function initialize() {
  if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) 
	{
		var lat = document.getElementById('lat_val').innerHTML;
		var lng = document.getElementById('lng_val').innerHTML;
		var loc = new GLatLng(lat, lng);
		var map	= new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));			
		var mar = new GMarker(loc);
		map.setCenter(loc, 15);
		map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
		map.enableScrollWheelZoom();
		map.addOverlay(mar);
  }
}