function initialize()
{
	if(GBrowserIsCompatible())
	{
	var map=new GMap2(document.getElementById(opt.map.id));
	var geocoder=new GClientGeocoder();
	geocoder.getLocations(opt.map.centerAddress,setCenter);
	map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl3D());
	map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
	map.enableScrollWheelZoom();
	geocoder.getLocations(opt.markers[0].address,addToMapCall(0));
	}
	
	function addWindowCall(i)
	{return(function(data,response){addWindow(data,response,i)})}

	function addWindow(gcode,response,i)
	{

	var p=gcode.Placemark[0];
	var point=new GLatLng(p.Point.coordinates[1],p.Point.coordinates[0]);
	map.openInfoWindow(point,document.createTextNode(opt.infoWindows[i].content));
	}
	function addToMapCall(i)
	{
	return(function(data,response){addToMap(data,response,i)})
	}
	function addToMap(gcode,response,i)
	{

		if(gcode.Placemark==undefined)
		{geocoder.getLocations(opt.markers[i].address,addToMapCall(i));return;}
		else var p=gcode.Placemark[0];var point=new GLatLng(p.Point.coordinates[1],p.Point.coordinates[0]);
		var myIcon=new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);if(opt.markers[i].icon!=null)myIcon.image=opt.markers[i].icon;
		markerOptions={icon:myIcon};var marker=new GMarker(point,markerOptions);
		if(opt.markers[i].infoWindow!=null&&opt.markers[i].event!=null)
		{
		GEvent.addListener(marker,opt.markers[i].event,function()
		{

		map.openInfoWindowHtml(point,opt.markers[i].infoWindow);

		});
		}

		map.addOverlay(marker);
		var s=(i+1);
		try{if(opt.markers[s].address!=undefined)
		{geocoder.getLocations(opt.markers[s].address,addToMapCall(s));}}catch(e){}
	}
	
	function setCenter(gcode)
	{
	var p=gcode.Placemark[0];
	map.setCenter(new GLatLng(p.Point.coordinates[1],p.Point.coordinates[0]),opt.map.zoom);
	}
// ********************************************

}