuaTable AllTags(kaguya::State& luaState);
 
+	// Returns a table with the first two nodes' coordinates (lon1, lat1, lon2, lat2)
+	kaguya::LuaTable FirstLastNode(kaguya::State& luaState);
+
+	// Returns a bearing between the first and the last point of a way
+	double WayBearing();
+
 	// Check if there's a value for a given key
 	bool Holds(const std::string& key) const;
 
diff --git a/include/shp_processor.h b/include/shp_processor.h
index aa4fc2a7..61c9247d 100644
--- a/include/shp_processor.h
+++ b/include/shp_processor.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ShpProcessor {
 
 	// Process an individual shapefile record
 	void processShapeGeometry(SHPObject* shape, AttributeIndex attrIdx, 
-	                          const LayerDef &layer, uint layerNum, bool hasName, const std::string &name);
+	                          const LayerDef &layer, uint layerNum, bool hasName, const std::string &name, const uint minzoom);
 };
 
 #endif //_SHP_PROCESSOR_H
diff --git a/src/osm_lua_processing.cpp b/src/osm_lua_processing.cpp
index 62cdf10d..0c5b9f95 100644
--- a/src/osm_lua_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/osm_lua_processing.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ kaguya::LuaTable rawAllKeys() {
 	auto tags = osmLuaProcessing->currentTags->exportToBoostMap();
 
 	return getAllKeys(*g_luaState, &tags);
-}kaguya::LuaTable rawAllTags() {
+}
+kaguya::LuaTable rawAllTags() {
 	if (osmLuaProcessing->isPostScanRelation) {
 		return osmLuaProcessing->AllTags(*g_luaState);
 	}
@@ -194,6 +195,17 @@ std::string rawFindInRelation(const std::string& key) { return osmLuaProcessing-
 void rawAccept() { return osmLuaProcessing->Accept(); }
 double rawAreaIntersecting(const std::string& layerName) { return osmLuaProcessing->AreaIntersecting(layerName); }
 
+// ---- These functions extend the base Tilemaker
+
+kaguya::LuaTable rawFirstLastNode() {
+	return osmLuaProcessing->FirstLastNode(*g_luaState);
+}
+
+double rawWayBearing() {
+	return osmLuaProcessing->WayBearing();
+}
+// ----
+
 
 bool supportsRemappingShapefiles = false;
 
@@ -278,6 +290,11 @@ OsmLuaProcessing::OsmLuaProcessing(
 	supportsWritingWays         = !!luaState["way_function"];
 	supportsWritingRelations    = !!luaState["relation_function"];
 
+	// ---- These functions extend the base Tilemaker
+	luaState["FirstLastNode"] = &rawFirstLastNode;
+	luaState["WayBearing"] = &rawWayBearing;
+	// ----
+
 	// ---- Call init_function of Lua logic
 
 	if (!!luaState["init_function"]) {
@@ -1176,3 +1193,76 @@ std::vector<OutputObject> OsmLuaProcessing::finalizeOutputs() {
 	return list;
 }
 
+// ---- These functions extend the base Tilemaker
+
+// Returns a table with the first two nodes' coordinates (lon1, lat1, lon2, lat2)
+kaguya::LuaTable OsmLuaProcessing::FirstLastNode(kaguya::State& luaState) {
+	kaguya::LuaTable coordsTable = luaState.newTable();
+	coordsTable[1] = 0.0;
+	coordsTable[2] = 0.0;
+	coordsTable[3] = 0.0;
+	coordsTable[4] = 0.0;
+	geom::model::linestring<DegPoint> ls;
+
+	if (isWay && !isRelation) {
+		geom::assign(ls, linestringCached());
+		if (ls.size() >= 1) {
+			DegPoint p1 = ls[0];
+			DegPoint p2 = ls[ls.size() - 1];
+			coordsTable[1] = geom::get<0>(p1); // lon1
+			coordsTable[2] = latp2lat(geom::get<1>(p1)); // lat1
+			coordsTable[3] = geom::get<0>(p2); // lon2
+			coordsTable[4] = latp2lat(geom::get<1>(p2)); // lat2
+		}
+	} else if (isRelation) {
+		MultiLinestring mls = multiLinestringCached();
+		if (!mls.empty() && !mls[0].empty() && mls[0].size() >= 1) {
+			geom::assign(ls, mls[0]);
+			DegPoint p1 = ls[0];
+			DegPoint p2 = ls[ls.size() - 1];
+			coordsTable[1] = geom::get<0>(p1); // lon1
+			coordsTable[2] = latp2lat(geom::get<1>(p1)); // lat1
+			coordsTable[3] = geom::get<0>(p2); // lon2
+			coordsTable[4] = latp2lat(geom::get<1>(p2)); // lat2
+		}
+	}
+
+	return coordsTable;
+}
+
+// Returns a bearing between the first and the last point of a way.
+double OsmLuaProcessing::WayBearing() {
+	kaguya::LuaTable coords = rawFirstLastNode();
+	double lon1 = coords[1];
+	double lat1 = coords[2];
+	double lon2 = coords[3];
+	double lat2 = coords[4];
+
+	// Convert degrees to radians
+	double lat1_rad = deg2rad(lat1);
+	double lon1_rad = deg2rad(lon1);
+	double lat2_rad = deg2rad(lat2);
+	double lon2_rad = deg2rad(lon2);
+
+	// Calculate longitude difference
+	double d_lon = lon2_rad - lon1_rad;
+
+	// Calculate eastward (y) and northward (x) components
+	double y = std::sin(d_lon) * std::cos(lat2_rad);
+	double x = std::cos(lat1_rad) * std::sin(lat2_rad) - std::sin(lat1_rad) * std::cos(lat2_rad) * std::cos(d_lon);
+
+	// Calculate bearing in radians
+	double bearing_rad = std::atan2(y, x);
+
+	// Convert to degrees
+	double bearing_deg = rad2deg(bearing_rad);
+
+	// Adjust to 0-360 degree range
+	if (bearing_deg < 0) {
+			bearing_deg += 360.0;
+	}
+
+	return bearing_deg;
+}
+
+// ----
diff --git a/src/shp_processor.cpp b/src/shp_processor.cpp
index 9e56b2ba..7aca4bbf 100644
--- a/src/shp_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/shp_processor.cpp
@@ -166,9 +166,10 @@ void ShpProcessor::read(class LayerDef &layer, uint layerNum)
 				std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(attributeMutex);
 				name=DBFReadStringAttribute(dbf, i, indexField); hasName = true;
 			}
-			AttributeIndex attrIdx = readShapefileAttributes(dbf, i, columnMap, columnTypeMap, layer, layer.minzoom);
+			uint minzoom = layer.minzoom;
+			AttributeIndex attrIdx = readShapefileAttributes(dbf, i, columnMap, columnTypeMap, layer, minzoom);
 			// process geometry
-			processShapeGeometry(shape, attrIdx, layer, layerNum, hasName, name);
+			processShapeGeometry(shape, attrIdx, layer, layerNum, hasName, name, minzoom);
 			SHPDestroyObject(shape);
 		});
 	}
@@ -178,9 +179,8 @@ void ShpProcessor::read(class LayerDef &layer, uint layerNum)
 }
 
 void ShpProcessor::processShapeGeometry(SHPObject* shape, AttributeIndex attrIdx,
-                                        const LayerDef &layer, uint layerNum, bool hasName, const string &name) {
+                                        const LayerDef &layer, uint layerNum, bool hasName, const string &name, const uint minzoom) {
 	int shapeType = shape->nSHPType;	// 1=point, 3=polyline, 5=(multi)polygon [8=multipoint, 11+=3D]
-	int minzoom = layer.minzoom;
 
 	if (shapeType==1 || shapeType==11 || shapeType==21) {
 		// Points