diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.gisdatastore/src/com/raytheon/uf/viz/gisdatastore/rsc/DataStoreResource.java b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.gisdatastore/src/com/raytheon/uf/viz/gisdatastore/rsc/DataStoreResource.java
index 7a54ac05b0..d9f97242af 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.gisdatastore/src/com/raytheon/uf/viz/gisdatastore/rsc/DataStoreResource.java
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.gisdatastore/src/com/raytheon/uf/viz/gisdatastore/rsc/DataStoreResource.java
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ import com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.IGraphicsTarget.LineStyle;
 import com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.IGraphicsTarget.TextStyle;
 import com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.IGraphicsTarget.VerticalAlignment;
 import com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.PixelExtent;
-import com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.drawables.IFont;
 import com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.drawables.IShadedShape;
 import com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.drawables.IWireframeShape;
 import com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.drawables.PaintProperties;
@@ -841,8 +840,6 @@ public class DataStoreResource extends
 
     protected IWireframeShape highlightShape;
 
-    protected IFont font;
-
     protected PixelExtent lastExtent;
 
     protected PixelExtent projExtent;
@@ -1140,6 +1137,15 @@ public class DataStoreResource extends
                 .getLabelField();
         boolean isLabeled = labelField != null;
 
+        double labelMagnification = getCapability(MagnificationCapability.class)
+                .getMagnification();
+
+        if (font == null) {
+            font = aTarget.initializeFont(aTarget.getDefaultFont()
+                    .getFontName(), (float) (10 * labelMagnification), null);
+            font.setSmoothing(false);
+        }
+
         String shadingField = getCapability(ShadeableCapability.class)
                 .getShadingField();
         boolean isShaded = isPolygonal() && (shadingField != null);
@@ -1217,12 +1223,8 @@ public class DataStoreResource extends
                     highlightWidth, highlightStyle);
         }
 
-        double labelMagnification = getCapability(MagnificationCapability.class)
-                .getMagnification();
-
         if ((labels != null) && isLabeled && (labelMagnification != 0)) {
-            drawLabels(aTarget, paintProps, labelMagnification,
-                    worldToScreenRatio);
+            drawLabels(aTarget, paintProps, worldToScreenRatio);
         }
 
         if (rubberBandExtent != null) {
@@ -1270,14 +1272,8 @@ public class DataStoreResource extends
     }
 
     private void drawLabels(IGraphicsTarget aTarget,
-            PaintProperties paintProps, double labelMagnification,
-            double worldToScreenRatio) throws VizException {
-        if (font == null) {
-            font = aTarget.initializeFont(aTarget.getDefaultFont()
-                    .getFontName(), (float) (10 * labelMagnification), null);
-            font.setSmoothing(false);
-        }
-
+            PaintProperties paintProps, double worldToScreenRatio)
+            throws VizException {
         double offsetX = getCapability(LabelableCapability.class).getxOffset()
                 * worldToScreenRatio;
         double offsetY = getCapability(LabelableCapability.class).getyOffset()
diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/ui/zoneselector/ZoneSelectorResource.java b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/ui/zoneselector/ZoneSelectorResource.java
index 1fb6908606..be9856a268 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/ui/zoneselector/ZoneSelectorResource.java
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/ui/zoneselector/ZoneSelectorResource.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs.Job;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.RGB;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Rectangle;
 import org.geotools.coverage.grid.GeneralGridEnvelope;
 import org.geotools.coverage.grid.GridGeometry2D;
 import org.geotools.geometry.GeneralEnvelope;
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ public class ZoneSelectorResource extends DbMapResource {
                                 Point point = poly.getInteriorPoint();
                                 if (point.getCoordinate() != null) {
                                     LabelNode node = new LabelNode(zoneName,
-                                            point, req.target);
+                                            point, req.target, req.rsc.font);
                                     newLabels.add(node);
                                 }
                             }
@@ -698,21 +697,14 @@ public class ZoneSelectorResource extends DbMapResource {
             PaintProperties paintProps) throws VizException {
         this.target = aTarget;
 
+        if (font == null) {
+            font = GFEFonts.getFont(aTarget, 2);
+        }
+
         PixelExtent screenExtent = (PixelExtent) paintProps.getView()
                 .getExtent();
 
-        // compute an estimate of degrees per pixel
-        double yc = screenExtent.getCenter()[1];
-        double x1 = screenExtent.getMinX();
-        double x2 = screenExtent.getMaxX();
-        double[] c1 = descriptor.pixelToWorld(new double[] { x1, yc });
-        double[] c2 = descriptor.pixelToWorld(new double[] { x2, yc });
-        Rectangle canvasBounds = paintProps.getCanvasBounds();
-        int screenWidth = canvasBounds.width;
-        double dppX = Math.abs(c2[0] - c1[0]) / screenWidth;
-        // System.out.println("c1:" + Arrays.toString(c1) + "  c2:"
-        // + Arrays.toString(c2) + "  dpp:" + dppX);
-        double simpLev = getSimpLev(dppX);
+        double simpLev = getSimpLev(paintProps);
 
         if ((simpLev < lastSimpLev)
                 || (lastExtent == null)
@@ -779,9 +771,6 @@ public class ZoneSelectorResource extends DbMapResource {
         }
 
         if ((labels != null) && (this.labelZones || this.labelZoneGroups)) {
-            if (font == null) {
-                font = GFEFonts.getFont(aTarget, 2);
-            }
             double worldToScreenRatio = paintProps.getView().getExtent()
                     .getWidth()
                     / paintProps.getCanvasBounds().width;