function initialize(lat, long, markerText) {
	if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
		
		var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
		var point = new GLatLng(lat, long);
		
		map.setMapType(G_SATELLITE_MAP);
		map.setCenter(point, 15);
		map.addOverlay(new GMarker(point));
		map.openInfoWindow(map.getCenter(), document.createTextNode(markerText));
		map.setUIToDefault();
	}
}