diff --git a/modules/gpu-table/package.json b/modules/gpu-table/package.json
index 3cfe76a43fa..2390191a7f2 100644
--- a/modules/gpu-table/package.json
+++ b/modules/gpu-table/package.json
@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@loaders.gl/core": "^1.3.3",
     "@loaders.gl/arrow": "^1.3.3"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@deck.gl/core": "^7.3.3",
+    "@luma.gl/core": "^7.3.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/gpu-table/src/lib/gpu-table.js b/modules/gpu-table/src/lib/gpu-table.js
index 67f4ed19b00..f26e537ff19 100644
--- a/modules/gpu-table/src/lib/gpu-table.js
+++ b/modules/gpu-table/src/lib/gpu-table.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
+import {Buffer, _Accessor as Accessor} from '@luma.gl/core';
+import {log} from '@deck.gl/core';
+
 /* eslint-disable guard-for-in */
 import GPUColumn from './gpu-column';
 // import log from '../utils/log';
@@ -28,7 +31,8 @@ export default class GPUTable {
     // }
   }
 
-  constructor(gl, {id = 'gpu-table', stats} = {}) {
+  constructor(gl, opts = {}) {
+    const {id = 'gpu-table', stats} = opts;
     this.id = id;
     this.gl = gl;
 
@@ -37,11 +41,15 @@ export default class GPUTable {
 
     this.updateTriggers = {};
     this.accessors = {};
+    this.buffers = {};
     this.needsRedraw = true;
 
     this.userData = {};
     this.stats = stats;
 
+    if ('columns' in opts) {
+      this.addColumns(opts.columns);
+    }
     // For sanity, prevent later addition of new members
     Object.seal(this);
   }
@@ -128,6 +136,34 @@ export default class GPUTable {
     throw new Error('not implemented');
   }
 
+  // Takes an object where key is the name of the colum and value is an object {data, type, size, ..}
+  addColumns(columns) {
+    for (const name in columns) {
+      log.assert(!this.buffers[name]);
+      const {accessor, buffer, data} = columns[name];
+      log.assert(buffer || data);
+      this.accessors[name] = accessor || Accessor.resolve(columns[name]);
+      this.buffers[name] =
+        buffer ||
+        new Buffer(this.gl, {
+          data: columns[name].data,
+          accessor: this.accessors[name]
+        });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // takes one ora array of column names to be deleted
+  removeColumns(name) {
+    const names = Array.isArray(name) ? name : [name];
+    for (const n of names) {
+      if (n in this.buffers) {
+        this.buffers[n].delete();
+        delete this.buffers[n];
+        delete this.accessors[n];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // PRIVATE METHODS
 
   _createAttribute(name, attribute, extraProps) {
diff --git a/modules/gpu-table/src/lib/gpu-transform.js b/modules/gpu-table/src/lib/gpu-transform.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..516b65a718f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gpu-table/src/lib/gpu-transform.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015 - 2019 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+// should create a new column based on mapping and gpuTable.
+import {Buffer, Transform, _Accessor as Accessor} from '@luma.gl/core';
+import {log} from '@deck.gl/core';
+import GL from '@luma.gl/constants';
+
+export default function gpuTransform(gpuTable, mappings) {
+  // TODO: For now hardcoding everything for position
+  const longitudeBuffer = gpuTable.buffers.longitude;
+  const latitudeBuffer = gpuTable.buffers.latitude;
+
+  const byteLength = longitudeBuffer.byteLength * 3;
+  const positionAccessor = Accessor.resolve({size: 3, type: GL.FLOAT});
+  const positionBuffer = new Buffer(gpuTable.gl, {byteLength, accessor: positionAccessor});
+  const targetAccessors = {position: positionAccessor};
+
+  const {inject, varyings} = getShaderOptions(gpuTable, mappings, targetAccessors);
+  const transform = new Transform(gpuTable.gl, {
+    sourceBuffers: {
+      longitude: longitudeBuffer,
+      latitude: latitudeBuffer
+    },
+    feedbackBuffers: {
+      position: positionBuffer
+    },
+    varyings,
+    inject,
+    elementCount: longitudeBuffer.getElementCount(),
+    vs: 'void main() {}'
+  });
+  transform.run();
+  transform.delete();
+  gpuTable.addColumns({position: {buffer: positionBuffer, accessor: positionAccessor}});
+  return;
+}
+
+function getShaderOptions(gpuTable, mappings, targetAccessors) {
+  let columns = [];
+  let glslCode = '';
+  let declarations = '';
+  const varyings = [];
+  for (const target in mappings) {
+    if (mappings[target].sourceColumns) {
+      columns = columns.concat(mappings[target].sourceColumns);
+    }
+    glslCode = `${glslCode}${mappings[target].glslCode}\n`;
+    const accessor = targetAccessors[target];
+    const type = getType(accessor);
+    declarations = `${declarations}varying ${type} ${target};\n`;
+    varyings.push(target);
+  }
+
+  // filter out duplicates
+  columns = new Set(columns);
+  columns.forEach(column => {
+    const accessor = gpuTable.accessors[column];
+    const type = getType(accessor);
+    declarations = `${declarations}attribute ${type} ${column};\n`;
+  });
+  return {
+    inject: {
+      'vs:#decl': declarations,
+      'vs:#main-start': glslCode
+    },
+    varyings
+  };
+}
+
+// TODO
+// Utility methods that can be moved to some global scope
+// or just any existing luma.gl shadertools methods
+
+function getType(accessor) {
+  switch (accessor.type) {
+    case GL.FLOAT:
+      switch (accessor.size) {
+        case 1:
+          return 'float';
+        case 2:
+          return 'vec2';
+        case 3:
+          return 'vec3';
+        case 4:
+          return 'vec4';
+        default:
+          // invalid size
+          log.assert(false);
+          break;
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      // TODO: add other cases
+      log.assert(false);
+      break;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/modules/gpu-table/test/index.js b/modules/gpu-table/test/index.js
index 8db80d1d6a7..80b39fe7b12 100644
--- a/modules/gpu-table/test/index.js
+++ b/modules/gpu-table/test/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 import './lib/utils/typed-array-manager.spec';
 import './lib/utils/double-precision.spec';
 import './lib/gpu-table.spec';
+import './lib/gpu-transform.spec';
diff --git a/modules/gpu-table/test/lib/gpu-table.spec.js b/modules/gpu-table/test/lib/gpu-table.spec.js
index 9b8045c6a5b..9733bfae3f9 100644
--- a/modules/gpu-table/test/lib/gpu-table.spec.js
+++ b/modules/gpu-table/test/lib/gpu-table.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,77 @@
 import test from 'tape-catch';
 import {GPUTable} from '@deck.gl/gpu-table';
+import {isWebGL2} from '@luma.gl/core';
+import {gl} from '@deck.gl/test-utils';
 
 test('GPUTable#imports', t => {
   t.equals(typeof GPUTable, 'function', 'GPUTable import successful');
   t.end();
 });
+
+test('GPUTable#addColumns', t => {
+  const LONGITUDES = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0];
+  const LATITUDES = [11.0, 12.0, 13.0];
+  const RADIUS = [10, 20, 30];
+  const gpuTable = new GPUTable(gl, {
+    columns: {
+      longitude: {data: new Float32Array(LONGITUDES)},
+      latitude: {data: new Float32Array(LATITUDES)}
+    }
+  });
+  gpuTable.addColumns({
+    radius: {data: new Float32Array(RADIUS)}
+  });
+
+  t.ok(gpuTable.buffers.longitude, 'should create longitude Buffer');
+  t.ok(gpuTable.buffers.latitude, 'should create latitude Buffer');
+  t.ok(gpuTable.buffers.radius, 'should create radius Buffer');
+  t.ok(gpuTable.accessors.longitude, 'should create longitude Accessor');
+  t.ok(gpuTable.accessors.latitude, 'should create latitude Accessor');
+  t.ok(gpuTable.accessors.radius, 'should create radius Accessor');
+
+  // Buffer.getData() is WebGL2 only
+  if (isWebGL2(gl)) {
+    t.deepEqual(
+      gpuTable.buffers.longitude.getData(),
+      LONGITUDES,
+      'should setup correct data for longitude Buffer'
+    );
+    t.deepEqual(
+      gpuTable.buffers.latitude.getData(),
+      LATITUDES,
+      'should setup correct data for longitude Buffer'
+    );
+    t.deepEqual(
+      gpuTable.buffers.radius.getData(),
+      RADIUS,
+      'should setup correct data for longitude Buffer'
+    );
+  }
+  t.end();
+});
+
+test('GPUTable#removeColumns', t => {
+  const LONGITUDES = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0];
+  const LATITUDES = [11.0, 12.0, 13.0];
+  const RADIUS = [10, 20, 30];
+  const gpuTable = new GPUTable(gl, {
+    columns: {
+      longitude: {data: new Float32Array(LONGITUDES)},
+      latitude: {data: new Float32Array(LATITUDES)}
+    }
+  });
+  gpuTable.addColumns({
+    radius: {data: new Float32Array(RADIUS)}
+  });
+
+  gpuTable.removeColumns(['longitude', 'radius']);
+
+  t.notOk(gpuTable.buffers.longitude, 'should have deleted longitude Buffer');
+  t.ok(gpuTable.buffers.latitude, "shouldn't delete latitude Buffer");
+  t.notOk(gpuTable.buffers.radius, 'should have deleted radius Buffer');
+
+  gpuTable.removeColumns('latitude');
+  t.notOk(gpuTable.buffers.latitude, 'should have deleted latitude Buffer');
+
+  t.end();
+});
diff --git a/modules/gpu-table/test/lib/gpu-transform.spec.js b/modules/gpu-table/test/lib/gpu-transform.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bfb65fec041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gpu-table/test/lib/gpu-transform.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015 - 2019 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+import test from 'tape-catch';
+
+import {GPUTable} from '@deck.gl/gpu-table';
+
+import gpuTransform from '../../src/lib/gpu-transform';
+// import gpuTransform from '@deck.gl/gpu-table/gpu-transform';
+
+import {isWebGL2} from '@luma.gl/core';
+import {gl} from '@deck.gl/test-utils';
+
+test('gpuTransform#imports', t => {
+  t.equals(typeof gpuTransform, 'function', 'GPUTable import successful');
+  t.end();
+});
+
+test('gpuTransform', t => {
+  if (!isWebGL2(gl)) {
+    t.comment('gpuTransform requires WebGL2, skipping tests');
+    t.end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const LONGITUDES = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0];
+  const LATITUDES = [11.0, 12.0, 13.0];
+  const gpuTable = new GPUTable(gl, {
+    columns: {
+      longitude: {data: new Float32Array(LONGITUDES)},
+      latitude: {data: new Float32Array(LATITUDES)}
+    }
+  });
+  gpuTransform(gpuTable, {
+    position: {
+      sourceColumns: ['longitude', 'latitude'],
+      glslCode: 'position = vec3(longitude, latitude, 0.0);'
+    }
+  });
+
+  t.ok(gpuTable.buffers.position, 'should create position Buffer');
+  t.ok(gpuTable.accessors.position, 'should create position Accessor');
+
+  const positions = gpuTable.buffers.position.getData();
+  for (let i = 0; i < LONGITUDES.length; i++) {
+    t.equal(positions[i * 3], LONGITUDES[i], `should match longitude at index: ${i}`);
+    t.equal(positions[i * 3 + 1], LATITUDES[i], `should match latitude at index: ${i}`);
+    t.equal(positions[i * 3 + 2], 0, `should match z at index: ${i}`);
+  }
+  t.end();
+});