diff --git a/src/ol/Map.js b/src/ol/Map.js
index 02bda8f5fa..7f2a3d4a29 100644
--- a/src/ol/Map.js
+++ b/src/ol/Map.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ goog.require('ol.control.Control');
 goog.require('ol.renderer.MapRenderer');
 
 goog.require('goog.dom');
+goog.require('goog.math');
+
 
 /**
  * @export
@@ -259,6 +261,23 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getResolutionForZoom = function(zoom) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {goog.math.Coordinate|{x: number, y: number}} pixel
+ * @return {ol.Loc}
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.getLocForPixel = function(pixel) {
+    return this.renderer_.getLocForPixel(pixel);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {goog.math.Size} The currently rendered map size in pixels.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.getSize = function() {
+    return this.renderer_.getSize();
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.Loc} center Center in map projection.
  */
@@ -268,6 +287,17 @@ ol.Map.prototype.setCenter = function(center) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {number} zoom
+ * @param {ol.Loc} center
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.zoomTo = function(zoom, center) {
+    this.zoom_ = this.limitZoom(zoom);
+    this.center_ = center;
+    this.conditionallyRender();
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.Projection} projection Projection.
  */
@@ -288,13 +318,23 @@ ol.Map.prototype.setUserProjection = function(userProjection) {
  * @param {number} zoom Zoom.
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.setZoom = function(zoom) {
-    if (zoom !== this.zoom_ && zoom >= 0 && zoom < this.getNumZoomLevels()) {
+    zoom = this.limitZoom(zoom);
+    if (zoom !== this.zoom_) {
         this.zoom_ = zoom;
         this.conditionallyRender();
     }
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {number} zoom
+ * @return {number} zoom clamped to the range of available zoom levels.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.limitZoom = function(zoom) {
+    return goog.math.clamp(zoom, 0, this.getNumZoomLevels()-1);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {number} nZoom Zoom.
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js b/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
index 1a7b53d43d..7f2ffa86e5 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ ol.renderer.Composite.prototype.draw = function(layers, center, resolution, anim
     for (var i=0, ii=layers.length; i<ii; ++i) {
         this.getOrCreateRenderer(layers[i], i).draw(center, resolution);
     }
+    this.renderedCenter_ = center;
+    this.renderedResolution_ = resolution;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/MapRenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/MapRenderer.js
index 6f4a8946d7..d43e0518e4 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/MapRenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/MapRenderer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 goog.provide('ol.renderer.MapRenderer');
 
+goog.require('goog.style');
+
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @param {!Element} container
@@ -12,6 +14,18 @@ ol.renderer.MapRenderer = function(container) {
      */
     this.container_ = container;
     
+    /**
+     * @type {ol.Loc}
+     * @protected
+     */
+    this.renderedCenter_;
+    
+    /**
+     * @type {number}
+     * @protected
+     */
+    this.renderedResolution_;
+    
 };
 
 /**
@@ -67,3 +81,23 @@ ol.renderer.MapRenderer.pickRendererType = function(preferences) {
     return Renderer || Candidates[0] || null;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @param {goog.math.Coordinate|{x: number, y: number}} pixel
+ * @return {ol.Loc}
+ */
+ol.renderer.MapRenderer.prototype.getLocForPixel = function(pixel) {
+    var center = this.renderedCenter_,
+        resolution = this.renderedResolution_,
+        size = goog.style.getSize(this.container_);
+    return new ol.Loc(
+        center.getX() - (size.width/2 - pixel.x) * resolution,
+        center.getY() + (size.height/2 - pixel.y) * resolution
+    );
+};
+
+/**
+ * @return {goog.math.Size} The currently rendered map size in pixels.
+ */
+ol.renderer.MapRenderer.prototype.getSize = function() {
+    return goog.style.getSize(this.container_);
+};