/****************************************************************
     * @funtion:    initialize()
     * @package:    starts the map and plces it on the page.
     ****************************************************************/

function initialize() {
    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        /***********
        * OTTAWA
        ***********/
        var mapOttawa = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map-canvas-ottawa"));
        mapOttawa.setCenter(new GLatLng(45.422136, -75.696669), 15);
        mapOttawa.setUIToDefault();

        var tinyIconOttawa = new GIcon();
        tinyIconOttawa.image = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_red.png";
        tinyIconOttawa.shadow = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png";
        tinyIconOttawa.iconSize = new GSize(12, 20);
        tinyIconOttawa.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
        tinyIconOttawa.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
        tinyIconOttawa.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(1, 1);

        markerOptions = { icon:tinyIconOttawa };

        var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(45.422136 , -75.696669 ), markerOptions);
        mapOttawa.addOverlay(marker);

        /*************
        * TORONTO
        *************/
        var mapToronto = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map-canvas-toronto"));
        mapToronto.setCenter(new GLatLng(43.688226, -79.392779), 13);
        mapToronto.setUIToDefault();

        var tinyIconToronto = new GIcon();
        tinyIconToronto.image = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_red.png";
        tinyIconToronto.shadow = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png";
        tinyIconToronto.iconSize = new GSize(12, 20);
        tinyIconToronto.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
        tinyIconToronto.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
        tinyIconToronto.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);

        markerOptions = { icon:tinyIconToronto };

        var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(43.688226 , -79.392779 ), markerOptions);
        mapToronto.addOverlay(marker);
    }
}//end initialize();