//<![CDATA[

    var map = null;
    var geocoder = null;

    function showMap() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));

        map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
		map.addControl(new GOverviewMapControl());
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(-33.90500,151.16500), 16);
        geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
	    map.setMapType(G_SATELLITE_MAP);       }
//var x= map.getMapTypes();
//    map.setMapType(x[1]);       }
//	  function createMarker(point, description) {
//          var marker = new GMarker(point);
//          GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() { marker.openInfoWindowHtml(description);});
//          return marker;
//	  }
//	map.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng(-33.90500,151.16500), "ARTS")); 
showAddress('Sydney Opera House');
    }
    
    function showAddress(address) {
      if (geocoder) {
        geocoder.getLatLng(
          address,
          function(point) {
            if (!point) {
              alert(address + " not found");
            } else {
              map.setCenter(point, 16);
              var marker = new GMarker(point);
              map.addOverlay(marker);
			  var infostring = '<p style=\'margin:0;padding:0;width:240px;height:32px\'>' + address + '<br>Lat/Long:' + point + '</p>';
             GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {  marker.openInfoWindowHtml(infostring);});
            }
          }
        );
      }
	}
    //]]>