function initialize() {

    /**
     * autor : CTAPbIu_MABP
     * email : ctapbiumabp@gmail.com
     * url : http://mabp.kiev.ua/2010/09/10/raphael-overlay/
     */
	
	// example 1
	var map1 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map1"), {
		zoom: 0,
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});

	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map1,
		shapes : [{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0),
			type: "circle",
			radius: 150,
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		}]
	});
	
	// example 2
	var map2 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map2"), {
		zoom: 0,
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});

	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map2,
		shapes : [{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(85, -175),
			type: "circle",
			radius: 75,
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			center: new google.maps.LatLng(-85, 175),
			size: new google.maps.Size(100, 100),
			radius : 10,
			type: "rect",
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#0f0', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		}]
	});
	
	// example 3
	var map3 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map3"), {
		zoom: 0,
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});

	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map3,
		shapes : [{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(85, -175),
			path: "M100,100c0,50 100,-50 100,0c0,50 -100-50 -100,0z",
			type: "path",
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		}]
	});
	
	// example 4
	var map4 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map4"), {
		zoom: 0,
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});

	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map4,
		shapes : [{
			position : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(
				new google.maps.LatLng(-50, -100),
				new google.maps.LatLng(50, 100)
			),
			type: "rect",
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#00f', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			position : new google.maps.LatLng(85, -175),
			size : new google.maps.Size(100, 100),
			type: "rect",
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#0f0', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			center : new google.maps.LatLng(-85, 175),
			size : new google.maps.Size(100, 100),
			type: "rect",
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			position : new google.maps.Point(300, 100),
			size : new google.maps.Size(100, 100),
			type: "rect",
			radius: 10,
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#ff0', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			center : new google.maps.Point(300, 100),
			size : new google.maps.Size(100, 100),
			type: "rect",
			radius: 10,
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f0f', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		}]
	});
	
	// example 5
	var map5 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map5"), {
		zoom: 0,
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});
	
	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map5,
		shapes : [{
			src : "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.png",
			position : new google.maps.LatLng(85, -175),
			size : new google.maps.Size(135, 155),
			type: "image"
		}]
	});
	
	// example 6
	var map6 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map6"), {
		zoom: 0,
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});
	
	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map6,
		shapes : [{
			center: new google.maps.LatLng(85, 175),
			type: "circle",
			radius: 100,
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#0f0', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			position: new google.maps.Point(300, 100),
			type: "circle",
			radius: 100,
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(-85, -175),
			type: "ellipse",
			rx: 100,
			ry: 50,
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#00f', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		}]
	});
	
	// example 7
	var map7 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map7"), {
		zoom: 0,
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});
	
	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map7,
		shapes : [{
			position : [
				new google.maps.LatLng(84, -175),
				new google.maps.LatLng(84, 175),
				new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0)
			],
			type: "polygon",
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(85, -175),
			path: "M 0 0 L 200 0 L 100 200 z",
			type: "path",
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(85, -175),
			path: "M100,100c0,50 100-50 100,0c0,50 -100-50 -100,0z",
			type: "path",
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		}]
	});
	
	// example 8
	var map8 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map8"), {
		zoom: 0,
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});
	
	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map8,
		shapes : [{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0),
			text : "CTAPbIu_MABP",
			type: "text",
			attr : {
				fill: '#fff', 
				"font-size" : 20
			}
		}]
	});
	
	// example 9
	var map9 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map9"), {
		zoom : 0,
		center : new google.maps.LatLng(0,0),
		mapTypeId : google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
	});
	
	var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
		position : new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0),
		map : map9,
		draggable : true
	});
	
	new RaphaelOverlay({
		map:map9,
		shapes : [{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0),
			path: "M0,0c0,50 100-50 100,0c0,50 -100-50 -100,0z",
			type: "path",
			zoom : {
				min : 3,
				max : 5
			},
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		},{
			position: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0),
			path: "M0,0c0,50 100-50 100,0c0,50 -100-50 -100,0z",
			type: "path",
			zoom : {
				min : 3,
				max : 5,
				adjusted : 0
			},
			attr : {
				stroke: '#fff', 
				"stroke-width":2, 
				fill: '#f00', 
				"fill-opacity": 0.3
			}
		}]
	});

}

google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);