function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(53.551982, 10.001201), 15);
        map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
        //map.openInfoWindow(map.getCenter(),  document.createTextNode("Kanzlei für Verkehrsrecht Hamburg - Lilienstraße 36 - 20095 Hamburg"));
 
        // Add 10 markers to the map at random locations
        var bounds = map.getBounds();
        var southWest = bounds.getSouthWest();
        var northEast = bounds.getNorthEast();
        var lngSpan = northEast.lng() - southWest.lng();
        var latSpan = northEast.lat() - southWest.lat();
 
        var point = new GLatLng(53.551982, 10.001201);
        map.addOverlay(new GMarker(point));
 
      }
    }