diff --git a/include/vsg/core/Object.h b/include/vsg/core/Object.h
index 43a4302559..fce17f532b 100644
--- a/include/vsg/core/Object.h
+++ b/include/vsg/core/Object.h
@@ -259,4 +259,20 @@ namespace vsg
         return dest;
     }
 
+    template<class T>
+    ref_ptr<T> clone(vsg::ref_ptr<const T> object)
+    {
+        if (!object) return {};
+        auto new_object = object->clone();
+        return new_object.template cast<T>();
+    }
+
+    template<class T>
+    ref_ptr<T> clone(vsg::ref_ptr<T> object)
+    {
+        if (!object) return {};
+        auto new_object = object->clone();
+        return new_object.template cast<T>();
+    }
+
 } // namespace vsg
diff --git a/include/vsg/io/Options.h b/include/vsg/io/Options.h
index ffca00a2ad..be5d94b6c3 100644
--- a/include/vsg/io/Options.h
+++ b/include/vsg/io/Options.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace vsg
     {
     public:
         Options();
-        explicit Options(const Options& options);
+        Options(const Options& rhs, const CopyOp& copyop = {});
 
         template<typename... Args>
         explicit Options(Args... args)
@@ -47,14 +47,10 @@ namespace vsg
 
         Options& operator=(const Options& rhs) = delete;
 
-        int compare(const Object& rhs) const override;
 
         /// read command line options, assign values to this options object to later use with reading/writing files
         virtual bool readOptions(CommandLine& arguments);
 
-        void read(Input& input) override;
-        void write(Output& output) const override;
-
         void add(ref_ptr<ReaderWriter> rw = {});
         void add(const ReaderWriters& rws);
 
@@ -108,6 +104,14 @@ namespace vsg
         /// mechanism for propogating dynamic objects classification up parental chain so that cloning is done on all dynamic objects to avoid sharing of dyanmic parts.
         ref_ptr<PropagateDynamicObjects> propagateDynamicObjects;
 
+    public:
+
+        ref_ptr<Object> clone(const CopyOp& copyop = {}) const override { return Options::create(*this, copyop); }
+        int compare(const Object& rhs) const override;
+
+        void read(Input& input) override;
+        void write(Output& output) const override;
+
     protected:
         virtual ~Options();
     };
diff --git a/include/vsg/io/stream.h b/include/vsg/io/stream.h
index c306e71e06..59a516445b 100644
--- a/include/vsg/io/stream.h
+++ b/include/vsg/io/stream.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 #include <vsg/maths/vec2.h>
 #include <vsg/maths/vec3.h>
 #include <vsg/maths/vec4.h>
+#include <vsg/utils/CoordinateSpace.h>
 
 #include <istream>
 #include <ostream>
@@ -284,4 +285,27 @@ namespace vsg
         return output;
     }
 
+
+    inline std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& input, CoordinateSpace& coordinateSpace)
+    {
+        std::string value;
+        input >> value;
+
+        if (value == "LINEAR") coordinateSpace = CoordinateSpace::LINEAR;
+        else if (value == "sRGB") coordinateSpace = CoordinateSpace::sRGB;
+        else coordinateSpace = CoordinateSpace::NO_PREFERENCE;
+
+        return input;
+    }
+
+    inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& output, const CoordinateSpace& coordinateSpace)
+    {
+        if (coordinateSpace==CoordinateSpace::LINEAR) output<<"LINEAR";
+        else if (coordinateSpace==CoordinateSpace::sRGB) output<<"sRGB";
+        else output<<"NO_PREFERENCE";
+
+        return output;
+    }
+
+
 } // namespace vsg
diff --git a/include/vsg/utils/CoordinateSpace.h b/include/vsg/utils/CoordinateSpace.h
index 956ffedc84..0eae64d622 100644
--- a/include/vsg/utils/CoordinateSpace.h
+++ b/include/vsg/utils/CoordinateSpace.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 
 </editor-fold> */
 
-#include <vsg/core/Array.h>
-#include <vsg/core/Inherit.h>
 #include <vsg/maths/color.h>
 
 namespace vsg
@@ -25,6 +23,7 @@ namespace vsg
         LINEAR = (1 << 0),
         sRGB = (1 << 1)
     };
+    VSG_type_name(vsg::CoordinateSpace);
 
     template<typename T>
     constexpr T linear_to_sRGB_component(T c)
diff --git a/src/vsg/io/Options.cpp b/src/vsg/io/Options.cpp
index 4c2bc654b2..9ee9a858e0 100644
--- a/src/vsg/io/Options.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/io/Options.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ Options::Options()
     propagateDynamicObjects = PropagateDynamicObjects::create();
 }
 
-Options::Options(const Options& options) :
-    Inherit(),
+Options::Options(const Options& options, const CopyOp& copyop) :
+    Inherit(options, copyop),
     sharedObjects(options.sharedObjects),
     readerWriters(options.readerWriters),
     operationThreads(options.operationThreads),
diff --git a/src/vsg/nodes/TileDatabase.cpp b/src/vsg/nodes/TileDatabase.cpp
index 1fe7f31024..68f51ab53e 100644
--- a/src/vsg/nodes/TileDatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/nodes/TileDatabase.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ bool TileDatabase::readDatabase(vsg::ref_ptr<const vsg::Options> options)
 
     auto tileReader = tile::create(settings, options);
 
-    auto local_options = options ? vsg::Options::create(*options) : vsg::Options::create();
+    auto local_options = options ? vsg::clone(options) : vsg::Options::create();
     local_options->readerWriters.insert(local_options->readerWriters.begin(), tileReader);
 
     auto result = vsg::read("root.tile", local_options);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ ref_ptr<TileDatabaseSettings> vsg::createBingMapsSettings(const std::string& ima
 
         vsg::info("metadata_url = ", metadata_url);
 
-        auto txt_options = vsg::Options::create(*options);
+        auto txt_options = vsg::clone(options);
         txt_options->extensionHint = ".txt";
 
         if (auto metadata = vsg::read_cast<vsg::stringValue>(metadata_url, txt_options))