diff --git a/doc/ol3.md b/doc/ol3.md
index e2e7ced940..ee7f4fccd9 100644
--- a/doc/ol3.md
+++ b/doc/ol3.md
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ Map
 TileGrid
    resolutions Array.<number>
    extent ol.Extent
-   corner TOP_LEFT | BOTTOM_LEFT
+   xEast boolean
+   ySouth boolean
    origin(s) Coord|Array.<Coord>
    tileSize goog.math.Size
    getExtentTileBounds(z, extent) -> TileBounds
diff --git a/src/ol/tilegrid.js b/src/ol/tilegrid.js
index 6baaea7dbd..a05b69806a 100644
--- a/src/ol/tilegrid.js
+++ b/src/ol/tilegrid.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.TileGrid');
 goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.math.Size');
-goog.require('goog.positioning.Corner');
 goog.require('ol.Extent');
 goog.require('ol.TileBounds');
 goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
@@ -14,11 +13,13 @@ goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
  * @constructor
  * @param {!Array.<number>} resolutions Resolutions.
  * @param {ol.Extent} extent Extent.
- * @param {goog.positioning.Corner} corner Corner.
  * @param {goog.math.Coordinate|!Array.<goog.math.Coordinate>} origin Origin.
+ * @param {boolean=} opt_xEast Tile coordinates increase eastwards.
+ * @param {boolean=} opt_ySouth Tile coordinates increas southwards.
  * @param {goog.math.Size=} opt_tileSize Tile size.
  */
-ol.TileGrid = function(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, opt_tileSize) {
+ol.TileGrid =
+    function(resolutions, extent, origin, opt_xEast, opt_ySouth, opt_tileSize) {
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -43,9 +44,15 @@ ol.TileGrid = function(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, opt_tileSize) {
 
   /**
    * @private
-   * @type {goog.positioning.Corner}
+   * @type {boolean}
    */
-  this.corner_ = corner;
+  this.xEast_ = goog.isDef(opt_xEast) ? opt_xEast : true;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  this.ySouth_ = goog.isDef(opt_ySouth) ? opt_ySouth : true;
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -79,10 +86,18 @@ ol.TileGrid = function(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, opt_tileSize) {
 
 
 /**
- * @return {goog.positioning.Corner} Corner.
+ * @return {boolean} X East.
  */
-ol.TileGrid.prototype.getCorner = function() {
-  return this.corner_;
+ol.TileGrid.prototype.getXEast = function() {
+  return this.xEast_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {boolean} Y South.
+ */
+ol.TileGrid.prototype.getYSouth = function() {
+  return this.ySouth_;
 };
 
 
@@ -155,17 +170,19 @@ ol.TileGrid.prototype.getExtentTileBounds = function(z, extent) {
  * @return {ol.TileCoord} Tile coordinate.
  */
 ol.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoord = function(z, coordinate) {
-  var corner = this.corner_;
   var origin = this.getOrigin(z);
   var resolution = this.getResolution(z);
   var tileSize = this.getTileSize();
-  var x =
-      Math.floor((coordinate.x - origin.x) / (tileSize.width * resolution));
+  var x;
+  if (this.xEast_) {
+    x = Math.floor((coordinate.x - origin.x) / (tileSize.width * resolution));
+  } else {
+    x = Math.floor((origin.x - coordinate.x) / (tileSize.width * resolution));
+  }
   var y;
-  if (corner == goog.positioning.Corner.TOP_LEFT) {
+  if (this.ySouth_) {
     y = Math.floor((origin.y - coordinate.y) / (tileSize.height * resolution));
   } else {
-    goog.asserts.assert(corner == goog.positioning.Corner.BOTTOM_LEFT);
     y = Math.floor((coordinate.y - origin.y) / (tileSize.height * resolution));
   }
   return new ol.TileCoord(z, x, y);
@@ -177,16 +194,19 @@ ol.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoord = function(z, coordinate) {
  * @return {goog.math.Coordinate} Tile center.
  */
 ol.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordCenter = function(tileCoord) {
-  var corner = this.corner_;
   var origin = this.getOrigin(tileCoord.z);
   var resolution = this.getResolution(tileCoord.z);
   var tileSize = this.tileSize_;
-  var x = origin.x + (tileCoord.x + 0.5) * tileSize.width * resolution;
+  var x;
+  if (this.xEast_) {
+    x = origin.x + (tileCoord.x + 0.5) * tileSize.width * resolution;
+  } else {
+    x = origin.x - (tileCoord.x + 0.5) * tileSize.width * resolution;
+  }
   var y;
-  if (corner == goog.positioning.Corner.TOP_LEFT) {
+  if (this.ySouth_) {
     y = origin.y - (tileCoord.y + 0.5) * tileSize.height * resolution;
   } else {
-    goog.asserts.assert(corner == goog.positioning.Corner.TOP_RIGHT);
     y = origin.y + (tileCoord.y + 0.5) * tileSize.height * resolution;
   }
   return new goog.math.Coordinate(x, y);
@@ -198,18 +218,22 @@ ol.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordCenter = function(tileCoord) {
  * @return {ol.Extent} Extent.
  */
 ol.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordExtent = function(tileCoord) {
-  var corner = this.corner_;
   var origin = this.getOrigin(tileCoord.z);
   var resolution = this.getResolution(tileCoord.z);
   var tileSize = this.tileSize_;
-  var left = origin.x + tileCoord.x * tileSize.width * resolution;
-  var right = left + tileSize.width * resolution;
+  var left, right;
+  if (this.xEast_) {
+    left = origin.x + tileCoord.x * tileSize.width * resolution;
+    right = left + tileSize.width * resolution;
+  } else {
+    right = origin.x - tileCoord.x * tileSize.width * resolution;
+    left = right - tileSize.height * resolution;
+  }
   var top, bottom;
-  if (corner == goog.positioning.Corner.TOP_LEFT) {
+  if (this.ySouth_) {
     top = origin.y - tileCoord.y * tileSize.height * resolution;
     bottom = top - tileSize.height * resolution;
   } else {
-    goog.asserts.assert(corner == goog.positioning.Corner.BOTTOM_LEFT);
     bottom = origin.y + tileCoord.y * tileSize.height * resolution;
     top = bottom + tileSize.height * resolution;
   }
diff --git a/src/ol/tilegrid_test.js b/src/ol/tilegrid_test.js
index 134aa5c2c6..47fe0d51b8 100644
--- a/src/ol/tilegrid_test.js
+++ b/src/ol/tilegrid_test.js
@@ -1,33 +1,35 @@
 goog.require('goog.math.Coordinate');
 goog.require('goog.math.Size');
-goog.require('goog.positioning.Corner');
 goog.require('goog.testing.jsunit');
 goog.require('ol.Extent');
 goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
 goog.require('ol.TileGrid');
 
 
-var corner;
 var extent;
 var resolutions;
 var origin;
 var origins;
 var tileSize;
+var xEast;
+var ySouth;
 
 
 function setUp() {
-  corner = goog.positioning.Corner.TOP_LEFT;
   resolutions = [1000, 500, 250, 100];
   extent = new ol.Extent(100000, 100000, 0, 0);
   origin = new goog.math.Coordinate(0, 100000);
   origins = [];
   tileSize = new goog.math.Size(100, 100);
+  xEast = true;
+  ySouth = true;
 }
 
 
 function testCreateValid() {
   assertNotThrows(function() {
-    return new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+    return new ol.TileGrid(
+        resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   });
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ function testCreateValid() {
 function testCreateDuplicateResolutions() {
   var resolutions = [100, 50, 50, 25, 10];
   assertThrows(function() {
-    return new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+    return new ol.TileGrid(
+        resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   });
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +46,8 @@ function testCreateDuplicateResolutions() {
 function testCreateOutOfOrderResolutions() {
   var resolutions = [100, 25, 50, 10];
   assertThrows(function() {
-    return new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+    return new ol.TileGrid(
+        resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   });
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +56,8 @@ function testCreateOrigins() {
   var resolutions = [100, 50, 25, 10];
   var origins = [origin, origin, origin, origin];
   assertNotThrows(function() {
-    return new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origins, tileSize);
+    return new ol.TileGrid(
+        resolutions, extent, origins, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   });
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +66,8 @@ function testCreateTooFewOrigins() {
   var resolutions = [100, 50, 25, 10];
   var origins = [origin, origin, origin];
   assertThrows(function() {
-    return new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origins, tileSize);
+    return new ol.TileGrid(
+        resolutions, extent, origins, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   });
 }
 
@@ -70,17 +76,17 @@ function testCreateTooManyOrigins() {
   var resolutions = [100, 50, 25, 10];
   var origins = [origin, origin, origin, origin, origin];
   assertThrows(function() {
-    return new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origins, tileSize);
+    return new ol.TileGrid(
+        resolutions, extent, origins, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   });
 }
 
 
-function testGetTileCoordTopLeft() {
+function testGetTileCoord() {
 
-  corner = goog.positioning.Corner.TOP_LEFT;
   origin = new goog.math.Coordinate(0, 100000);
   var tileGrid =
-      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   var tileCoord;
 
   tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoord(3, new goog.math.Coordinate(0, 0));
@@ -107,12 +113,12 @@ function testGetTileCoordTopLeft() {
 }
 
 
-function testGetTileCoordBottomLeft() {
+function testGetTileCoordYNorth() {
 
-  corner = goog.positioning.Corner.BOTTOM_LEFT;
+  ySouth = false;
   origin = new goog.math.Coordinate(0, 0);
   var tileGrid =
-      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   var tileCoord;
 
   tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoord(3, new goog.math.Coordinate(0, 0));
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ function testGetTileCoordBottomLeft() {
 function testGetTileCoordCenter() {
 
   var tileGrid =
-      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   var center;
 
   center = tileGrid.getTileCoordCenter(new ol.TileCoord(0, 0, 0));
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ function testGetTileCoordCenter() {
 function testGetTileCoordExtent() {
 
   var tileGrid =
-      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   var tileCoordExtent;
 
   tileCoordExtent = tileGrid.getTileCoordExtent(new ol.TileCoord(0, 0, 0));
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ function testGetTileCoordExtent() {
 function testGetExtentTileBounds() {
 
   var tileGrid =
-      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   var e = new ol.Extent(15000, 55000, 5000, 45000);
   var tileBounds;
 
@@ -225,7 +231,7 @@ function testGetExtentTileBounds() {
 function testForEachTileCoordParent() {
 
   var tileGrid =
-      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, corner, origin, tileSize);
+      new ol.TileGrid(resolutions, extent, origin, xEast, ySouth, tileSize);
   var zs = [], tileBoundss = [];
 
   tileGrid.forEachTileCoordParent(