if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {

    geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();

    var baseIcon = new GIcon();
    baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(25, 30);
    baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(8, 30);
    baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(13, 13);

    var mainIcon = new GIcon();
    mainIcon.iconSize = new GSize(35, 40);
    mainIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(17, 40);
    mainIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(15, 15);

    var _mFlags = {}

    var select_html = '<select onchange="handleSelected(this)">' +
                      '<option selected>Select a business</option>';
    var gmarkers = [];
    var i = 0;

    var tilelayer = new GTileLayer(new GCopyrightCollection(), 0, 17);
    tilelayer.getTileUrl = function(tile, zoom) {
        return "http://www.golf-stuff.com.au/map_background.gif";};

    function clearText(thefield){
        if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
            thefield.value = ""}

    function showAddress(address) {
      if (geocoder) {
        geocoder.getLatLng(address, function(point) {
            if (!point) {
                alert("Sorry, we were unable to find  " + address + ".");
            } else {
                var icon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
                icon.image = 'http://www.golf-stuff.com.au/marker2.png';
                var lat = point.lat();
                var lng = point.lng();
                var keepZoom = map.getZoom();
                map.setCenter(new GLatLng(lat,lng), keepZoom);
                marker = new GMarker(point, icon);
                map.addOverlay(marker);
                marker.openInfoWindowHtml('<div class="gMap"><h3>' + address + '</h3><p>This is where you wanted to go!</p></div>');}});}}

    function handleSelected(opt) {
        var i = opt.selectedIndex - 1;
        if (i > -1) {GEvent.trigger(gmarkers[i],"click");}
        else {map.closeInfoWindow();}}

    function createMarker(point, html1, html2, html3, label1, label2, label3, url1, label) {
        var icon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
        icon.image = 'http://www.golf-stuff.com.au/marker2.png';
        var marker = new GMarker(point, icon);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
            var infoTabs = [
                new GInfoWindowTab(label1 , html1),
                new GInfoWindowTab(label2 , html2),
                new GInfoWindowTab(label3 , html3)];
            marker.openInfoWindowTabsHtml(infoTabs, {maxUrl: url1 + "/plain"});});
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        select_html += '<option> &rarr; ' + label.substr(0, 20) + '</option>';
        i++;
        return marker;};

    function nowMarker(point, html1, html2, html3, label1, label2, label3, label) {
        var icon = new GIcon(mainIcon);
        icon.image = 'http://www.golf-stuff.com.au/marker1.png';
        var marker = new GMarker(map.getCenter(), icon);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
            var infoTabs = [
                new GInfoWindowTab(label1 , html1),
                new GInfoWindowTab(label2 , html2),
                new GInfoWindowTab(label3 , html3)];
            marker.openInfoWindowTabsHtml(infoTabs, {maxUrl: herenow + "/plain"});});
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        select_html += '<option> &larr; ' + label.substr(0, 20) + '</option>';
        i++;
        return marker;};

    var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById('map'));
    map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
    map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
    map.setCenter(new GLatLng(thislat, thislng), 15);
    map.removeMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP);

    var request = GXmlHttp.create();
    request.open("GET", herenow + "/maps.xml", true);
    request.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (request.readyState == 4) {
        var xmlDoc = request.responseXML;

        var nowmarkers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("nowmarker");
        for (var i = 0; i < nowmarkers.length; i++) {
            var nowlabel = nowmarkers[i].getAttribute("label");
       if (nowlabel != null) {
            var nowlat = parseFloat(nowmarkers[i].getAttribute("lat"));
            var nowlng = parseFloat(nowmarkers[i].getAttribute("lng"));
            var nowpoint = new GLatLng(nowlat,nowlng);
            var nowhtml1 = GXml.value(nowmarkers[i].getElementsByTagName("tabinfo1")[0]);
            var nowhtml2 = GXml.value(nowmarkers[i].getElementsByTagName("tabinfo2")[0]);
            var nowhtml3 = GXml.value(nowmarkers[i].getElementsByTagName("tabinfo3")[0]);
            var nowmarker = nowMarker(nowpoint, nowhtml1, nowhtml2, nowhtml3, "Info", "Contact", "Other", nowlabel);
            map.addOverlay(nowmarker);}}

        var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");
        for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
            var lat = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat"));
            var lng = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"));
            var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
            var html1 = GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName("tabinfo1")[0]);
            var html2 = GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName("tabinfo2")[0]);
            var html3 = GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName("tabinfo3")[0]);
            var url1 = markers[i].getAttribute("thisurl");
            var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label");
            var marker = createMarker(point, html1, html2, html3, "Info", "Contact", "Other", url1, label);
            map.addOverlay(marker);}

        var infoTabs = [
            new GInfoWindowTab("Info", nowhtml1),
            new GInfoWindowTab("Contact", nowhtml2),
            new GInfoWindowTab("Other", nowhtml3)];

        if (nowmarker != null) {nowmarker.openInfoWindowTabsHtml(infoTabs, {maxUrl: herenow + "/plain"});}
        tilelayer.getOpacity = function() {return 0.1;}

        select_html += '</select>';
        document.getElementById("dropdowns").innerHTML = select_html;

        map.addOverlay(new GTileLayerOverlay(tilelayer));

    }
  }

  request.send(null);

}

    else {
      alert('Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser. Maybe it is time to upgrade to a better browser.');
    }