if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) 
{
	// initiate map and assign to the id area on the html
	var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("image"));
	
	// center the map on an area, zoom level
	map.setCenter(new GLatLng(47.551778, -122.325719), 10);
	
	// add a marker displaying the location precisely
	map.addOverlay(new GMarker(new GLatLng(47.551778, -122.325719)));
	
	// makes the entire map area clickable to a spcified url
	GEvent.addListener(map, "click", function()
		{
		var directions = window.open ("http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=655+S+Orcas+St,+Seattle,+WA+98108&ll=47.551564,-122.32564&spn=0.050225,0.093384&om=1");
		});
}