diff --git a/src/lib/iter-adapter.hpp b/src/lib/iter-adapter.hpp
index fb0e98de4..cbbe7ac57 100644
--- a/src/lib/iter-adapter.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/iter-adapter.hpp
@@ -81,14 +81,21 @@
 #include <boost/type_traits/remove_const.hpp>
 
 
-
+namespace mobject {
+namespace session {
+  class Scope;
+}}
+#include <vector>
+using std::vector;
 namespace lib {
   
   
-  namespace {
+  namespace iter {
     /** 
      * Helper for creating nested typedefs
      * within the iterator adaptor, similar to what the STL does.
+     * @note client code might define specialisations
+     *       to handle tricky situations (like const_reverse_iter)
      */
     template<typename TY>
     struct IterTraits
@@ -113,8 +120,20 @@ namespace lib {
         typedef const TY& reference;
         typedef const TY* pointer;
       };
-    
-    
+
+  using mobject::session::Scope;
+
+  template<>
+  struct IterTraits<vector<Scope>::const_reverse_iterator>
+    {
+      typedef const Scope   value_type;
+      typedef Scope const&  reference;
+      typedef const Scope*  pointer;
+    };
+
+  }
+
+  namespace { // internal helpers
     void
     _throwIterExhausted()
     {
@@ -164,9 +183,9 @@ namespace lib {
       mutable POS pos_;
       
     public:
-      typedef typename IterTraits<POS>::pointer pointer;
-      typedef typename IterTraits<POS>::reference reference;
-      typedef typename IterTraits<POS>::value_type value_type;
+      typedef typename iter::IterTraits<POS>::pointer pointer;
+      typedef typename iter::IterTraits<POS>::reference reference;
+      typedef typename iter::IterTraits<POS>::value_type value_type;
       
       IterAdapter (CON src, POS const& startpos)
         : source_(src)
@@ -299,9 +318,9 @@ namespace lib {
       IT e_;
       
     public:
-      typedef typename IterTraits<IT>::pointer pointer;
-      typedef typename IterTraits<IT>::reference reference;
-      typedef typename IterTraits<IT>::value_type value_type;
+      typedef typename iter::IterTraits<IT>::pointer pointer;
+      typedef typename iter::IterTraits<IT>::reference reference;
+      typedef typename iter::IterTraits<IT>::value_type value_type;
       
       RangeIter (IT const& start, IT const& end)
         : p_(start)
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp
index a1520ffca..56a0b8606 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "proc/mobject/session/scope.hpp"
 #include "proc/mobject/session/scope-query.hpp"
 #include "proc/mobject/placement.hpp"
+#include "lib/iter-source.hpp"                 ////////////////////TICKET #493 : the bare interface would be sufficient here
 #include "lib/singleton.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
@@ -74,12 +75,16 @@ namespace session {
       typename ScopeQuery<MO>::iterator
       query (Scope);
       
-      ScopeQuery<MObject>::iterator
-      locate (Scope scope);
-      
+      template<typename MO>
+      typename ScopeQuery<MO>::iterator
+      getRawPath (Scope);
+
       ScopeQuery<MObject>::iterator
       getRawPath (Scope);
 
+      lib::IterSource<const Scope>::iterator
+      locate (Scope scope);
+
 
      ~ScopeLocator();
      
@@ -126,6 +131,13 @@ namespace session {
    *        child of the root node and timelines (BindingMO) just appear
    *        to be "dead ends"
    */
+  template<typename MO>
+  inline typename ScopeQuery<MO>::iterator
+  ScopeLocator::getRawPath (Scope scope)
+  {
+    return ScopeQuery<MO> (scope.getTop(), PATH).resolveBy (theResolver());
+  }
+
   inline ScopeQuery<MObject>::iterator
   ScopeLocator::getRawPath (Scope scope)
   {
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.cpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.cpp
index be3e05790..b10df0982 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,31 @@
 #include "proc/mobject/session/query-focus-stack.hpp"
 #include "proc/mobject/session/session-service-explore-scope.hpp"
 #include "proc/mobject/mobject.hpp"
+#include "lib/iter-source.hpp"                 ////////////////////TICKET #493 : using the IterSource adapters here
 //#include "proc/mobject/session/track.hpp"
+
 //#include "proc/mobject/placement.hpp"
 //#include "proc/mobject/session/mobjectfactory.hpp"
+#include <vector>
+
+using std::vector;
+using lib::IterSource;
+using lib::WrappedLumieraIterator;
+using lib::iter_source::wrapIter;
+
+namespace lib {
+namespace iter{
+
+//  using mobject::session::Scope;
+//
+//  template<>
+//  struct IterTraits<vector<Scope>::const_reverse_iterator>
+//    {
+//      typedef const Scope   value_type;
+//      typedef Scope const&  reference;
+//      typedef const Scope*  pointer;
+//    };
+}}
 
 namespace mobject {
 namespace session {
@@ -135,13 +157,12 @@ namespace session {
    * @return an iterator yielding the nested scopes from the new location
    *         up to root, in a way likely to be similar to the original location
    */
-  ScopeQuery<MObject>::iterator
+  IterSource<const Scope>::iterator
   ScopeLocator::locate (Scope scope)
   {
-    UNIMPLEMENTED ("virtual navigation");
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: see scope-query.hpp
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: its hard to come up with a generic implementation which yields a compatible iterator
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: *alternatively* just expose an Iterator of Scopes?
+    ScopePath& currentPath = focusStack_->top();
+    currentPath.navigate (scope);
+    return wrapIter (currentPath.begin());
   }