var map 					= null;
	
	var iconStudio 				= new GIcon(); 
    iconStudio.image 			= '../lounge/images/marker-urban-beat-2.png';
    iconStudio.iconSize 		= new GSize(66, 80);
    iconStudio.iconAnchor 		= new GPoint(44, 80);
    iconStudio.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(44, 80);
    
    var iconParking				= new GIcon(); 
    iconParking.image 			= '../lounge/images/marker-parking.png';
    iconParking.iconSize 		= new GSize(20, 34);
    iconParking.iconAnchor 		= new GPoint(20, 17);
    iconParking.infoWindowAnchor= new GPoint(20, 17);

    var customIcons = [];
    customIcons["studio"] = iconStudio;
    customIcons["parking"] = iconParking;
	
	function createMarker(point, nm, adr, icn)
	{
		var marker = new GMarker(point, customIcons[icn]);
		//var marker = new GMarker(point);
		var html = '<span class="map"><b>' + nm + '</b><br/>' + adr + '</span>';
		GEvent.addListener(marker, 'click', function() { marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html); });
		return marker;
	}
	
	function setDirections(fromAddress)
	{

		gdir.load("from: " + fromAddress + " to: 927 Granville St, Vancouver, BC", { "locale": "en_US"});
	}
	
	function handleErrors()
	{
		if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_UNKNOWN_ADDRESS)
		{
			alert("No corresponding geographic location could be found for one of the specified addresses. This may be due to the fact that the address is relatively new, or it may be incorrect.\nError code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		}
		else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_SERVER_ERROR)
		{
			alert("A geocoding or directions request could not be successfully processed, yet the exact reason for the failure is not known.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		}
		else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_MISSING_QUERY)
		{
			alert("The HTTP q parameter was either missing or had no value. For geocoder requests, this means that an empty address was specified as input. For directions requests, this means that no query was specified in the input.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		}
		//   else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_UNAVAILABLE_ADDRESS)  <--- Doc bug... this is either not defined, or Doc is wrong
		//     alert("The geocode for the given address or the route for the given directions query cannot be returned due to legal or contractual reasons.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_KEY)
		{
			alert("The given key is either invalid or does not match the domain for which it was given. \n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		}
		else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_REQUEST)
		{
			alert("A directions request could not be successfully parsed.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		}
		else
		{
			 alert("An unknown error occurred.");
		}
	}
	
	function onGDirectionsLoad()
	{ 
			// Use this function to access information about the latest load()
      		// results.
      		// e.g.
      		// document.getElementById("getStatus").innerHTML = gdir.getStatus().code;
	  		// and yada yada yada...
	}
	
	function mapInit()
	{
		if (GBrowserIsCompatible())
		{
			map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
			bounds = new GLatLngBounds();
			map.setCenter(new GLatLng(0,0),0);
			map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
        	map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
        	
        	var bounds = new GLatLngBounds();
        	
        	// add studio to map
        	var point = new GLatLng(49.280035,-123.121838);
			var marker = createMarker(point, "Let's Dance Studio", "#202 - 927 Granville Street near Smithe, <br />walk up to the first landing <br />Vancouver, BC (Canada)", "studio");
			map.addOverlay(marker);
			bounds.extend(point);
			
			// add infinity parkade
			//var point = new GLatLng(49.280000, -123.122500);
			point = new GLatLng(49.280928,-123.121498);
			marker = createMarker(point, "Infinity Parkade", "$4.00 - alley between Granville St and Howe St", "parking");
			map.addOverlay(marker);
			bounds.extend(point);
			
			// add Robson Court Parking
			var point = new GLatLng(49.280614, -123.121820);
			marker = createMarker(point, "Robson Court Parking", "$5.00 - Smithe St", "parking");
			map.addOverlay(marker);
			bounds.extend(point);
			
			// add Advanced Parking
			//var point = new GLatLng(49.280035,-123.121838);
			point = new GLatLng(49.280201456276004,-123.12269300222397);
			marker = createMarker(point, "Advanced Parking", "$5.00 - alley between Granville St and Howe St", "parking");
			map.addOverlay(marker);
			bounds.extend(point);
			
			
			map.setZoom(map.getBoundsZoomLevel(bounds));
			map.setCenter(bounds.getCenter());
			
			gdir = new GDirections(map, document.getElementById("map_directions"));
		    GEvent.addListener(gdir, "load", onGDirectionsLoad);
		    GEvent.addListener(gdir, "error", handleErrors);
		}
	}