    var map = null;
    var geocoder = null;


    function load() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
        map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
        geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
      }
    }

    function showAddress(address) {
      if (geocoder) {
        geocoder.getLatLng(
          address,
          function(point) {
            if (!point) {
              /* map.setCenter(new GLatLng(48.015947, 11.285739), 10); */
              /* alert(address + " not found"); */
            } else {
              map.setCenter(point, 13);
              var marker = new GMarker(point);
              map.addOverlay(marker);

            }
          }
        )
      }
    }

    function showgeo_bak(geolat,geolon) {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      /* alert(geos); */
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));

      }
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(48.859856, 10.475428), 13);
      var marker = new GMarker(geos);
      map.addOverlay(marker);
    }

    function showgeo(geolat,geolon) {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {


        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
        map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());

        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(geolat,geolon), 13);
        var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(geolat,geolon));
        map.addOverlay(marker);
      }
    }
