Adding jquery, flot and openlayers to be included with the GEM.v0.0.4

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+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Util.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Control.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Request.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Tile.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Request/XMLHttpRequest.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Console.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Lang.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Feature.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Layer/EventPane.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Layer/SphericalMercator.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Protocol.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Geometry.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Popup/Anchored.js
+ * @requires Rico/Corner.js
+ */
+
+/**
+ * About: Deprecated
+ * The deprecated.js script includes all methods, properties, and constructors
+ * that are not supported as part of the long-term API.  If you use any of
+ * these, you have to explicitly include this script in your application.
+ *
+ * For example:
+ * (code)
+ *     <script src="deprecated.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
+ * (end)
+ *
+ * You are strongly encouraged to avoid using deprecated functionality.  The
+ * documentation here should point you to the supported alternatives.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Class
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Property: isPrototype
+ * *Deprecated*.  This is no longer needed and will be removed at 3.0.
+ */
+OpenLayers.Class.isPrototype = function () {};
+
+/**
+ * APIFunction: OpenLayers.create
+ * *Deprecated*.  Old method to create an OpenLayers style class.  Use the
+ *     <OpenLayers.Class> constructor instead.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * An OpenLayers class
+ */
+OpenLayers.Class.create = function() {
+    return function() {
+        if (arguments && arguments[0] != OpenLayers.Class.isPrototype) {
+            this.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+    };
+};
+
+/**
+ * APIFunction: inherit
+ * *Deprecated*.  Old method to inherit from one or more OpenLayers style
+ *     classes.  Use the <OpenLayers.Class> constructor instead.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * class - One or more classes can be provided as arguments
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * An object prototype
+ */
+OpenLayers.Class.inherit = function (P) {
+    var C = function() {
+       P.call(this);
+    };
+    var newArgs = [C].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments));
+    OpenLayers.inherit.apply(null, newArgs);
+    return C.prototype;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Util
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Function: clearArray
+ * *Deprecated*. This function will disappear in 3.0.
+ * Please use "array.length = 0" instead.
+ * 
+ * Parameters:
+ * array - {Array}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.clearArray = function(array) {
+    OpenLayers.Console.warn(
+        OpenLayers.i18n(
+            "methodDeprecated", {'newMethod': 'array = []'}
+        )
+    );
+    array.length = 0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function: setOpacity
+ * *Deprecated*.  This function has been deprecated. Instead, please use 
+ *     <OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement> 
+ *     or 
+ *     <OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv>
+ * 
+ * Set the opacity of a DOM Element
+ *     Note that for this function to work in IE, elements must "have layout"
+ *     according to:
+ *     http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/properties/haslayout.asp
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * element - {DOMElement} Set the opacity on this DOM element
+ * opacity - {Float} Opacity value (0.0 - 1.0)
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.setOpacity = function(element, opacity) {
+    OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement(element, null, null, null,
+                                     null, null, null, opacity);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function: safeStopPropagation
+ * *Deprecated*. This function has been deprecated. Please use directly 
+ *     <OpenLayers.Event.stop> passing 'true' as the 2nd 
+ *     argument (preventDefault)
+ * 
+ * Safely stop the propagation of an event *without* preventing
+ *   the default browser action from occurring.
+ * 
+ * Parameters:
+ * evt - {Event}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.safeStopPropagation = function(evt) {
+    OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt, true);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function: getArgs
+ * *Deprecated*.  Will be removed in 3.0.  Please use instead
+ *     <OpenLayers.Util.getParameters>
+ * 
+ * Parameters:
+ * url - {String} Optional url used to extract the query string.
+ *                If null, query string is taken from page location.
+ * 
+ * Returns:
+ * {Object} An object of key/value pairs from the query string.
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.getArgs = function(url) {
+    OpenLayers.Console.warn(
+        OpenLayers.i18n(
+            "methodDeprecated", {'newMethod': 'OpenLayers.Util.getParameters'}
+        )
+    );
+    return OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(url);
+};
+
+/** 
+ * Maintain existing definition of $.
+ * 
+ * The use of our $-method is deprecated and the mapping of 
+ * OpenLayers.Util.getElement will eventually be removed. Do not depend on 
+ * window.$ being defined by OpenLayers.
+ */
+if(typeof window.$  === "undefined") {
+    window.$ = OpenLayers.Util.getElement;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Ajax
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Function: OpenLayers.nullHandler
+ * @param {} request
+ */
+OpenLayers.nullHandler = function(request) {
+    OpenLayers.Console.userError(OpenLayers.i18n("unhandledRequest", {'statusText':request.statusText}));
+};
+
+/** 
+ * APIFunction: OpenLayers.loadURL
+ * Background load a document.
+ * *Deprecated*.  Use <OpenLayers.Request.GET> method instead.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * uri - {String} URI of source doc
+ * params - {String} or {Object} GET params. Either a string in the form
+ *     "?hello=world&foo=bar" (do not forget the leading question mark)
+ *     or an object in the form {'hello': 'world', 'foo': 'bar}
+ * caller - {Object} object which gets callbacks
+ * onComplete - {Function} Optional callback for success.  The callback
+ *     will be called with this set to caller and will receive the request
+ *     object as an argument.  Note that if you do not specify an onComplete
+ *     function, <OpenLayers.nullHandler> will be called (which pops up a 
+ *     user friendly error message dialog).
+ * onFailure - {Function} Optional callback for failure.  In the event of
+ *     a failure, the callback will be called with this set to caller and will
+ *     receive the request object as an argument.  Note that if you do not
+ *     specify an onComplete function, <OpenLayers.nullHandler> will be called
+ *     (which pops up a user friendly error message dialog).
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * {<OpenLayers.Request.XMLHttpRequest>}  The request object. To abort loading,
+ *     call request.abort().
+ */
+OpenLayers.loadURL = function(uri, params, caller,
+                                  onComplete, onFailure) {
+    
+    if(typeof params == 'string') {
+        params = OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(params);
+    }
+    var success = (onComplete) ? onComplete : OpenLayers.nullHandler;
+    var failure = (onFailure) ? onFailure : OpenLayers.nullHandler;
+    
+    return OpenLayers.Request.GET({
+        url: uri, params: params,
+        success: success, failure: failure, scope: caller
+    });
+};
+
+/** 
+ * Function: OpenLayers.parseXMLString
+ * Parse XML into a doc structure
+ * 
+ * Parameters:
+ * text - {String} 
+ * 
+ * Returns:
+ * {?} Parsed AJAX Responsev
+ */
+OpenLayers.parseXMLString = function(text) {
+
+    //MS sucks, if the server is bad it dies
+    var index = text.indexOf('<');
+    if (index > 0) {
+        text = text.substring(index);
+    }
+
+    var ajaxResponse = OpenLayers.Util.Try(
+        function() {
+            var xmldom = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLDOM');
+            xmldom.loadXML(text);
+            return xmldom;
+        },
+        function() {
+            return new DOMParser().parseFromString(text, 'text/xml');
+        },
+        function() {
+            var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+            req.open("GET", "data:" + "text/xml" +
+                     ";charset=utf-8," + encodeURIComponent(text), false);
+            if (req.overrideMimeType) {
+                req.overrideMimeType("text/xml");
+            }
+            req.send(null);
+            return req.responseXML;
+        }
+    );
+
+    return ajaxResponse;
+};
+
+OpenLayers.Ajax = {
+
+    /**
+     * Method: emptyFunction
+     */
+    emptyFunction: function () {},
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getTransport
+     * 
+     * Returns: 
+     * {Object} Transport mechanism for whichever browser we're in, or false if
+     *          none available.
+     */
+    getTransport: function() {
+        return OpenLayers.Util.Try(
+            function() {return new XMLHttpRequest();},
+            function() {return new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP');},
+            function() {return new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');}
+        ) || false;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Property: activeRequestCount
+     * {Integer}
+     */
+    activeRequestCount: 0
+};
+
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders
+ * {Object}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders = {
+  
+    /**
+     * Property: responders
+     * {Array}
+     */
+    responders: [],
+
+    /**
+     * Method: register
+     *  
+     * Parameters:
+     * responderToAdd - {?}
+     */
+    register: function(responderToAdd) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < this.responders.length; i++){
+            if (responderToAdd == this.responders[i]){
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        this.responders.push(responderToAdd);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: unregister
+     *  
+     * Parameters:
+     * responderToRemove - {?}
+     */
+    unregister: function(responderToRemove) {
+        OpenLayers.Util.removeItem(this.reponders, responderToRemove);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: dispatch
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * callback - {?}
+     * request - {?}
+     * transport - {?}
+     */
+    dispatch: function(callback, request, transport) {
+        var responder;
+        for (var i = 0; i < this.responders.length; i++) {
+            responder = this.responders[i];
+     
+            if (responder[callback] && 
+                typeof responder[callback] == 'function') {
+                try {
+                    responder[callback].apply(responder, 
+                                              [request, transport]);
+                } catch (e) {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders.register({
+    /** 
+     * Function: onCreate
+     */
+    onCreate: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Ajax.activeRequestCount++;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Function: onComplete
+     */
+     onComplete: function() {
+         OpenLayers.Ajax.activeRequestCount--;
+     }
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Ajax.Base
+ */
+OpenLayers.Ajax.Base = OpenLayers.Class({
+      
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Ajax.Base
+     * 
+     * Parameters: 
+     * options - {Object}
+     */
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        this.options = {
+            method:       'post',
+            asynchronous: true,
+            contentType:  'application/xml',
+            parameters:   ''
+        };
+        OpenLayers.Util.extend(this.options, options || {});
+        
+        this.options.method = this.options.method.toLowerCase();
+        
+        if (typeof this.options.parameters == 'string') {
+            this.options.parameters = 
+                OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(this.options.parameters);
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Ajax.Request
+ * *Deprecated*.  Use <OpenLayers.Request> method instead.
+ *
+ * Inherit:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Ajax.Base>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Ajax.Request = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Ajax.Base, {
+
+    /**
+     * Property: _complete
+     *
+     * {Boolean}
+     */
+    _complete: false,
+      
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Ajax.Request
+     * 
+     * Parameters: 
+     * url - {String}
+     * options - {Object}
+     */
+    initialize: function(url, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Ajax.Base.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
+        
+        if (OpenLayers.ProxyHost && OpenLayers.String.startsWith(url, "http")) {
+            url = OpenLayers.ProxyHost + encodeURIComponent(url);
+        }
+        
+        this.transport = OpenLayers.Ajax.getTransport();
+        this.request(url);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: request
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * url - {String}
+     */
+    request: function(url) {
+        this.url = url;
+        this.method = this.options.method;
+        var params = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, this.options.parameters);
+        
+        if (this.method != 'get' && this.method != 'post') {
+            // simulate other verbs over post
+            params['_method'] = this.method;
+            this.method = 'post';
+        }
+
+        this.parameters = params;        
+        
+        if (params = OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString(params)) {
+            // when GET, append parameters to URL
+            if (this.method == 'get') {
+                this.url += ((this.url.indexOf('?') > -1) ? '&' : '?') + params;
+            } else if (/Konqueror|Safari|KHTML/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
+                params += '&_=';
+            }
+        }
+        try {
+            var response = new OpenLayers.Ajax.Response(this);
+            if (this.options.onCreate) {
+                this.options.onCreate(response);
+            }
+            
+            OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders.dispatch('onCreate', 
+                                                this, 
+                                                response);
+    
+            this.transport.open(this.method.toUpperCase(), 
+                                this.url,
+                                this.options.asynchronous);
+    
+            if (this.options.asynchronous) {
+                window.setTimeout(
+                    OpenLayers.Function.bind(this.respondToReadyState, this, 1),
+                    10);
+            }
+            
+            this.transport.onreadystatechange = 
+                OpenLayers.Function.bind(this.onStateChange, this);    
+            this.setRequestHeaders();
+    
+            this.body =  this.method == 'post' ?
+                (this.options.postBody || params) : null;
+            this.transport.send(this.body);
+    
+            // Force Firefox to handle ready state 4 for synchronous requests
+            if (!this.options.asynchronous && 
+                this.transport.overrideMimeType) {
+                this.onStateChange();
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.dispatchException(e);
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: onStateChange
+     */
+    onStateChange: function() {
+        var readyState = this.transport.readyState;
+        if (readyState > 1 && !((readyState == 4) && this._complete)) {
+            this.respondToReadyState(this.transport.readyState);
+        }
+    },
+     
+    /**
+     * Method: setRequestHeaders
+     */
+    setRequestHeaders: function() {
+        var headers = {
+            'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
+            'Accept': 'text/javascript, text/html, application/xml, text/xml, */*',
+            'OpenLayers': true
+        };
+
+        if (this.method == 'post') {
+            headers['Content-type'] = this.options.contentType +
+                (this.options.encoding ? '; charset=' + this.options.encoding : '');
+    
+            /* Force "Connection: close" for older Mozilla browsers to work
+             * around a bug where XMLHttpRequest sends an incorrect
+             * Content-length header. See Mozilla Bugzilla #246651.
+             */
+            if (this.transport.overrideMimeType &&
+                (navigator.userAgent.match(/Gecko\/(\d{4})/) || [0,2005])[1] < 2005) {
+                headers['Connection'] = 'close';
+            }
+        }
+        // user-defined headers
+        if (typeof this.options.requestHeaders == 'object') {    
+            var extras = this.options.requestHeaders;
+            
+            if (typeof extras.push == 'function') {
+                for (var i = 0, length = extras.length; i < length; i += 2) {
+                    headers[extras[i]] = extras[i+1];
+                }
+            } else {
+                for (var i in extras) {
+                    headers[i] = extras[i];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        for (var name in headers) {
+            this.transport.setRequestHeader(name, headers[name]);
+        }
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: success
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} - 
+     */
+    success: function() {
+        var status = this.getStatus();
+        return !status || (status >=200 && status < 300);
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: getStatus
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} - Status
+     */
+    getStatus: function() {
+        try {
+            return this.transport.status || 0;
+        } catch (e) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: respondToReadyState
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * readyState - {?}
+     */
+    respondToReadyState: function(readyState) {
+        var state = OpenLayers.Ajax.Request.Events[readyState];
+        var response = new OpenLayers.Ajax.Response(this);
+    
+        if (state == 'Complete') {
+            try {
+                this._complete = true;
+                (this.options['on' + response.status] ||
+                    this.options['on' + (this.success() ? 'Success' : 'Failure')] ||
+                    OpenLayers.Ajax.emptyFunction)(response);
+            } catch (e) {
+                this.dispatchException(e);
+            }
+    
+            var contentType = response.getHeader('Content-type');
+        }
+    
+        try {
+            (this.options['on' + state] || 
+             OpenLayers.Ajax.emptyFunction)(response);
+             OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders.dispatch('on' + state, 
+                                                 this, 
+                                                 response);
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.dispatchException(e);
+        }
+    
+        if (state == 'Complete') {
+            // avoid memory leak in MSIE: clean up
+            this.transport.onreadystatechange = OpenLayers.Ajax.emptyFunction;
+        }
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: getHeader
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * name - {String} Header name
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {?} - response header for the given name
+     */
+    getHeader: function(name) {
+        try {
+            return this.transport.getResponseHeader(name);
+        } catch (e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: dispatchException
+     * If the optional onException function is set, execute it
+     * and then dispatch the call to any other listener registered
+     * for onException.
+     * 
+     * If no optional onException function is set, we suspect that
+     * the user may have also not used
+     * OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders.register to register a listener
+     * for the onException call.  To make sure that something
+     * gets done with this exception, only dispatch the call if there
+     * are listeners.
+     *
+     * If you explicitly want to swallow exceptions, set
+     * request.options.onException to an empty function (function(){})
+     * or register an empty function with <OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders>
+     * for onException.
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * exception - {?}
+     */
+    dispatchException: function(exception) {
+        var handler = this.options.onException;
+        if(handler) {
+            // call options.onException and alert any other listeners
+            handler(this, exception);
+            OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders.dispatch('onException', this, exception);
+        } else {
+            // check if there are any other listeners
+            var listener = false;
+            var responders = OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders.responders;
+            for (var i = 0; i < responders.length; i++) {
+                if(responders[i].onException) {
+                    listener = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if(listener) {
+                // call all listeners
+                OpenLayers.Ajax.Responders.dispatch('onException', this, exception);
+            } else {
+                // let the exception through
+                throw exception;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+/** 
+ * Property: Events
+ * {Array(String)}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Ajax.Request.Events =
+  ['Uninitialized', 'Loading', 'Loaded', 'Interactive', 'Complete'];
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Ajax.Response
+ */
+OpenLayers.Ajax.Response = OpenLayers.Class({
+
+    /**
+     * Property: status
+     *
+     * {Integer}
+     */
+    status: 0,
+    
+
+    /**
+     * Property: statusText
+     *
+     * {String}
+     */
+    statusText: '',
+      
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Ajax.Response
+     * 
+     * Parameters: 
+     * request - {Object}
+     */
+    initialize: function(request) {
+        this.request = request;
+        var transport = this.transport = request.transport,
+            readyState = this.readyState = transport.readyState;
+        
+        if ((readyState > 2 &&
+            !(!!(window.attachEvent && !window.opera))) ||
+            readyState == 4) {
+            this.status       = this.getStatus();
+            this.statusText   = this.getStatusText();
+            this.responseText = transport.responseText == null ?
+                '' : String(transport.responseText);
+        }
+        
+        if(readyState == 4) {
+            var xml = transport.responseXML;
+            this.responseXML  = xml === undefined ? null : xml;
+        }
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: getStatus
+     */
+    getStatus: OpenLayers.Ajax.Request.prototype.getStatus,
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: getStatustext
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} - statusText
+     */
+    getStatusText: function() {
+        try {
+            return this.transport.statusText || '';
+        } catch (e) {
+            return '';
+        }
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: getHeader
+     */
+    getHeader: OpenLayers.Ajax.Request.prototype.getHeader,
+    
+    /** 
+     * Method: getResponseHeader
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {?} - response header for given name
+     */
+    getResponseHeader: function(name) {
+        return this.transport.getResponseHeader(name);
+    }
+});
+
+
+/**
+ * Function: getElementsByTagNameNS
+ * 
+ * Parameters:
+ * parentnode - {?}
+ * nsuri - {?}
+ * nsprefix - {?}
+ * tagname - {?}
+ * 
+ * Returns:
+ * {?}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Ajax.getElementsByTagNameNS  = function(parentnode, nsuri, 
+                                                   nsprefix, tagname) {
+    var elem = null;
+    if (parentnode.getElementsByTagNameNS) {
+        elem = parentnode.getElementsByTagNameNS(nsuri, tagname);
+    } else {
+        elem = parentnode.getElementsByTagName(nsprefix + ':' + tagname);
+    }
+    return elem;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Function: serializeXMLToString
+ * Wrapper function around XMLSerializer, which doesn't exist/work in
+ *     IE/Safari. We need to come up with a way to serialize in those browser:
+ *     for now, these browsers will just fail. #535, #536
+ *
+ * Parameters: 
+ * xmldom {XMLNode} xml dom to serialize
+ * 
+ * Returns:
+ * {?}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Ajax.serializeXMLToString = function(xmldom) {
+    var serializer = new XMLSerializer();
+    var data = serializer.serializeToString(xmldom);
+    return data;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Element
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.extend(OpenLayers.Element, {
+
+    /**
+     * APIFunction: hide
+     * *Deprecated*. Hide element(s) passed in
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
+     */
+    hide: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated", {
+            newMethod: "element.style.display = 'none';"
+        }));
+
+        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
+            var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
+            if (element) {
+                element.style.display = 'none';
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIFunction: show
+     * *Deprecated*. Show element(s) passed in
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
+     */
+    show: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated", {
+            newMethod: "element.style.display = '';"
+        }));
+
+        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
+            var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
+            if (element) {
+                element.style.display = '';
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIFunction: getDimensions
+     * *Deprecated*. Returns dimensions of the element passed in.
+     *  
+     * Parameters:
+     * element - {DOMElement}
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} Object with 'width' and 'height' properties which are the 
+     *          dimensions of the element passed in.
+     */
+    getDimensions: function(element) {
+        element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(element);
+        if (OpenLayers.Element.getStyle(element, 'display') != 'none') {
+            return {width: element.offsetWidth, height: element.offsetHeight};
+        }
+    
+        // All *Width and *Height properties give 0 on elements with display none,
+        // so enable the element temporarily
+        var els = element.style;
+        var originalVisibility = els.visibility;
+        var originalPosition = els.position;
+        var originalDisplay = els.display;
+        els.visibility = 'hidden';
+        els.position = 'absolute';
+        els.display = '';
+        var originalWidth = element.clientWidth;
+        var originalHeight = element.clientHeight;
+        els.display = originalDisplay;
+        els.position = originalPosition;
+        els.visibility = originalVisibility;
+        return {width: originalWidth, height: originalHeight};
+    }
+    
+});
+
+if (!String.prototype.startsWith) {
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: String.startsWith
+     * *Deprecated*. Whether or not a string starts with another string. 
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * sStart - {String} The string we're testing for.
+     *  
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Whether or not this string starts with the string passed in.
+     */
+    String.prototype.startsWith = function(sStart) {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated",
+                                {'newMethod':'OpenLayers.String.startsWith'}));
+        return OpenLayers.String.startsWith(this, sStart);
+    };
+}
+
+if (!String.prototype.contains) {
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: String.contains
+     * *Deprecated*. Whether or not a string contains another string.
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * str - {String} The string that we're testing for.
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Whether or not this string contains with the string passed in.
+     */
+    String.prototype.contains = function(str) {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated",
+                                  {'newMethod':'OpenLayers.String.contains'}));
+        return OpenLayers.String.contains(this, str);
+    };
+}
+
+if (!String.prototype.trim) {
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: String.trim
+     * *Deprecated*. Removes leading and trailing whitespace characters from a string.
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} A trimmed version of the string - all leading and 
+     *          trailing spaces removed
+     */
+    String.prototype.trim = function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated",
+                                      {'newMethod':'OpenLayers.String.trim'}));
+        return OpenLayers.String.trim(this);
+    };
+}
+
+if (!String.prototype.camelize) {
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: String.camelize
+     * *Deprecated*. Camel-case a hyphenated string. 
+     *     Ex. "chicken-head" becomes "chickenHead", and
+     *     "-chicken-head" becomes "ChickenHead".
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} The string, camelized
+     */
+    String.prototype.camelize = function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated",
+                                  {'newMethod':'OpenLayers.String.camelize'}));
+        return OpenLayers.String.camelize(this);
+    };
+}
+
+if (!Function.prototype.bind) {
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: Function.bind
+     * *Deprecated*. Bind a function to an object. 
+     * Method to easily create closures with 'this' altered.
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * object - {Object} the this parameter
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {Function} A closure with 'this' altered to the first
+     *            argument.
+     */
+    Function.prototype.bind = function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated",
+                                {'newMethod':'OpenLayers.Function.bind'}));
+        // new function takes the same arguments with this function up front
+        Array.prototype.unshift.apply(arguments, [this]);
+        return OpenLayers.Function.bind.apply(null, arguments);
+    };
+}
+
+if (!Function.prototype.bindAsEventListener) {
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: Function.bindAsEventListener
+     * *Deprecated*. Bind a function to an object, and configure it to receive the
+     *     event object as first parameter when called. 
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * object - {Object} A reference to this.
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {Function}
+     */
+    Function.prototype.bindAsEventListener = function(object) {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated",
+                        {'newMethod':'OpenLayers.Function.bindAsEventListener'}));
+        return OpenLayers.Function.bindAsEventListener(this, object);
+    };
+}
+
+// FIXME: Remove this in 3.0. In 3.0, Event.stop will no longer be provided
+// by OpenLayers.
+if (window.Event) {
+    OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(window.Event, OpenLayers.Event);
+} else {
+    var Event = OpenLayers.Event;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Tile
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.extend(OpenLayers.Tile.prototype, {
+    /**   
+     * Method: getBoundsFromBaseLayer
+     * Take the pixel locations of the corner of the tile, and pass them to 
+     *     the base layer and ask for the location of those pixels, so that 
+     *     displaying tiles over Google works fine.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * position - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * bounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>} 
+     */
+    getBoundsFromBaseLayer: function(position) {
+        var msg = OpenLayers.i18n('reprojectDeprecated',
+                                              {'layerName':this.layer.name});
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(msg);
+        var topLeft = this.layer.map.getLonLatFromLayerPx(position); 
+        var bottomRightPx = position.clone();
+        bottomRightPx.x += this.size.w;
+        bottomRightPx.y += this.size.h;
+        var bottomRight = this.layer.map.getLonLatFromLayerPx(bottomRightPx); 
+        // Handle the case where the base layer wraps around the date line.
+        // Google does this, and it breaks WMS servers to request bounds in 
+        // that fashion.  
+        if (topLeft.lon > bottomRight.lon) {
+            if (topLeft.lon < 0) {
+                topLeft.lon = -180 - (topLeft.lon+180);
+            } else {
+                bottomRight.lon = 180+bottomRight.lon+180;
+            }        
+        }
+        var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(topLeft.lon, 
+                                       bottomRight.lat, 
+                                       bottomRight.lon, 
+                                       topLeft.lat);  
+        return bounds;
+    }    
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults
+ * This class is DEPRECATED in 2.4 and will be removed by 3.0.
+ * If you need this functionality, use <OpenLayers.Control.Navigation> 
+ * instead!!!
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Control>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
+
+    /** WARNING WARNING WARNING!!!
+        This class is DEPRECATED in 2.4 and will be removed by 3.0.
+        If you need this functionality, use Control.Navigation instead!!! */
+
+    /** 
+     * Property: performedDrag
+     * {Boolean}
+     */
+    performedDrag: false,
+
+    /** 
+     * Property: wheelObserver 
+     * {Function}
+     */
+    wheelObserver: null,
+
+    /** 
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults
+     */
+    initialize: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: destroy
+     */    
+    destroy: function() {
+        
+        if (this.handler) {
+            this.handler.destroy();
+        }
+        this.handler = null;
+
+        this.map.events.un({
+            "click": this.defaultClick,
+            "dblclick": this.defaultDblClick,
+            "mousedown": this.defaultMouseDown,
+            "mouseup": this.defaultMouseUp,
+            "mousemove": this.defaultMouseMove,
+            "mouseout": this.defaultMouseOut,
+            scope: this
+        });
+
+        //unregister mousewheel events specifically on the window and document
+        OpenLayers.Event.stopObserving(window, "DOMMouseScroll", 
+                                        this.wheelObserver);
+        OpenLayers.Event.stopObserving(window, "mousewheel", 
+                                        this.wheelObserver);
+        OpenLayers.Event.stopObserving(document, "mousewheel", 
+                                        this.wheelObserver);
+        this.wheelObserver = null;
+                      
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);        
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: draw
+     */
+    draw: function() {
+        this.map.events.on({
+            "click": this.defaultClick,
+            "dblclick": this.defaultDblClick,
+            "mousedown": this.defaultMouseDown,
+            "mouseup": this.defaultMouseUp,
+            "mousemove": this.defaultMouseMove,
+            "mouseout": this.defaultMouseOut,
+            scope: this
+        });
+
+        this.registerWheelEvents();
+
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: registerWheelEvents
+     */
+    registerWheelEvents: function() {
+
+        this.wheelObserver = OpenLayers.Function.bindAsEventListener(
+            this.onWheelEvent, this
+        );
+        
+        //register mousewheel events specifically on the window and document
+        OpenLayers.Event.observe(window, "DOMMouseScroll", this.wheelObserver);
+        OpenLayers.Event.observe(window, "mousewheel", this.wheelObserver);
+        OpenLayers.Event.observe(document, "mousewheel", this.wheelObserver);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultClick
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean}
+     */
+    defaultClick: function (evt) {
+        if (!OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick(evt)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        var notAfterDrag = !this.performedDrag;
+        this.performedDrag = false;
+        return notAfterDrag;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultDblClick
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultDblClick: function (evt) {
+        var newCenter = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx( evt.xy ); 
+        this.map.setCenter(newCenter, this.map.zoom + 1);
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+        return false;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultMouseDown
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultMouseDown: function (evt) {
+        if (!OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick(evt)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.mouseDragStart = evt.xy.clone();
+        this.performedDrag  = false;
+        if (evt.shiftKey) {
+            this.map.div.style.cursor = "crosshair";
+            this.zoomBox = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv('zoomBox',
+                                                     this.mouseDragStart,
+                                                     null,
+                                                     null,
+                                                     "absolute",
+                                                     "2px solid red");
+            this.zoomBox.style.backgroundColor = "white";
+            this.zoomBox.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=50)"; // IE
+            this.zoomBox.style.opacity = "0.50";
+            this.zoomBox.style.fontSize = "1px";
+            this.zoomBox.style.zIndex = this.map.Z_INDEX_BASE["Popup"] - 1;
+            this.map.viewPortDiv.appendChild(this.zoomBox);
+        }
+        document.onselectstart = OpenLayers.Function.False;
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultMouseMove
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultMouseMove: function (evt) {
+        // record the mouse position, used in onWheelEvent
+        this.mousePosition = evt.xy.clone();
+
+        if (this.mouseDragStart != null) {
+            if (this.zoomBox) {
+                var deltaX = Math.abs(this.mouseDragStart.x - evt.xy.x);
+                var deltaY = Math.abs(this.mouseDragStart.y - evt.xy.y);
+                this.zoomBox.style.width = Math.max(1, deltaX) + "px";
+                this.zoomBox.style.height = Math.max(1, deltaY) + "px";
+                if (evt.xy.x < this.mouseDragStart.x) {
+                    this.zoomBox.style.left = evt.xy.x+"px";
+                }
+                if (evt.xy.y < this.mouseDragStart.y) {
+                    this.zoomBox.style.top = evt.xy.y+"px";
+                }
+            } else {
+                var deltaX = this.mouseDragStart.x - evt.xy.x;
+                var deltaY = this.mouseDragStart.y - evt.xy.y;
+                var size = this.map.getSize();
+                var newXY = new OpenLayers.Pixel(size.w / 2 + deltaX,
+                                                 size.h / 2 + deltaY);
+                var newCenter = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx( newXY ); 
+                this.map.setCenter(newCenter, null, true);
+                this.mouseDragStart = evt.xy.clone();
+                this.map.div.style.cursor = "move";
+            }
+            this.performedDrag = true;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultMouseUp
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {<OpenLayers.Event>} 
+     */
+    defaultMouseUp: function (evt) {
+        if (!OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick(evt)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (this.zoomBox) {
+            this.zoomBoxEnd(evt);    
+        } else {
+            if (this.performedDrag) {
+                this.map.setCenter(this.map.center);
+            }
+        }
+        document.onselectstart=null;
+        this.mouseDragStart = null;
+        this.map.div.style.cursor = "";
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultMouseOut
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultMouseOut: function (evt) {
+        if (this.mouseDragStart != null && 
+            OpenLayers.Util.mouseLeft(evt, this.map.viewPortDiv)) {
+            if (this.zoomBox) {
+                this.removeZoomBox();
+            }
+            this.mouseDragStart = null;
+        }
+    },
+
+
+    /** 
+     * Method: defaultWheelUp
+     * User spun scroll wheel up
+     * 
+     */
+    defaultWheelUp: function(evt) {
+        if (this.map.getZoom() <= this.map.getNumZoomLevels()) {
+            this.map.setCenter(this.map.getLonLatFromPixel(evt.xy),
+                               this.map.getZoom() + 1);
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultWheelDown
+     * User spun scroll wheel down
+     */
+    defaultWheelDown: function(evt) {
+        if (this.map.getZoom() > 0) {
+            this.map.setCenter(this.map.getLonLatFromPixel(evt.xy),
+                               this.map.getZoom() - 1);
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: zoomBoxEnd
+     * Zoombox function. 
+     */
+    zoomBoxEnd: function(evt) {
+        if (this.mouseDragStart != null) {
+            if (Math.abs(this.mouseDragStart.x - evt.xy.x) > 5 ||    
+                Math.abs(this.mouseDragStart.y - evt.xy.y) > 5) {   
+                var start = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx( this.mouseDragStart ); 
+                var end = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx( evt.xy );
+                var top = Math.max(start.lat, end.lat);
+                var bottom = Math.min(start.lat, end.lat);
+                var left = Math.min(start.lon, end.lon);
+                var right = Math.max(start.lon, end.lon);
+                var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(left, bottom, right, top);
+                this.map.zoomToExtent(bounds);
+            } else {
+                var end = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx( evt.xy );
+                this.map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(
+                  (end.lon),
+                  (end.lat)
+                 ), this.map.getZoom() + 1);
+            }    
+            this.removeZoomBox();
+       }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: removeZoomBox
+     * Remove the zoombox from the screen and nullify our reference to it.
+     */
+    removeZoomBox: function() {
+        this.map.viewPortDiv.removeChild(this.zoomBox);
+        this.zoomBox = null;
+    },
+
+
+/**
+ *  Mouse ScrollWheel code thanks to http://adomas.org/javascript-mouse-wheel/
+ */
+
+
+    /**
+     * Method: onWheelEvent
+     * Catch the wheel event and handle it xbrowserly
+     *
+     * Parameters: 
+     * e - {Event} 
+     */
+    onWheelEvent: function(e){
+    
+        // first determine whether or not the wheeling was inside the map
+        var inMap = false;
+        var elem = OpenLayers.Event.element(e);
+        while(elem != null) {
+            if (this.map && elem == this.map.div) {
+                inMap = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            elem = elem.parentNode;
+        }
+        
+        if (inMap) {
+            
+            var delta = 0;
+            if (!e) {
+                e = window.event;
+            }
+            if (e.wheelDelta) {
+                delta = e.wheelDelta/120; 
+                if (window.opera && window.opera.version() < 9.2) {
+                    delta = -delta;
+                }
+            } else if (e.detail) {
+                delta = -e.detail / 3;
+            }
+            if (delta) {
+                // add the mouse position to the event because mozilla has a bug
+                // with clientX and clientY (see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=352179)
+                // getLonLatFromViewPortPx(e) returns wrong values
+                e.xy = this.mousePosition;
+
+                if (delta < 0) {
+                   this.defaultWheelDown(e);
+                } else {
+                   this.defaultWheelUp(e);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            //only wheel the map, not the window
+            OpenLayers.Event.stop(e);
+        }
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar
+ * This class is DEPRECATED in 2.4 and will be removed by 3.0.
+ * If you need this functionality, use <OpenLayers.Control.NavToolbar>
+ * instead!!! 
+ */
+OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar = OpenLayers.Class(
+                                            OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults, {
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: mode
+     */ 
+    mode: null,
+    /**
+     * Property: buttons
+     */
+    buttons: null,
+    
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: direction
+     * {String} 'vertical' or 'horizontal'
+     */
+    direction: "vertical",
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: buttonClicked
+     * {String}
+     */
+    buttonClicked: null,
+    
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * position - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     * direction - {String}
+     */
+    initialize: function(position, direction) {
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.position = new OpenLayers.Pixel(OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.X,
+                                             OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.Y);
+        if (position) {
+            this.position = position;
+        }
+        if (direction) {
+            this.direction = direction; 
+        }
+        this.measureDivs = [];
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: destroy 
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+        for( var btnId in this.buttons) {
+            var btn = this.buttons[btnId];
+            btn.map = null;
+            btn.events.destroy();
+        }
+        OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults.prototype.destroy.apply(this, 
+                                                                 arguments);
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: draw
+     */
+    draw: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.draw.apply(this, arguments); 
+        OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults.prototype.draw.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.buttons = {};
+        var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(28,28);
+        var centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.X,0);
+        this._addButton("zoombox", "drag-rectangle-off.png", "drag-rectangle-on.png", centered, sz, "Shift->Drag to zoom to area");
+        centered = centered.add((this.direction == "vertical" ? 0 : sz.w), (this.direction == "vertical" ? sz.h : 0));
+        this._addButton("pan", "panning-hand-off.png", "panning-hand-on.png", centered, sz, "Drag the map to pan.");
+        centered = centered.add((this.direction == "vertical" ? 0 : sz.w), (this.direction == "vertical" ? sz.h : 0));
+        this.switchModeTo("pan");
+
+        return this.div;
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: _addButton
+     */
+    _addButton:function(id, img, activeImg, xy, sz, title) {
+        var imgLocation = OpenLayers.Util.getImageLocation(img);
+        var activeImgLocation = OpenLayers.Util.getImageLocation(activeImg);
+        // var btn = new ol.AlphaImage("_"+id, imgLocation, xy, sz);
+        var btn = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(
+                                    "OpenLayers_Control_MouseToolbar_" + id, 
+                                    xy, sz, imgLocation, "absolute");
+
+        //we want to add the outer div
+        this.div.appendChild(btn);
+        btn.imgLocation = imgLocation;
+        btn.activeImgLocation = activeImgLocation;
+        
+        btn.events = new OpenLayers.Events(this, btn, null, true);
+        btn.events.on({
+            "mousedown": this.buttonDown,
+            "mouseup": this.buttonUp,
+            "dblclick": OpenLayers.Event.stop,
+            scope: this
+        });
+        btn.action = id;
+        btn.title = title;
+        btn.alt = title;
+        btn.map = this.map;
+
+        //we want to remember/reference the outer div
+        this.buttons[id] = btn;
+        return btn;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: buttonDown
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    buttonDown: function(evt) {
+        if (!OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick(evt)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.buttonClicked = evt.element.action;
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: buttonUp
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    buttonUp: function(evt) {
+        if (!OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick(evt)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (this.buttonClicked != null) {
+            if (this.buttonClicked == evt.element.action) {
+                this.switchModeTo(evt.element.action);
+            }
+            OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+            this.buttonClicked = null;
+        }
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultDblClick 
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultDblClick: function (evt) {
+        this.switchModeTo("pan");
+        this.performedDrag = false;
+        var newCenter = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx( evt.xy ); 
+        this.map.setCenter(newCenter, this.map.zoom + 1);
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+        return false;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultMouseDown
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultMouseDown: function (evt) {
+        if (!OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick(evt)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.mouseDragStart = evt.xy.clone();
+        this.performedDrag = false;
+        this.startViaKeyboard = false;
+        if (evt.shiftKey && this.mode !="zoombox") {
+            this.switchModeTo("zoombox");
+            this.startViaKeyboard = true;
+        } else if (evt.altKey && this.mode !="measure") {
+            this.switchModeTo("measure");
+        } else if (!this.mode) {
+            this.switchModeTo("pan");
+        }
+        
+        switch (this.mode) {
+            case "zoombox":
+                this.map.div.style.cursor = "crosshair";
+                this.zoomBox = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv('zoomBox',
+                                                         this.mouseDragStart,
+                                                         null,
+                                                         null,
+                                                         "absolute",
+                                                         "2px solid red");
+                this.zoomBox.style.backgroundColor = "white";
+                this.zoomBox.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=50)"; // IE
+                this.zoomBox.style.opacity = "0.50";
+                this.zoomBox.style.fontSize = "1px";
+                this.zoomBox.style.zIndex = this.map.Z_INDEX_BASE["Popup"] - 1;
+                this.map.viewPortDiv.appendChild(this.zoomBox);
+                this.performedDrag = true;
+                break;
+            case "measure":
+                var distance = "";
+                if (this.measureStart) {
+                    var measureEnd = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx(this.mouseDragStart);
+                    distance = OpenLayers.Util.distVincenty(this.measureStart, measureEnd);
+                    distance = Math.round(distance * 100) / 100;
+                    distance = distance + "km";
+                    this.measureStartBox = this.measureBox;
+                }    
+                this.measureStart = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx(this.mouseDragStart);;
+                this.measureBox = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(null,
+                                                         this.mouseDragStart.add(
+                                                           -2-parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.left),
+                                                           -2-parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.top)),
+                                                         null,
+                                                         null,
+                                                         "absolute");
+                this.measureBox.style.width="4px";
+                this.measureBox.style.height="4px";
+                this.measureBox.style.fontSize = "1px";
+                this.measureBox.style.backgroundColor="red";
+                this.measureBox.style.zIndex = this.map.Z_INDEX_BASE["Popup"] - 1;
+                this.map.layerContainerDiv.appendChild(this.measureBox);
+                if (distance) {
+                    this.measureBoxDistance = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(null,
+                                                         this.mouseDragStart.add(
+                                                           -2-parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.left),
+                                                           2-parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.top)),
+                                                         null,
+                                                         null,
+                                                         "absolute");
+                    
+                    this.measureBoxDistance.innerHTML = distance;
+                    this.measureBoxDistance.style.zIndex = this.map.Z_INDEX_BASE["Popup"] - 1;
+                    this.map.layerContainerDiv.appendChild(this.measureBoxDistance);
+                    this.measureDivs.push(this.measureBoxDistance);
+                }
+                this.measureBox.style.zIndex = this.map.Z_INDEX_BASE["Popup"] - 1;
+                this.map.layerContainerDiv.appendChild(this.measureBox);
+                this.measureDivs.push(this.measureBox);
+                break;
+            default:
+                this.map.div.style.cursor = "move";
+                break;
+        }
+        document.onselectstart = OpenLayers.Function.False;
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: switchModeTo 
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * mode - {String} 
+     */
+    switchModeTo: function(mode) {
+        if (mode != this.mode) {
+            
+
+            if (this.mode && this.buttons[this.mode]) {
+                OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv(this.buttons[this.mode], null, null, null, this.buttons[this.mode].imgLocation);
+            }
+            if (this.mode == "measure" && mode != "measure") {
+                for(var i=0, len=this.measureDivs.length; i<len; i++) {
+                    if (this.measureDivs[i]) { 
+                        this.map.layerContainerDiv.removeChild(this.measureDivs[i]);
+                    }
+                }
+                this.measureDivs = [];
+                this.measureStart = null;
+            }
+            this.mode = mode;
+            if (this.buttons[mode]) {
+                OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv(this.buttons[mode], null, null, null, this.buttons[mode].activeImgLocation);
+            }
+            switch (this.mode) {
+                case "zoombox":
+                    this.map.div.style.cursor = "crosshair";
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    this.map.div.style.cursor = "";
+                    break;
+            }
+
+        } 
+    }, 
+
+    /**
+     * Method: leaveMode
+     */
+    leaveMode: function() {
+        this.switchModeTo("pan");
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultMouseMove
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultMouseMove: function (evt) {
+        if (this.mouseDragStart != null) {
+            switch (this.mode) {
+                case "zoombox": 
+                    var deltaX = Math.abs(this.mouseDragStart.x - evt.xy.x);
+                    var deltaY = Math.abs(this.mouseDragStart.y - evt.xy.y);
+                    this.zoomBox.style.width = Math.max(1, deltaX) + "px";
+                    this.zoomBox.style.height = Math.max(1, deltaY) + "px";
+                    if (evt.xy.x < this.mouseDragStart.x) {
+                        this.zoomBox.style.left = evt.xy.x+"px";
+                    }
+                    if (evt.xy.y < this.mouseDragStart.y) {
+                        this.zoomBox.style.top = evt.xy.y+"px";
+                    }
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    var deltaX = this.mouseDragStart.x - evt.xy.x;
+                    var deltaY = this.mouseDragStart.y - evt.xy.y;
+                    var size = this.map.getSize();
+                    var newXY = new OpenLayers.Pixel(size.w / 2 + deltaX,
+                                                     size.h / 2 + deltaY);
+                    var newCenter = this.map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx( newXY ); 
+                    this.map.setCenter(newCenter, null, true);
+                    this.mouseDragStart = evt.xy.clone();
+            }
+            this.performedDrag = true;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultMouseUp
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultMouseUp: function (evt) {
+        if (!OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick(evt)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        switch (this.mode) {
+            case "zoombox":
+                this.zoomBoxEnd(evt);
+                if (this.startViaKeyboard) {
+                    this.leaveMode();
+                }
+                break;
+            case "pan":
+                if (this.performedDrag) {
+                    this.map.setCenter(this.map.center);
+                }        
+        }
+        document.onselectstart = null;
+        this.mouseDragStart = null;
+        this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultMouseOut
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultMouseOut: function (evt) {
+        if (this.mouseDragStart != null
+            && OpenLayers.Util.mouseLeft(evt, this.map.viewPortDiv)) {
+            if (this.zoomBox) {
+                this.removeZoomBox();
+                if (this.startViaKeyboard) {
+                    this.leaveMode();
+                }
+            }
+            this.mouseDragStart = null;
+            this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: defaultClick
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event} 
+     */
+    defaultClick: function (evt) {
+        if (this.performedDrag)  {
+            this.performedDrag = false;
+            return false;
+        }
+    },
+    
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar"
+});
+
+OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.X = 6;
+OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.Y = 300;
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Layer.Grid
+ */
+
+OpenLayers.Util.extend(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype, {
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getGridBounds
+     * Deprecated. This function will be removed in 3.0. Please use 
+     *     getTilesBounds() instead.
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Bounds>} A Bounds object representing the bounds of all the
+     * currently loaded tiles (including those partially or not at all seen 
+     * onscreen)
+     */
+    getGridBounds: function() {
+        var msg = "The getGridBounds() function is deprecated. It will be " +
+                  "removed in 3.0. Please use getTilesBounds() instead.";
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(msg);
+        return this.getTilesBounds();
+    }
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Format.XML
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.extend(OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype, {
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: concatChildValues
+     * *Deprecated*. Use <getChildValue> instead.
+     *
+     * Concatenate the value of all child nodes if any exist, or return an
+     *     optional default string.  Returns an empty string if no children
+     *     exist and no default value is supplied.  Not optimized for large
+     *     numbers of child nodes.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {DOMElement} The element used to look for child values.
+     * def - {String} Optional string to return in the event that no
+     *     child exist.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} The concatenated value of all child nodes of the given node.
+     */
+    concatChildValues: function(node, def) {
+        var value = "";
+        var child = node.firstChild;
+        var childValue;
+        while(child) {
+            childValue = child.nodeValue;
+            if(childValue) {
+                value += childValue;
+            }
+            child = child.nextSibling;
+        }
+        if(value == "" && def != undefined) {
+            value = def;
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
+
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Post
+ * Instances of OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Post are used to retrieve data from OGC
+ * Web Mapping Services via HTTP-POST (application/x-www-form-urlencoded). 
+ * Create a new WMS layer with the <OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Post> constructor.
+ *
+ * *Deprecated*. Instead of this layer, use <OpenLayers.Layer.WMS> with
+ * <OpenLayers.Tile.Image.maxGetUrlLength> configured in the layer's
+ * <OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.tileOptions>.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.WMS>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Post = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.WMS, {
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: unsupportedBrowsers
+     * {Array} Array with browsers, which should use the HTTP-GET protocol 
+     * instead of HTTP-POST for fetching tiles from a WMS .
+     * Defaults to ["mozilla", "firefox", "opera"], because Opera is not able 
+     * to show transparent images in IFrames and Firefox/Mozilla has some ugly 
+     * effects of viewport-shaking when panning the map. Both browsers, Opera
+     * and Firefox/Mozilla, have no problem with long urls, which is the reason
+     * for using POST instead of GET. The strings to pass to this array are
+     * the ones returned by <OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME>.
+     */
+    unsupportedBrowsers: ["mozilla", "firefox", "opera"],
+
+    /**
+     * Property: SUPPORTED_TRANSITIONS
+     * {Array} 
+     * no supported transitions for this type of layer, because it is not
+     * possible to modify the initialized tiles (iframes)
+     */
+    SUPPORTED_TRANSITIONS: [],
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: usePost
+     * {Boolean}
+     */
+    usePost: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Post
+     * Creates a new WMS layer object.
+     *
+     * Example:
+     * (code)
+     * var wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Post(
+     *  "NASA Global Mosaic",
+     *  "http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi",
+     *  {layers: "modis, global_mosaic"});
+     * (end)
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * name - {String} A name for the layer
+     * url - {String} Base url for the WMS
+     *                (e.g. http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi)
+     * params - {Object} An object with key/value pairs representing the
+     *                   GetMap query string parameters and parameter values.
+     * options - {Object} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer.
+     */
+    initialize: function(name, url, params, options) {
+        var newArguments = [];
+        newArguments.push(name, url, params, options);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
+
+        this.usePost = OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(
+            this.unsupportedBrowsers, OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME) == -1;
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: addTile
+     * addTile creates a tile, initializes it and adds it as iframe to the
+     * layer div.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * bounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
+     * position - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Tile.Image.IFrame>} The added OpenLayers.Tile.Image.IFrame
+     */
+    addTile: function(bounds,position) {
+        return new OpenLayers.Tile.Image(
+            this, position, bounds, null, this.tileSize, {
+                maxGetUrlLength: this.usePost ? 0 : null
+            });
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: 'OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Post'
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled
+ * *Deprecated*.  To be removed in 3.0.  Instead use OpenLayers.Layer.WMS and 
+ *     pass the option 'singleTile' as true.
+ * 
+ * Inherits from: 
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.WMS>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.WMS, {
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: singleTile
+     * {singleTile} Always true for untiled.
+     */
+    singleTile: true,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * name - {String} 
+     * url - {String} 
+     * params - {Object} 
+     * options - {Object} 
+     */
+    initialize: function(name, url, params, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        
+        var msg = "The OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled class is deprecated and " +
+                  "will be removed in 3.0. Instead, you should use the " +
+                  "normal OpenLayers.Layer.WMS class, passing it the option " +
+                  "'singleTile' as true.";
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(msg);
+    },    
+
+    /**
+     * Method: clone
+     * Create a clone of this layer
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled>} An exact clone of this layer
+     */
+    clone: function (obj) {
+        
+        if (obj == null) {
+            obj = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled(this.name,
+                                                   this.url,
+                                                   this.params,
+                                                   this.getOptions());
+        }
+
+        //get all additions from superclasses
+        obj = OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.prototype.clone.apply(this, [obj]);
+
+        // copy/set any non-init, non-simple values here
+
+        return obj;
+    }, 
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled
+ * *Deprecated*.  To be removed in 3.0.  Instead use OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer
+ *     and pass the option 'singleTile' as true.
+ * 
+ * Inherits from: 
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer, {
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: singleTile
+     * {singleTile} Always true for untiled.
+     */
+    singleTile: true,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * name - {String} 
+     * url - {String} 
+     * params - {Object} 
+     * options - {Object} 
+     */
+    initialize: function(name, url, params, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        
+        var msg = "The OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled class is deprecated and " +
+                  "will be removed in 3.0. Instead, you should use the " +
+                  "normal OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer class, passing it the option " +
+                  "'singleTile' as true.";
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(msg);
+    },    
+
+    /**
+     * Method: clone
+     * Create a clone of this layer
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled>} An exact clone of this layer
+     */
+    clone: function (obj) {
+        
+        if (obj == null) {
+            obj = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled(this.name,
+                                                         this.url,
+                                                         this.params,
+                                                         this.getOptions());
+        }
+
+        //get all additions from superclasses
+        obj = OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.prototype.clone.apply(this, [obj]);
+
+        // copy/set any non-init, non-simple values here
+        
+        return obj;
+    }, 
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Tile.WFS
+ * Instances of OpenLayers.Tile.WFS are used to manage the image tiles
+ * used by various layers.  Create a new image tile with the
+ * <OpenLayers.Tile.WFS> constructor.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Tile>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Tile.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
+
+    /**
+     * Property: features
+     * {Array(<OpenLayers.Feature>)} list of features in this tile
+     */
+    features: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: url
+     * {String}
+     */
+    url: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: request
+     * {<OpenLayers.Request.XMLHttpRequest>}
+     */
+    request: null,
+
+    /** TBD 3.0 - reorder the parameters to the init function to put URL
+     *             as last, so we can continue to call tile.initialize()
+     *             without changing the arguments.
+     *
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Tile.WFS
+     * Constructor for a new <OpenLayers.Tile.WFS> instance.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * layer - {<OpenLayers.Layer>} layer that the tile will go in.
+     * position - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     * bounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
+     * url - {<String>}
+     * size - {<OpenLayers.Size>}
+     */
+    initialize: function(layer, position, bounds, url, size) {
+        OpenLayers.Tile.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.url = url;
+        this.features = [];
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: destroy
+     * nullify references to prevent circular references and memory leaks
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Tile.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.destroyAllFeatures();
+        this.features = null;
+        this.url = null;
+        if(this.request) {
+            this.request.abort();
+            //this.request.destroy();
+            this.request = null;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: clear
+     *  Clear the tile of any bounds/position-related data so that it can
+     *   be reused in a new location.
+     */
+    clear: function() {
+        this.destroyAllFeatures();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: draw
+     * Check that a tile should be drawn, and load features for it.
+     */
+    draw:function() {
+        if (OpenLayers.Tile.prototype.draw.apply(this, arguments)) {
+            if (this.isLoading) {
+                //if already loading, send 'reload' instead of 'loadstart'.
+                this.events.triggerEvent("reload");
+            } else {
+                this.isLoading = true;
+                this.events.triggerEvent("loadstart");
+            }
+            this.loadFeaturesForRegion(this.requestSuccess);
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+    * Method: loadFeaturesForRegion
+    * Abort any pending requests and issue another request for data.
+    *
+    * Input are function pointers for what to do on success and failure.
+    *
+    * Parameters:
+    * success - {function}
+    * failure - {function}
+    */
+    loadFeaturesForRegion:function(success, failure) {
+        if(this.request) {
+            this.request.abort();
+        }
+        this.request = OpenLayers.Request.GET({
+            url: this.url,
+            success: success,
+            failure: failure,
+            scope: this
+        });
+    },
+
+    /**
+    * Method: requestSuccess
+    * Called on return from request succcess. Adds results via
+    * layer.addFeatures in vector mode, addResults otherwise.
+    *
+    * Parameters:
+    * request - {<OpenLayers.Request.XMLHttpRequest>}
+    */
+    requestSuccess:function(request) {
+        if (this.features) {
+            var doc = request.responseXML;
+            if (!doc || !doc.documentElement) {
+                doc = request.responseText;
+            }
+            if (this.layer.vectorMode) {
+                this.layer.addFeatures(this.layer.formatObject.read(doc));
+            } else {
+                var xml = new OpenLayers.Format.XML();
+                if (typeof doc == "string") {
+                    doc = xml.read(doc);
+                }
+                var resultFeatures = xml.getElementsByTagNameNS(
+                    doc, "http://www.opengis.net/gml", "featureMember"
+                );
+                this.addResults(resultFeatures);
+            }
+        }
+        if (this.events) {
+            this.events.triggerEvent("loadend");
+        }
+
+        //request produced with success, we can delete the request object.
+        //this.request.destroy();
+        this.request = null;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: addResults
+     * Construct new feature via layer featureClass constructor, and add to
+     * this.features.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * results - {Object}
+     */
+    addResults: function(results) {
+        for (var i=0; i < results.length; i++) {
+            var feature = new this.layer.featureClass(this.layer,
+                                                      results[i]);
+            this.features.push(feature);
+        }
+    },
+
+
+    /**
+     * Method: destroyAllFeatures
+     * Iterate through and call destroy() on each feature, removing it from
+     *   the local array
+     */
+    destroyAllFeatures: function() {
+        while(this.features.length > 0) {
+            var feature = this.features.shift();
+            feature.destroy();
+        }
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Tile.WFS"
+  }
+);
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Feature.WFS
+ * WFS handling class, for use as a featureClass on the WFS layer for handling
+ * 'point' WFS types. Good for subclassing when creating a custom WFS like
+ * XML application.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Feature>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Feature.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Feature, {
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Feature.WFS
+     * Create a WFS feature.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * layer - {<OpenLayers.Layer>}
+     * xmlNode - {XMLNode}
+     */
+    initialize: function(layer, xmlNode) {
+        var newArguments = arguments;
+        var data = this.processXMLNode(xmlNode);
+        newArguments = new Array(layer, data.lonlat, data);
+        OpenLayers.Feature.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
+        this.createMarker();
+        this.layer.addMarker(this.marker);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: destroy
+     * nullify references to prevent circular references and memory leaks
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+        if (this.marker != null) {
+            this.layer.removeMarker(this.marker);
+        }
+        OpenLayers.Feature.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: processXMLNode
+     * When passed an xmlNode, parses it for a GML point, and passes
+     * back an object describing that point.
+     *
+     * For subclasses of Feature.WFS, this is the feature to change.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * xmlNode - {XMLNode}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} Data Object with 'id', 'lonlat', and private properties set
+     */
+    processXMLNode: function(xmlNode) {
+        //this should be overridden by subclasses
+        // must return an Object with 'id' and 'lonlat' values set
+        var point = OpenLayers.Ajax.getElementsByTagNameNS(xmlNode, "http://www.opengis.net/gml", "gml", "Point");
+        var text  = OpenLayers.Util.getXmlNodeValue(OpenLayers.Ajax.getElementsByTagNameNS(point[0], "http://www.opengis.net/gml","gml", "coordinates")[0]);
+        var floats = text.split(",");
+        return {lonlat: new OpenLayers.LonLat(parseFloat(floats[0]),
+                                              parseFloat(floats[1])),
+                id: null};
+
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Feature.WFS"
+});
+
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Layer.WFS
+ * *Deprecated*.  To be removed in 3.0.  Instead use OpenLayers.Layer.Vector
+ *     with a Protocol.WFS and one or more Strategies.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.Vector>
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.Markers>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Layer.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(
+  OpenLayers.Layer.Vector, OpenLayers.Layer.Markers, {
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: isBaseLayer
+     * {Boolean} WFS layer is not a base layer by default.
+     */
+    isBaseLayer: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: tile
+     * {<OpenLayers.Tile.WFS>}
+     */
+    tile: null,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: ratio
+     * {Float} The ratio property determines the size of the serverside query
+     *    relative to the map viewport size. By default, we load an area twice
+     *    as big as the map, to allow for panning without immediately reload.
+     *    Setting this to 1 will cause the area of the WFS request to match
+     *    the map area exactly. It is recommended to set this to some number
+     *    at least slightly larger than 1, otherwise accidental clicks can
+     *    cause a data reload, by moving the map only 1 pixel.
+     */
+    ratio: 2,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: DEFAULT_PARAMS
+     * {Object} Hashtable of default key/value parameters
+     */
+    DEFAULT_PARAMS: { service: "WFS",
+                      version: "1.0.0",
+                      request: "GetFeature"
+                    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: featureClass
+     * {<OpenLayers.Feature>} If featureClass is defined, an old-style markers
+     *     based WFS layer is created instead of a new-style vector layer. If
+     *     sent, this should be a subclass of OpenLayers.Feature
+     */
+    featureClass: null,
+
+    /**
+      * APIProperty: format
+      * {<OpenLayers.Format>} The format you want the data to be parsed with.
+      * Must be passed in the constructor. Should be a class, not an instance.
+      * This option can only be used if no featureClass is passed / vectorMode
+      * is false: if a featureClass is passed, then this parameter is ignored.
+      */
+    format: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: formatObject
+     * {<OpenLayers.Format>} Internally created/managed format object, used by
+     * the Tile to parse data.
+     */
+    formatObject: null,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: formatOptions
+     * {Object} Hash of options which should be passed to the format when it is
+     * created. Must be passed in the constructor.
+     */
+    formatOptions: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: vectorMode
+     * {Boolean} Should be calculated automatically. Determines whether the
+     *     layer is in vector mode or marker mode.
+     */
+    vectorMode: true,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: encodeBBOX
+     * {Boolean} Should the BBOX commas be encoded? The WMS spec says 'no',
+     *     but some services want it that way. Default false.
+     */
+    encodeBBOX: false,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: extractAttributes
+     * {Boolean} Should the WFS layer parse attributes from the retrieved
+     *     GML? Defaults to false. If enabled, parsing is slower, but
+     *     attributes are available in the attributes property of
+     *     layer features.
+     */
+    extractAttributes: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer.WFS
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * name - {String}
+     * url - {String}
+     * params - {Object}
+     * options - {Object} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer
+     */
+    initialize: function(name, url, params, options) {
+        if (options == undefined) { options = {}; }
+
+        if (options.featureClass ||
+            !OpenLayers.Layer.Vector ||
+            !OpenLayers.Feature.Vector) {
+            this.vectorMode = false;
+        }
+
+        // Uppercase params
+        params = OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(params);
+
+        // Turn off error reporting, browsers like Safari may work
+        // depending on the setup, and we don't want an unneccesary alert.
+        OpenLayers.Util.extend(options, {'reportError': false});
+        var newArguments = [];
+        newArguments.push(name, options);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
+        if (!this.renderer || !this.vectorMode) {
+            this.vectorMode = false;
+            if (!options.featureClass) {
+                options.featureClass = OpenLayers.Feature.WFS;
+            }
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.initialize.apply(this,
+                                                                newArguments);
+        }
+
+        if (this.params && this.params.typename && !this.options.typename) {
+            this.options.typename = this.params.typename;
+        }
+
+        if (!this.options.geometry_column) {
+            this.options.geometry_column = "the_geom";
+        }
+
+        this.params = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(
+            params,
+            OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(this.DEFAULT_PARAMS)
+        );
+        this.url = url;
+    },
+
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: destroy
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+        if (this.vectorMode) {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+        } else {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+        if (this.tile) {
+            this.tile.destroy();
+        }
+        this.tile = null;
+
+        this.ratio = null;
+        this.featureClass = null;
+        this.format = null;
+
+        if (this.formatObject && this.formatObject.destroy) {
+            this.formatObject.destroy();
+        }
+        this.formatObject = null;
+
+        this.formatOptions = null;
+        this.vectorMode = null;
+        this.encodeBBOX = null;
+        this.extractAttributes = null;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: setMap
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * map - {<OpenLayers.Map>}
+     */
+    setMap: function(map) {
+        if (this.vectorMode) {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
+
+            var options = {
+              'extractAttributes': this.extractAttributes
+            };
+
+            OpenLayers.Util.extend(options, this.formatOptions);
+            if (this.map && !this.projection.equals(this.map.getProjectionObject())) {
+                options.externalProjection = this.projection;
+                options.internalProjection = this.map.getProjectionObject();
+            }
+
+            this.formatObject = this.format ? new this.format(options) : new OpenLayers.Format.GML(options);
+        } else {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: moveTo
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * bounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
+     * zoomChanged - {Boolean}
+     * dragging - {Boolean}
+     */
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
+        if (this.vectorMode) {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
+        } else {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+
+        // don't load wfs features while dragging, wait for drag end
+        if (dragging) {
+            // TBD try to hide the vector layer while dragging
+            // this.setVisibility(false);
+            // this will probably help for panning performances
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ( zoomChanged ) {
+            if (this.vectorMode) {
+                this.renderer.clear();
+            }
+        }
+
+    //DEPRECATED - REMOVE IN 3.0
+        // don't load data if current zoom level doesn't match
+        if (this.options.minZoomLevel) {
+            OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n('minZoomLevelError'));
+
+            if (this.map.getZoom() < this.options.minZoomLevel) {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (bounds == null) {
+            bounds = this.map.getExtent();
+        }
+
+        var firstRendering = (this.tile == null);
+
+        //does the new bounds to which we need to move fall outside of the
+        // current tile's bounds?
+        var outOfBounds = (!firstRendering &&
+                           !this.tile.bounds.containsBounds(bounds));
+
+        if (zoomChanged || firstRendering || (!dragging && outOfBounds)) {
+            //determine new tile bounds
+            var center = bounds.getCenterLonLat();
+            var tileWidth = bounds.getWidth() * this.ratio;
+            var tileHeight = bounds.getHeight() * this.ratio;
+            var tileBounds =
+                new OpenLayers.Bounds(center.lon - (tileWidth / 2),
+                                      center.lat - (tileHeight / 2),
+                                      center.lon + (tileWidth / 2),
+                                      center.lat + (tileHeight / 2));
+
+            //determine new tile size
+            var tileSize = this.map.getSize();
+            tileSize.w = tileSize.w * this.ratio;
+            tileSize.h = tileSize.h * this.ratio;
+
+            //determine new position (upper left corner of new bounds)
+            var ul = new OpenLayers.LonLat(tileBounds.left, tileBounds.top);
+            var pos = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat(ul);
+
+            //formulate request url string
+            var url = this.getFullRequestString();
+
+            var params = null;
+
+            // Cant combine "filter" and "BBOX". This is a cheap hack to help
+            // people out who can't migrate to the WFS protocol immediately.
+            var filter = this.params.filter || this.params.FILTER;
+            if (filter) {
+                params = {FILTER: filter};
+            }
+            else {
+                params = {BBOX: this.encodeBBOX ? tileBounds.toBBOX()
+                                                    : tileBounds.toArray()};
+            }
+
+            if (this.map && !this.projection.equals(this.map.getProjectionObject())) {
+                var projectedBounds = tileBounds.clone();
+                projectedBounds.transform(this.map.getProjectionObject(),
+                                          this.projection);
+                if (!filter){
+                    params.BBOX = this.encodeBBOX ? projectedBounds.toBBOX()
+                                                : projectedBounds.toArray();
+                }
+            }
+
+            url += "&" + OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString(params);
+
+            if (!this.tile) {
+                this.tile = new OpenLayers.Tile.WFS(this, pos, tileBounds,
+                                                     url, tileSize);
+                this.addTileMonitoringHooks(this.tile);
+                this.tile.draw();
+            } else {
+                if (this.vectorMode) {
+                    this.destroyFeatures();
+                    this.renderer.clear();
+                } else {
+                    this.clearMarkers();
+                }
+                this.removeTileMonitoringHooks(this.tile);
+                this.tile.destroy();
+
+                this.tile = null;
+                this.tile = new OpenLayers.Tile.WFS(this, pos, tileBounds,
+                                                     url, tileSize);
+                this.addTileMonitoringHooks(this.tile);
+                this.tile.draw();
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: addTileMonitoringHooks
+     * This function takes a tile as input and adds the appropriate hooks to
+     *     the tile so that the layer can keep track of the loading tile
+     *     (making sure to check that the tile is always the layer's current
+     *     tile before taking any action).
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * tile - {<OpenLayers.Tile>}
+     */
+    addTileMonitoringHooks: function(tile) {
+        tile.onLoadStart = function() {
+            //if this is the the layer's current tile, then trigger
+            // a 'loadstart'
+            if (this == this.layer.tile) {
+                this.layer.events.triggerEvent("loadstart");
+            }
+        };
+        tile.events.register("loadstart", tile, tile.onLoadStart);
+
+        tile.onLoadEnd = function() {
+            //if this is the the layer's current tile, then trigger
+            // a 'tileloaded' and 'loadend'
+            if (this == this.layer.tile) {
+                this.layer.events.triggerEvent("tileloaded");
+                this.layer.events.triggerEvent("loadend");
+            }
+        };
+        tile.events.register("loadend", tile, tile.onLoadEnd);
+        tile.events.register("unload", tile, tile.onLoadEnd);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: removeTileMonitoringHooks
+     * This function takes a tile as input and removes the tile hooks
+     *     that were added in addTileMonitoringHooks()
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * tile - {<OpenLayers.Tile>}
+     */
+    removeTileMonitoringHooks: function(tile) {
+        tile.unload();
+        tile.events.un({
+            "loadstart": tile.onLoadStart,
+            "loadend": tile.onLoadEnd,
+            "unload": tile.onLoadEnd,
+            scope: tile
+        });
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: onMapResize
+     * Call the onMapResize method of the appropriate parent class.
+     */
+    onMapResize: function() {
+        if(this.vectorMode) {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.onMapResize.apply(this,
+                                                                arguments);
+        } else {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.onMapResize.apply(this,
+                                                                 arguments);
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: display
+     * Call the display method of the appropriate parent class.
+     */
+    display: function() {
+        if(this.vectorMode) {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.display.apply(this,
+                                                                arguments);
+        } else {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.display.apply(this,
+                                                                 arguments);
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: mergeNewParams
+     * Modify parameters for the layer and redraw.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * newParams - {Object}
+     */
+    mergeNewParams:function(newParams) {
+        var upperParams = OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(newParams);
+        var newArguments = [upperParams];
+        return OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype.mergeNewParams.apply(this,
+                                                                 newArguments);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: clone
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * obj - {Object}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Layer.WFS>} An exact clone of this OpenLayers.Layer.WFS
+     */
+    clone: function (obj) {
+
+        if (obj == null) {
+            obj = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS(this.name,
+                                           this.url,
+                                           this.params,
+                                           this.getOptions());
+        }
+
+        //get all additions from superclasses
+        if (this.vectorMode) {
+            obj = OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.clone.apply(this, [obj]);
+        } else {
+            obj = OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.clone.apply(this, [obj]);
+        }
+
+        // copy/set any non-init, non-simple values here
+
+        return obj;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getFullRequestString
+     * combine the layer's url with its params and these newParams.
+     *
+     *    Add the SRS parameter from 'projection' -- this is probably
+     *     more eloquently done via a setProjection() method, but this
+     *     works for now and always.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * newParams - {Object}
+     * altUrl - {String} Use this as the url instead of the layer's url
+     */
+    getFullRequestString:function(newParams, altUrl) {
+        var projectionCode = this.projection.getCode() || this.map.getProjection();
+        this.params.SRS = (projectionCode == "none") ? null : projectionCode;
+
+        return OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.getFullRequestString.apply(
+                                                    this, arguments);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: commit
+     * Write out the data to a WFS server.
+     */
+    commit: function() {
+        if (!this.writer) {
+            var options = {};
+            if (this.map && !this.projection.equals(this.map.getProjectionObject())) {
+                options.externalProjection = this.projection;
+                options.internalProjection = this.map.getProjectionObject();
+            }
+
+            this.writer = new OpenLayers.Format.WFS(options,this);
+        }
+
+        var data = this.writer.write(this.features);
+
+        OpenLayers.Request.POST({
+            url: this.url,
+            data: data,
+            success: this.commitSuccess,
+            failure: this.commitFailure,
+            scope: this
+        });
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: commitSuccess
+     * Called when the Ajax request returns a response
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * response - {XmlNode} from server
+     */
+    commitSuccess: function(request) {
+        var response = request.responseText;
+        if (response.indexOf('SUCCESS') != -1) {
+            this.commitReport(OpenLayers.i18n("commitSuccess", {'response':response}));
+
+            for(var i = 0; i < this.features.length; i++) {
+                this.features[i].state = null;
+            }
+            // TBD redraw the layer or reset the state of features
+            // foreach features: set state to null
+        } else if (response.indexOf('FAILED') != -1 ||
+            response.indexOf('Exception') != -1) {
+            this.commitReport(OpenLayers.i18n("commitFailed", {'response':response}));
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: commitFailure
+     * Called when the Ajax request fails
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * response - {XmlNode} from server
+     */
+    commitFailure: function(request) {},
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: commitReport
+     * Called with a 'success' message if the commit succeeded, otherwise
+     *     a failure message, and the full request text as a second parameter.
+     *     Override this function to provide custom transaction reporting.
+     *
+     * string - {String} reporting string
+     * response - {String} full XML response
+     */
+    commitReport: function(string, response) {
+        OpenLayers.Console.userError(string);
+    },
+
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: refresh
+     * Refreshes all the features of the layer
+     */
+    refresh: function() {
+        if (this.tile) {
+            if (this.vectorMode) {
+                this.renderer.clear();
+                this.features.length = 0;
+            } else {
+                this.clearMarkers();
+                this.markers.length = 0;
+            }
+            this.tile.draw();
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getDataExtent
+     * Calculates the max extent which includes all of the layer data.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
+     */
+    getDataExtent: function () {
+        var extent;
+        //get all additions from superclasses
+        if (this.vectorMode) {
+            extent = OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.getDataExtent.apply(this);
+        } else {
+            extent = OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.getDataExtent.apply(this);
+        }
+
+        return extent;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: setOpacity
+     * Call the setOpacity method of the appropriate parent class to set the
+     *     opacity.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * opacity - {Float}
+     */
+    setOpacity: function (opacity) {
+        if (this.vectorMode) {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.setOpacity.apply(this, [opacity]);
+        } else {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.setOpacity.apply(this, [opacity]);
+        }
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.WFS"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth
+ * *Deprecated*. Use <OpenLayers.Layer.Bing> instead.
+ *
+ * Instances of OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth are used to display the data from
+ *     the Bing Maps AJAX Control (see e.g.
+ *     http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/bb429619.aspx). Create a VirtualEarth
+ *     layer with the <OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth> constructor.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane>
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth = OpenLayers.Class(
+    OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane,
+    OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels, {
+
+    /**
+     * Constant: MIN_ZOOM_LEVEL
+     * {Integer} 1
+     */
+    MIN_ZOOM_LEVEL: 1,
+
+    /**
+     * Constant: MAX_ZOOM_LEVEL
+     * {Integer} 19
+     */
+    MAX_ZOOM_LEVEL: 19,
+
+    /**
+     * Constant: RESOLUTIONS
+     * {Array(Float)} Hardcode these resolutions so that they are more closely
+     *                tied with the standard wms projection
+     */
+    RESOLUTIONS: [
+        1.40625,
+        0.703125,
+        0.3515625,
+        0.17578125,
+        0.087890625,
+        0.0439453125,
+        0.02197265625,
+        0.010986328125,
+        0.0054931640625,
+        0.00274658203125,
+        0.001373291015625,
+        0.0006866455078125,
+        0.00034332275390625,
+        0.000171661376953125,
+        0.0000858306884765625,
+        0.00004291534423828125,
+        0.00002145767211914062,
+        0.00001072883605957031,
+        0.00000536441802978515
+    ],
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: type
+     * {VEMapType}
+     */
+    type: null,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: wrapDateLine
+     * {Boolean} Allow user to pan forever east/west.  Default is true.
+     *     Setting this to false only restricts panning if
+     *     <sphericalMercator> is true.
+     */
+    wrapDateLine: true,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: sphericalMercator
+     * {Boolean} Should the map act as a mercator-projected map? This will
+     *     cause all interactions with the map to be in the actual map
+     *     projection, which allows support for vector drawing, overlaying
+     *     other maps, etc.
+     */
+    sphericalMercator: false,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: animationEnabled
+     * {Boolean} If set to true, the transition between zoom levels will be
+     *     animated. Set to false to match the zooming experience of other
+     *     layer types. Default is true.
+     */
+    animationEnabled: true,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth
+     * Creates a new instance of a OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth. If you use an
+     *     instance of OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth in you map, you should set
+     *     the <OpenLayers.Map> option restrictedExtent to a meaningful value,
+     *     e.g.:
+     * (code)
+     * var map = new OpenLayers.Map( 'map', {
+     *     // other map options
+     *     restrictedExtent : OpenLayers.Bounds(-20037508, -20037508, 20037508, 20037508)
+     * } );
+     *
+     * var veLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth (
+     *     "Virtual Earth Layer"
+     * );
+     *
+     * map.addLayer( veLayer );
+     * (end)
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * name - {String}
+     * options - {Object}
+     */
+    initialize: function(name, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels.prototype.initialize.apply(this,
+                                                                    arguments);
+        if(this.sphericalMercator) {
+            OpenLayers.Util.extend(this, OpenLayers.Layer.SphericalMercator);
+            this.initMercatorParameters();
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: loadMapObject
+     */
+    loadMapObject:function() {
+
+        // create div and set to same size as map
+        var veDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(this.name);
+        var sz = this.map.getSize();
+        veDiv.style.width = sz.w + "px";
+        veDiv.style.height = sz.h + "px";
+        this.div.appendChild(veDiv);
+
+        try { // crash prevention
+            this.mapObject = new VEMap(this.name);
+        } catch (e) { }
+
+        if (this.mapObject != null) {
+            try { // this is to catch a Mozilla bug without falling apart
+
+                // The fourth argument is whether the map is 'fixed' -- not
+                // draggable. See:
+                // http://blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/archive/2007/09/28/locking-a-virtual-earth-map.aspx
+                //
+                this.mapObject.LoadMap(null, null, this.type, true);
+                this.mapObject.AttachEvent("onmousedown", OpenLayers.Function.True);
+
+            } catch (e) { }
+            this.mapObject.HideDashboard();
+            if(typeof this.mapObject.SetAnimationEnabled == "function") {
+                this.mapObject.SetAnimationEnabled(this.animationEnabled);
+            }
+        }
+
+        //can we do smooth panning? this is an unpublished method, so we need
+        // to be careful
+        if ( !this.mapObject ||
+             !this.mapObject.vemapcontrol ||
+             !this.mapObject.vemapcontrol.PanMap ||
+             (typeof this.mapObject.vemapcontrol.PanMap != "function")) {
+
+            this.dragPanMapObject = null;
+        }
+
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: onMapResize
+     */
+    onMapResize: function() {
+        this.mapObject.Resize(this.map.size.w, this.map.size.h);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getWarningHTML
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} String with information on why layer is broken, how to get
+     *          it working.
+     */
+    getWarningHTML:function() {
+        return OpenLayers.i18n(
+            "getLayerWarning", {'layerType':'VE', 'layerLib':'VirtualEarth'}
+        );
+    },
+
+
+
+    /************************************
+     *                                  *
+     *   MapObject Interface Controls   *
+     *                                  *
+     ************************************/
+
+
+  // Get&Set Center, Zoom
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: setMapObjectCenter
+     * Set the mapObject to the specified center and zoom
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * center - {Object} MapObject LonLat format
+     * zoom - {int} MapObject zoom format
+     */
+    setMapObjectCenter: function(center, zoom) {
+        this.mapObject.SetCenterAndZoom(center, zoom);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectCenter
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} The mapObject's current center in Map Object format
+     */
+    getMapObjectCenter: function() {
+        return this.mapObject.GetCenter();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: dragPanMapObject
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * dX - {Integer}
+     * dY - {Integer}
+     */
+    dragPanMapObject: function(dX, dY) {
+        this.mapObject.vemapcontrol.PanMap(dX, -dY);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectZoom
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} The mapObject's current zoom, in Map Object format
+     */
+    getMapObjectZoom: function() {
+        return this.mapObject.GetZoomLevel();
+    },
+
+
+  // LonLat - Pixel Translation
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectLonLatFromMapObjectPixel
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moPixel - {Object} MapObject Pixel format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject LonLat translated from MapObject Pixel
+     */
+    getMapObjectLonLatFromMapObjectPixel: function(moPixel) {
+        //the conditional here is to test if we are running the v6 of VE
+        return (typeof VEPixel != 'undefined')
+            ? this.mapObject.PixelToLatLong(moPixel)
+            : this.mapObject.PixelToLatLong(moPixel.x, moPixel.y);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectPixelFromMapObjectLonLat
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moLonLat - {Object} MapObject LonLat format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject Pixel transtlated from MapObject LonLat
+     */
+    getMapObjectPixelFromMapObjectLonLat: function(moLonLat) {
+        return this.mapObject.LatLongToPixel(moLonLat);
+    },
+
+
+    /************************************
+     *                                  *
+     *       MapObject Primitives       *
+     *                                  *
+     ************************************/
+
+
+  // LonLat
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getLongitudeFromMapObjectLonLat
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moLonLat - {Object} MapObject LonLat format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Float} Longitude of the given MapObject LonLat
+     */
+    getLongitudeFromMapObjectLonLat: function(moLonLat) {
+        return this.sphericalMercator ?
+            this.forwardMercator(moLonLat.Longitude, moLonLat.Latitude).lon :
+            moLonLat.Longitude;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getLatitudeFromMapObjectLonLat
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moLonLat - {Object} MapObject LonLat format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Float} Latitude of the given MapObject LonLat
+     */
+    getLatitudeFromMapObjectLonLat: function(moLonLat) {
+        return this.sphericalMercator ?
+            this.forwardMercator(moLonLat.Longitude, moLonLat.Latitude).lat :
+            moLonLat.Latitude;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectLonLatFromLonLat
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * lon - {Float}
+     * lat - {Float}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject LonLat built from lon and lat params
+     */
+    getMapObjectLonLatFromLonLat: function(lon, lat) {
+        var veLatLong;
+        if(this.sphericalMercator) {
+            var lonlat = this.inverseMercator(lon, lat);
+            veLatLong = new VELatLong(lonlat.lat, lonlat.lon);
+        } else {
+            veLatLong = new VELatLong(lat, lon);
+        }
+        return veLatLong;
+    },
+
+  // Pixel
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getXFromMapObjectPixel
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moPixel - {Object} MapObject Pixel format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} X value of the MapObject Pixel
+     */
+    getXFromMapObjectPixel: function(moPixel) {
+        return moPixel.x;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getYFromMapObjectPixel
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moPixel - {Object} MapObject Pixel format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} Y value of the MapObject Pixel
+     */
+    getYFromMapObjectPixel: function(moPixel) {
+        return moPixel.y;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectPixelFromXY
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * x - {Integer}
+     * y - {Integer}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject Pixel from x and y parameters
+     */
+    getMapObjectPixelFromXY: function(x, y) {
+        //the conditional here is to test if we are running the v6 of VE
+        return (typeof VEPixel != 'undefined') ? new VEPixel(x, y)
+                         : new Msn.VE.Pixel(x, y);
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth"
+});
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007, Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ *  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *     and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *  3. Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its contributors may be
+ *     used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+ *     specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+ * EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+ * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+ * OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+ * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+ * OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Sets up google.gears.*, which is *the only* supported way to access Gears.
+ *
+ * Circumvent this file at your own risk!
+ *
+ * In the future, Gears may automatically define google.gears.* without this
+ * file. Gears may use these objects to transparently fix bugs and compatibility
+ * issues. Applications that use the code below will continue to work seamlessly
+ * when that happens.
+ */
+
+(function() {
+  // We are already defined. Hooray!
+  if (window.google && google.gears) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var factory = null;
+
+  // Firefox
+  if (typeof GearsFactory != 'undefined') {
+    factory = new GearsFactory();
+  } else {
+    // IE
+    try {
+      factory = new ActiveXObject('Gears.Factory');
+      // privateSetGlobalObject is only required and supported on WinCE.
+      if (factory.getBuildInfo().indexOf('ie_mobile') != -1) {
+        factory.privateSetGlobalObject(this);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Safari
+      if ((typeof navigator.mimeTypes != 'undefined')
+           && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-googlegears"]) {
+        factory = document.createElement("object");
+        factory.style.display = "none";
+        factory.width = 0;
+        factory.height = 0;
+        factory.type = "application/x-googlegears";
+        document.documentElement.appendChild(factory);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // *Do not* define any objects if Gears is not installed. This mimics the
+  // behavior of Gears defining the objects in the future.
+  if (!factory) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Now set up the objects, being careful not to overwrite anything.
+  //
+  // Note: In Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile, you can't add properties to
+  // the window object. However, global objects are automatically added as
+  // properties of the window object in all browsers.
+  if (!window.google) {
+    google = {};
+  }
+
+  if (!google.gears) {
+    google.gears = {factory: factory};
+  }
+})();
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL
+ * Abstract SQL protocol class.  Not to be instantiated directly.  Use
+ *     one of the SQL protocol subclasses instead.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Protocol>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Protocol, {
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: databaseName
+     * {String}
+     */
+    databaseName: 'ol',
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: tableName
+     * Name of the database table into which Features should be saved.
+     */
+    tableName: "ol_vector_features",
+
+    /**
+     * Property: postReadFiltering
+     * {Boolean} Whether the filter (if there's one) must be applied after
+     *      the features have been read from the database; for example the
+     *      BBOX strategy passes the read method a BBOX spatial filter, if
+     *      postReadFiltering is true every feature read from the database
+     *      will go through the BBOX spatial filter, which can be costly;
+     *      defaults to true.
+     */
+    postReadFiltering: true,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL
+     */
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        OpenLayers.Protocol.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: destroy
+     * Clean up the protocol.
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Protocol.prototype.destroy.apply(this);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: supported
+     * This should be overridden by specific subclasses
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Whether or not the browser supports the SQL backend
+     */
+    supported: function() {
+        return false;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: evaluateFilter
+     * If postReadFiltering is true evaluate the filter against the feature
+     * and return the result of the evaluation, otherwise return true.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>} The feature.
+     * {<OpenLayers.Filter>} The filter.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} true if postReadFiltering if false, the result of the
+     * filter evaluation otherwise.
+     */
+    evaluateFilter: function(feature, filter) {
+        return filter && this.postReadFiltering ?
+            filter.evaluate(feature) : true;
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL.Gears
+ * This Protocol stores feature in the browser via the Gears Database module
+ * <http://code.google.com/apis/gears/api_database.html>.
+ *
+ * The main advantage is that all the read, create, update and delete operations
+ * can be done offline.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL.Gears = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL, {
+
+    /**
+     * Property: FID_PREFIX
+     * {String}
+     */
+    FID_PREFIX: '__gears_fid__',
+
+    /**
+     * Property: NULL_GEOMETRY
+     * {String}
+     */
+    NULL_GEOMETRY: '__gears_null_geometry__',
+
+    /**
+     * Property: NULL_FEATURE_STATE
+     * {String}
+     */
+    NULL_FEATURE_STATE: '__gears_null_feature_state__',
+
+    /**
+     * Property: jsonParser
+     * {<OpenLayers.Format.JSON>}
+     */
+    jsonParser: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: wktParser
+     * {<OpenLayers.Format.WKT>}
+     */
+    wktParser: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: fidRegExp
+     * {RegExp} Regular expression to know whether a feature was
+     *      created in offline mode.
+     */
+    fidRegExp: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: saveFeatureState
+     * {Boolean} Whether to save the feature state (<OpenLayers.State>)
+     *      into the database, defaults to true.
+     */
+    saveFeatureState: true,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: typeOfFid
+     * {String} The type of the feature identifier, either "number" or
+     *      "string", defaults to "string".
+     */
+    typeOfFid: "string",
+
+    /**
+     * Property: db
+     * {GearsDatabase}
+     */
+    db: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL.Gears
+     */
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        if (!this.supported()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
+        this.jsonParser = new OpenLayers.Format.JSON();
+        this.wktParser = new OpenLayers.Format.WKT();
+
+        this.fidRegExp = new RegExp('^' + this.FID_PREFIX);
+        this.initializeDatabase();
+
+
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: initializeDatabase
+     */
+    initializeDatabase: function() {
+        this.db = google.gears.factory.create('beta.database');
+        this.db.open(this.databaseName);
+        this.db.execute(
+            "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " + this.tableName +
+            " (fid TEXT UNIQUE, geometry TEXT, properties TEXT," +
+            "  state TEXT)");
+   },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: destroy
+     * Clean up the protocol.
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+        this.db.close();
+        this.db = null;
+
+        this.jsonParser = null;
+        this.wktParser = null;
+
+        OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL.prototype.destroy.apply(this);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: supported
+     * Determine whether a browser supports Gears
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} The browser supports Gears
+     */
+    supported: function() {
+        return !!(window.google && google.gears);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: read
+     * Read all features from the database and return a
+     * <OpenLayers.Protocol.Response> instance. If the options parameter
+     * contains a callback attribute, the function is called with the response
+     * as a parameter.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} Optional object for configuring the request; it
+     *      can have the {Boolean} property "noFeatureStateReset" which
+     *      specifies if the state of features read from the Gears
+     *      database must be reset to null, if "noFeatureStateReset"
+     *      is undefined or false then each feature's state is reset
+     *      to null, if "noFeatureStateReset" is true the feature state
+     *      is preserved.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>} An <OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>
+     *      object.
+     */
+    read: function(options) {
+        OpenLayers.Protocol.prototype.read.apply(this, arguments);
+        options = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(options, this.options);
+
+        var feature, features = [];
+        var rs = this.db.execute("SELECT * FROM " + this.tableName);
+        while (rs.isValidRow()) {
+            feature = this.unfreezeFeature(rs);
+            if (this.evaluateFilter(feature, options.filter)) {
+                if (!options.noFeatureStateReset) {
+                    feature.state = null;
+                }
+                features.push(feature);
+            }
+            rs.next();
+        }
+        rs.close();
+
+        var resp = new OpenLayers.Protocol.Response({
+            code: OpenLayers.Protocol.Response.SUCCESS,
+            requestType: "read",
+            features: features
+        });
+
+        if (options && options.callback) {
+            options.callback.call(options.scope, resp);
+        }
+
+        return resp;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: unfreezeFeature
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * row - {ResultSet}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>}
+     */
+    unfreezeFeature: function(row) {
+        var feature;
+        var wkt = row.fieldByName('geometry');
+        if (wkt == this.NULL_GEOMETRY) {
+            feature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector();
+        } else {
+            feature = this.wktParser.read(wkt);
+        }
+
+        feature.attributes = this.jsonParser.read(
+            row.fieldByName('properties'));
+
+        feature.fid = this.extractFidFromField(row.fieldByName('fid'));
+
+        var state = row.fieldByName('state');
+        if (state == this.NULL_FEATURE_STATE) {
+            state = null;
+        }
+        feature.state = state;
+
+        return feature;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: extractFidFromField
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * field - {String}
+     *
+     * Returns
+     * {String} or {Number} The fid.
+     */
+    extractFidFromField: function(field) {
+        if (!field.match(this.fidRegExp) && this.typeOfFid == "number") {
+            field = parseFloat(field);
+        }
+        return field;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: create
+     * Create new features into the database.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * features - {Array({<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>})} or
+     *            {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>} The features to create in
+     *            the database.
+     * options - {Object} Optional object for configuring the request.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     *  {<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>} An <OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>
+     *          object.
+     */
+    create: function(features, options) {
+        options = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(options, this.options);
+
+        var resp = this.createOrUpdate(features);
+        resp.requestType = "create";
+
+        if (options && options.callback) {
+            options.callback.call(options.scope, resp);
+        }
+
+        return resp;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: update
+     * Construct a request updating modified feature.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * features - {Array({<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>})} or
+     *            {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>} The features to update in
+     *            the database.
+     * options - {Object} Optional object for configuring the request.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     *  {<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>} An <OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>
+     *          object.
+     */
+    update: function(features, options) {
+        options = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(options, this.options);
+
+        var resp = this.createOrUpdate(features);
+        resp.requestType = "update";
+
+        if (options && options.callback) {
+            options.callback.call(options.scope, resp);
+        }
+
+        return resp;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: createOrUpdate
+     * Construct a request for updating or creating features in the
+     * database.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * features - {Array({<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>})} or
+     *      {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>} The feature to create or update
+     *      in the database.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     *  {<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>} An <OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>
+     *          object.
+     */
+    createOrUpdate: function(features) {
+        if (!(OpenLayers.Util.isArray(features))) {
+            features = [features];
+        }
+
+        var i, len = features.length, feature;
+        var insertedFeatures = new Array(len);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            feature = features[i];
+            var params = this.freezeFeature(feature);
+            this.db.execute(
+                "REPLACE INTO " + this.tableName +
+                " (fid, geometry, properties, state)" +
+                " VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                params);
+
+            var clone = feature.clone();
+            clone.fid = this.extractFidFromField(params[0]);
+            insertedFeatures[i] = clone;
+        }
+
+        return new OpenLayers.Protocol.Response({
+            code: OpenLayers.Protocol.Response.SUCCESS,
+            features: insertedFeatures,
+            reqFeatures: features
+        });
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: freezeFeature
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * feature - {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>}
+     * state - {String} The feature state to store in the database.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Array}
+     */
+    freezeFeature: function(feature) {
+        // 2 notes:
+        // - fid might not be a string
+        // - getFeatureStateForFreeze needs the feature fid to it's stored
+        //   in the feature here
+        feature.fid = feature.fid != null ?
+            "" + feature.fid : OpenLayers.Util.createUniqueID(this.FID_PREFIX);
+
+        var geometry = feature.geometry != null ?
+            feature.geometry.toString() : this.NULL_GEOMETRY;
+
+        var properties = this.jsonParser.write(feature.attributes);
+
+        var state = this.getFeatureStateForFreeze(feature);
+
+        return [feature.fid, geometry, properties, state];
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getFeatureStateForFreeze
+     * Get the state of the feature to store into the database.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * feature - {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>} The feature.
+     *
+     * Returns
+     * {String} The state
+     */
+    getFeatureStateForFreeze: function(feature) {
+        var state;
+        if (!this.saveFeatureState) {
+            state = this.NULL_FEATURE_STATE;
+        } else if (this.createdOffline(feature)) {
+            // if the feature was created in offline mode, its
+            // state must remain INSERT
+            state = OpenLayers.State.INSERT;
+        } else {
+            state = feature.state;
+        }
+        return state;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: delete
+     * Delete features from the database.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * features - {Array({<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>})} or
+     *            {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>}
+     * options - {Object} Optional object for configuring the request.
+     *       This object is modified and should not be reused.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     *  {<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>} An <OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>
+     *          object.
+     */
+    "delete": function(features, options) {
+        if (!(OpenLayers.Util.isArray(features))) {
+            features = [features];
+        }
+
+        options = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(options, this.options);
+
+        var i, len, feature;
+        for (i = 0, len = features.length; i < len; i++) {
+            feature = features[i];
+
+            // if saveFeatureState is set to true and if the feature wasn't created
+            // in offline mode we don't delete it in the database but just update
+            // it state column
+            if (this.saveFeatureState && !this.createdOffline(feature)) {
+                var toDelete = feature.clone();
+                toDelete.fid = feature.fid;
+                if (toDelete.geometry) {
+                    toDelete.geometry.destroy();
+                    toDelete.geometry = null;
+                }
+                toDelete.state = feature.state;
+                this.createOrUpdate(toDelete);
+            } else {
+                this.db.execute(
+                    "DELETE FROM " + this.tableName +
+                    " WHERE fid = ?", [feature.fid]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        var resp = new OpenLayers.Protocol.Response({
+            code: OpenLayers.Protocol.Response.SUCCESS,
+            requestType: "delete",
+            reqFeatures: features
+        });
+
+        if (options && options.callback) {
+            options.callback.call(options.scope, resp);
+        }
+
+        return resp;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: createdOffline
+     * Returns true if the feature had a feature id when it was created in
+     *      the Gears database, false otherwise; this is determined by
+     *      checking the form of the feature's fid value.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * feature - {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean}
+     */
+    createdOffline: function(feature) {
+        return (typeof feature.fid == "string" &&
+                !!(feature.fid.match(this.fidRegExp)));
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: commit
+     * Go over the features and for each take action
+     * based on the feature state. Possible actions are create,
+     * update and delete.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * features - {Array({<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>})}
+     * options - {Object} Object whose possible keys are "create", "update",
+     *      "delete", "callback" and "scope", the values referenced by the
+     *      first three are objects as passed to the "create", "update", and
+     *      "delete" methods, the value referenced by the "callback" key is
+     *      a function which is called when the commit operation is complete
+     *      using the scope referenced by the "scope" key.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Array({<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>})} An array of
+     *       <OpenLayers.Protocol.Response> objects, one per request made
+     *       to the database.
+     */
+    commit: function(features, options) {
+        var opt, resp = [], nRequests = 0, nResponses = 0;
+
+        function callback(resp) {
+            if (++nResponses < nRequests) {
+                resp.last = false;
+            }
+            this.callUserCallback(options, resp);
+        }
+
+        var feature, toCreate = [], toUpdate = [], toDelete = [];
+        for (var i = features.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            feature = features[i];
+            switch (feature.state) {
+            case OpenLayers.State.INSERT:
+                toCreate.push(feature);
+                break;
+            case OpenLayers.State.UPDATE:
+                toUpdate.push(feature);
+                break;
+            case OpenLayers.State.DELETE:
+                toDelete.push(feature);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (toCreate.length > 0) {
+            nRequests++;
+            opt = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(
+                {"callback": callback, "scope": this},
+                options.create
+            );
+            resp.push(this.create(toCreate, opt));
+        }
+        if (toUpdate.length > 0) {
+            nRequests++;
+            opt = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(
+                {"callback": callback, "scope": this},
+                options.update
+            );
+            resp.push(this.update(toUpdate, opt));
+        }
+        if (toDelete.length > 0) {
+            nRequests++;
+            opt = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(
+                {"callback": callback, "scope": this},
+                options["delete"]
+            );
+            resp.push(this["delete"](toDelete, opt));
+        }
+
+        return resp;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: clear
+     * Removes all rows of the table.
+     */
+    clear: function() {
+        this.db.execute("DELETE FROM " + this.tableName);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: callUserCallback
+     * This method is called from within commit each time a request is made
+     * to the database, it is responsible for calling the user-supplied
+     * callbacks.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} The map of options passed to the commit call.
+     * resp - {<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>}
+     */
+    callUserCallback: function(options, resp) {
+        var opt = options[resp.requestType];
+        if (opt && opt.callback) {
+            opt.callback.call(opt.scope, resp);
+        }
+        if (resp.last && options.callback) {
+            options.callback.call(options.scope);
+        }
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Protocol.SQL.Gears"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Layer.Yahoo
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane>
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Layer.Yahoo = OpenLayers.Class(
+  OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane, OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels, {
+
+    /**
+     * Constant: MIN_ZOOM_LEVEL
+     * {Integer} 0
+     */
+    MIN_ZOOM_LEVEL: 0,
+
+    /**
+     * Constant: MAX_ZOOM_LEVEL
+     * {Integer} 17
+     */
+    MAX_ZOOM_LEVEL: 17,
+
+    /**
+     * Constant: RESOLUTIONS
+     * {Array(Float)} Hardcode these resolutions so that they are more closely
+     *                tied with the standard wms projection
+     */
+    RESOLUTIONS: [
+        1.40625,
+        0.703125,
+        0.3515625,
+        0.17578125,
+        0.087890625,
+        0.0439453125,
+        0.02197265625,
+        0.010986328125,
+        0.0054931640625,
+        0.00274658203125,
+        0.001373291015625,
+        0.0006866455078125,
+        0.00034332275390625,
+        0.000171661376953125,
+        0.0000858306884765625,
+        0.00004291534423828125,
+        0.00002145767211914062,
+        0.00001072883605957031
+    ],
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: type
+     * {YahooMapType}
+     */
+    type: null,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: wrapDateLine
+     * {Boolean} Allow user to pan forever east/west.  Default is true.
+     *     Setting this to false only restricts panning if
+     *     <sphericalMercator> is true.
+     */
+    wrapDateLine: true,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: sphericalMercator
+     * {Boolean} Should the map act as a mercator-projected map? This will
+     * cause all interactions with the map to be in the actual map projection,
+     * which allows support for vector drawing, overlaying other maps, etc.
+     */
+    sphericalMercator: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer.Yahoo
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * name - {String}
+     * options - {Object}
+     */
+    initialize: function(name, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels.prototype.initialize.apply(this,
+                                                                    arguments);
+        if(this.sphericalMercator) {
+            OpenLayers.Util.extend(this, OpenLayers.Layer.SphericalMercator);
+            this.initMercatorParameters();
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: loadMapObject
+     */
+    loadMapObject:function() {
+        try { //do not crash!
+            var size = this.getMapObjectSizeFromOLSize(this.map.getSize());
+            this.mapObject = new YMap(this.div, this.type, size);
+            this.mapObject.disableKeyControls();
+            this.mapObject.disableDragMap();
+
+            //can we do smooth panning? (moveByXY is not an API function)
+            if ( !this.mapObject.moveByXY ||
+                 (typeof this.mapObject.moveByXY != "function" ) ) {
+
+                this.dragPanMapObject = null;
+            }
+        } catch(e) {}
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: onMapResize
+     *
+     */
+    onMapResize: function() {
+        try {
+            var size = this.getMapObjectSizeFromOLSize(this.map.getSize());
+            this.mapObject.resizeTo(size);
+        } catch(e) {}
+    },
+
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: setMap
+     * Overridden from EventPane because we need to remove this yahoo event
+     *     pane which prohibits our drag and drop, and we can only do this
+     *     once the map has been loaded and centered.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * map - {<OpenLayers.Map>}
+     */
+    setMap: function(map) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
+
+        this.map.events.register("moveend", this, this.fixYahooEventPane);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: fixYahooEventPane
+     * The map has been centered, so the mysterious yahoo eventpane has been
+     *     added. we remove it so that it doesnt mess with *our* event pane.
+     */
+    fixYahooEventPane: function() {
+        var yahooEventPane = OpenLayers.Util.getElement("ygddfdiv");
+        if (yahooEventPane != null) {
+            if (yahooEventPane.parentNode != null) {
+                yahooEventPane.parentNode.removeChild(yahooEventPane);
+            }
+            this.map.events.unregister("moveend", this,
+                                       this.fixYahooEventPane);
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getWarningHTML
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} String with information on why layer is broken, how to get
+     *          it working.
+     */
+    getWarningHTML:function() {
+        return OpenLayers.i18n(
+            "getLayerWarning", {'layerType':'Yahoo', 'layerLib':'Yahoo'}
+        );
+    },
+
+  /********************************************************/
+  /*                                                      */
+  /*             Translation Functions                    */
+  /*                                                      */
+  /*    The following functions translate GMaps and OL    */
+  /*     formats for Pixel, LonLat, Bounds, and Zoom      */
+  /*                                                      */
+  /********************************************************/
+
+
+  //
+  // TRANSLATION: MapObject Zoom <-> OpenLayers Zoom
+  //
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getOLZoomFromMapObjectZoom
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * gZoom - {Integer}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} An OpenLayers Zoom level, translated from the passed in gZoom
+     *           Returns null if null value is passed in.
+     */
+    getOLZoomFromMapObjectZoom: function(moZoom) {
+        var zoom = null;
+        if (moZoom != null) {
+            zoom = OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels.prototype.getOLZoomFromMapObjectZoom.apply(this, [moZoom]);
+            zoom = 18 - zoom;
+        }
+        return zoom;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectZoomFromOLZoom
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * olZoom - {Integer}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} A MapObject level, translated from the passed in olZoom
+     *           Returns null if null value is passed in
+     */
+    getMapObjectZoomFromOLZoom: function(olZoom) {
+        var zoom = null;
+        if (olZoom != null) {
+            zoom = OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels.prototype.getMapObjectZoomFromOLZoom.apply(this, [olZoom]);
+            zoom = 18 - zoom;
+        }
+        return zoom;
+    },
+
+    /************************************
+     *                                  *
+     *   MapObject Interface Controls   *
+     *                                  *
+     ************************************/
+
+
+  // Get&Set Center, Zoom
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: setMapObjectCenter
+     * Set the mapObject to the specified center and zoom
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * center - {Object} MapObject LonLat format
+     * zoom - {int} MapObject zoom format
+     */
+    setMapObjectCenter: function(center, zoom) {
+        this.mapObject.drawZoomAndCenter(center, zoom);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectCenter
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} The mapObject's current center in Map Object format
+     */
+    getMapObjectCenter: function() {
+        return this.mapObject.getCenterLatLon();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: dragPanMapObject
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * dX - {Integer}
+     * dY - {Integer}
+     */
+    dragPanMapObject: function(dX, dY) {
+        this.mapObject.moveByXY({
+            'x': -dX,
+            'y': dY
+        });
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectZoom
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} The mapObject's current zoom, in Map Object format
+     */
+    getMapObjectZoom: function() {
+        return this.mapObject.getZoomLevel();
+    },
+
+
+  // LonLat - Pixel Translation
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectLonLatFromMapObjectPixel
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moPixel - {Object} MapObject Pixel format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject LonLat translated from MapObject Pixel
+     */
+    getMapObjectLonLatFromMapObjectPixel: function(moPixel) {
+        return this.mapObject.convertXYLatLon(moPixel);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectPixelFromMapObjectLonLat
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moLonLat - {Object} MapObject LonLat format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject Pixel transtlated from MapObject LonLat
+     */
+    getMapObjectPixelFromMapObjectLonLat: function(moLonLat) {
+        return this.mapObject.convertLatLonXY(moLonLat);
+    },
+
+
+    /************************************
+     *                                  *
+     *       MapObject Primitives       *
+     *                                  *
+     ************************************/
+
+
+  // LonLat
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getLongitudeFromMapObjectLonLat
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moLonLat - {Object} MapObject LonLat format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Float} Longitude of the given MapObject LonLat
+     */
+    getLongitudeFromMapObjectLonLat: function(moLonLat) {
+        return this.sphericalMercator ?
+            this.forwardMercator(moLonLat.Lon, moLonLat.Lat).lon :
+            moLonLat.Lon;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getLatitudeFromMapObjectLonLat
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moLonLat - {Object} MapObject LonLat format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Float} Latitude of the given MapObject LonLat
+     */
+    getLatitudeFromMapObjectLonLat: function(moLonLat) {
+        return this.sphericalMercator ?
+            this.forwardMercator(moLonLat.Lon, moLonLat.Lat).lat :
+            moLonLat.Lat;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectLonLatFromLonLat
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * lon - {Float}
+     * lat - {Float}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject LonLat built from lon and lat params
+     */
+    getMapObjectLonLatFromLonLat: function(lon, lat) {
+        var yLatLong;
+        if(this.sphericalMercator) {
+            var lonlat = this.inverseMercator(lon, lat);
+            yLatLong = new YGeoPoint(lonlat.lat, lonlat.lon);
+        } else {
+            yLatLong = new YGeoPoint(lat, lon);
+        }
+        return yLatLong;
+    },
+
+  // Pixel
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getXFromMapObjectPixel
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moPixel - {Object} MapObject Pixel format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} X value of the MapObject Pixel
+     */
+    getXFromMapObjectPixel: function(moPixel) {
+        return moPixel.x;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getYFromMapObjectPixel
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * moPixel - {Object} MapObject Pixel format
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Integer} Y value of the MapObject Pixel
+     */
+    getYFromMapObjectPixel: function(moPixel) {
+        return moPixel.y;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectPixelFromXY
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * x - {Integer}
+     * y - {Integer}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject Pixel from x and y parameters
+     */
+    getMapObjectPixelFromXY: function(x, y) {
+        return new YCoordPoint(x, y);
+    },
+
+  // Size
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getMapObjectSizeFromOLSize
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * olSize - {<OpenLayers.Size>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} MapObject Size from olSize parameter
+     */
+    getMapObjectSizeFromOLSize: function(olSize) {
+        return new YSize(olSize.w, olSize.h);
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.Yahoo"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Layer.GML
+ * Create a vector layer by parsing a GML file. The GML file is
+ *     passed in as a parameter.
+ * *Deprecated*.  To be removed in 3.0.  Instead use OpenLayers.Layer.Vector
+ *     with Protocol.HTTP and Strategy.Fixed. Provide the protocol with a
+ *     format parameter to get the parser you want for your data.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Layer.Vector>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Layer.GML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Vector, {
+
+    /**
+      * Property: loaded
+      * {Boolean} Flag for whether the GML data has been loaded yet.
+      */
+    loaded: false,
+
+    /**
+      * APIProperty: format
+      * {<OpenLayers.Format>} The format you want the data to be parsed with.
+      */
+    format: null,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: formatOptions
+     * {Object} Hash of options which should be passed to the format when it is
+     * created. Must be passed in the constructor.
+     */
+    formatOptions: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer.GML
+     * Load and parse a single file on the web, according to the format
+     * provided via the 'format' option, defaulting to GML.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * name - {String}
+     * url - {String} URL of a GML file.
+     * options - {Object} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer.
+     */
+     initialize: function(name, url, options) {
+        var newArguments = [];
+        newArguments.push(name, options);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
+        this.url = url;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: setVisibility
+     * Set the visibility flag for the layer and hide/show&redraw accordingly.
+     * Fire event unless otherwise specified
+     * GML will be loaded if the layer is being made visible for the first
+     * time.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * visible - {Boolean} Whether or not to display the layer
+     *                          (if in range)
+     * noEvent - {Boolean}
+     */
+    setVisibility: function(visibility, noEvent) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.setVisibility.apply(this, arguments);
+        if(this.visibility && !this.loaded){
+            // Load the GML
+            this.loadGML();
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: moveTo
+     * If layer is visible and GML has not been loaded, load GML, then load GML
+     * and call OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.moveTo() to redraw at the new location.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * bounds - {Object}
+     * zoomChanged - {Object}
+     * minor - {Object}
+     */
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
+        // Wait until initialisation is complete before loading GML
+        // otherwise we can get a race condition where the root HTML DOM is
+        // loaded after the GML is paited.
+        // See http://trac.openlayers.org/ticket/404
+        if(this.visibility && !this.loaded){
+            this.loadGML();
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: loadGML
+     */
+    loadGML: function() {
+        if (!this.loaded) {
+            this.events.triggerEvent("loadstart");
+            OpenLayers.Request.GET({
+                url: this.url,
+                success: this.requestSuccess,
+                failure: this.requestFailure,
+                scope: this
+            });
+            this.loaded = true;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: setUrl
+     * Change the URL and reload the GML
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * url - {String} URL of a GML file.
+     */
+    setUrl:function(url) {
+        this.url = url;
+        this.destroyFeatures();
+        this.loaded = false;
+        this.loadGML();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: requestSuccess
+     * Process GML after it has been loaded.
+     * Called by initialize() and loadUrl() after the GML has been loaded.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * request - {String}
+     */
+    requestSuccess:function(request) {
+        var doc = request.responseXML;
+
+        if (!doc || !doc.documentElement) {
+            doc = request.responseText;
+        }
+
+        var options = {};
+
+        OpenLayers.Util.extend(options, this.formatOptions);
+        if (this.map && !this.projection.equals(this.map.getProjectionObject())) {
+            options.externalProjection = this.projection;
+            options.internalProjection = this.map.getProjectionObject();
+        }
+
+        var gml = this.format ? new this.format(options) : new OpenLayers.Format.GML(options);
+        this.addFeatures(gml.read(doc));
+        this.events.triggerEvent("loadend");
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: requestFailure
+     * Process a failed loading of GML.
+     * Called by initialize() and loadUrl() if there was a problem loading GML.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * request - {String}
+     */
+    requestFailure: function(request) {
+        OpenLayers.Console.userError('Error in loading GML file ' +  this.url);
+        this.events.triggerEvent("loadend");
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.GML"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Geometry.Rectangle
+ * This class is *not supported*, and probably isn't what you're looking for.
+ *     Instead, most users probably want something like:
+ *     (code)
+ *     var poly = new OpenLayers.Bounds(0,0,10,10).toGeometry();
+ *     (end)
+ *     This will create a rectangular Polygon geometry. 
+ * 
+ * Inherits:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Geometry>
+ */
+
+OpenLayers.Geometry.Rectangle = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
+
+    /** 
+     * Property: x
+     * {Float}
+     */
+    x: null,
+
+    /** 
+     * Property: y
+     * {Float}
+     */
+    y: null,
+
+    /** 
+     * Property: width
+     * {Float}
+     */
+    width: null,
+
+    /** 
+     * Property: height
+     * {Float}
+     */
+    height: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Geometry.Rectangle
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * points - {Array(<OpenLayers.Geometry.Point>)}
+     */
+    initialize: function(x, y, width, height) {
+        OpenLayers.Geometry.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+
+        this.width = width;
+        this.height = height;
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: calculateBounds
+     * Recalculate the bounds for the geometry.
+     */
+    calculateBounds: function() {
+        this.bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(this.x, this.y,
+                                            this.x + this.width, 
+                                            this.y + this.height);
+    },
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getLength
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {Float} The length of the geometry
+     */
+    getLength: function() {
+        var length = (2 * this.width) + (2 * this.height);
+        return length;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getArea
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {Float} The area of the geometry
+     */
+    getArea: function() {
+        var area = this.width * this.height;
+        return area;
+    },    
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Geometry.Rectangle"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Renderer.NG
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Renderer.NG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
+
+    /**
+     * Constant: labelNodeType
+     * {String} The node type for text label containers. To be defined by
+     * subclasses.
+     */
+    labelNodeType: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Renderer.NG
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * containerID - {String}
+     * options - {Object} options for this renderer. Supported options are:
+     *     * yOrdering - {Boolean} Whether to use y-ordering
+     *     * zIndexing - {Boolean} Whether to use z-indexing. Will be ignored
+     *         if yOrdering is set to true.
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Method: updateDimensions
+     * To be extended by subclasses - here we set positioning related styles
+     * on HTML elements, subclasses have to do the same for renderer specific
+     * elements (e.g. viewBox, width and height of the rendererRoot)
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * zoomChanged - {Boolean} Has the zoom changed? If so, subclasses may have
+     *     to update feature styles/dimensions.
+     */
+    updateDimensions: function(zoomChanged) {
+        var mapExtent = this.map.getExtent();
+        var renderExtent = mapExtent.scale(3);
+        this.setExtent(renderExtent, true);
+        var res = this.getResolution();
+        var div = this.rendererRoot.parentNode;
+        var layerLeft = parseFloat(div.parentNode.style.left);
+        var layerTop = parseFloat(div.parentNode.style.top);
+        div.style.left = ((renderExtent.left - mapExtent.left) / res - layerLeft) + "px";
+        div.style.top = ((mapExtent.top - renderExtent.top) / res - layerTop) + "px";
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: resize
+     */
+    setSize: function() {
+        this.map.getExtent() && this.updateDimensions();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawFeature
+     * Draw the feature.  The optional style argument can be used
+     * to override the feature's own style.  This method should only
+     * be called from layer.drawFeature().
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * feature - {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>}
+     * style - {<Object>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} true if the feature has been drawn completely, false if not,
+     *     undefined if the feature had no geometry
+     */
+    drawFeature: function(feature, style) {
+        if(style == null) {
+            style = feature.style;
+        }
+        if (feature.geometry) {
+            var rendered = this.drawGeometry(feature.geometry, style, feature.id);
+            if(rendered !== false && style.label) {
+                var location = feature.geometry.getCentroid();
+                this.drawText(feature.id, style, location);
+            } else {
+                this.removeText(feature.id);
+            }
+            return rendered;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawText
+     * Function for drawing text labels.
+     * This method is only called by the renderer itself.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * featureId - {String|DOMElement}
+     * style - {Object}
+     * location - {<OpenLayers.Geometry.Point>}, will be modified inline
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} container holding the text label (to be populated by
+     * subclasses)
+     */
+    drawText: function(featureId, style, location) {
+        var label;
+        if (typeof featureId !== "string") {
+            label = featureId;
+        } else {
+            label = this.nodeFactory(featureId + this.LABEL_ID_SUFFIX, this.labelNodeType);
+            label._featureId = featureId;
+        }
+        label._style = style;
+        label._x = location.x;
+        label._y = location.y;
+        if(style.labelXOffset || style.labelYOffset) {
+            var xOffset = isNaN(style.labelXOffset) ? 0 : style.labelXOffset;
+            var yOffset = isNaN(style.labelYOffset) ? 0 : style.labelYOffset;
+            var res = this.getResolution();
+            location.move(xOffset*res, yOffset*res);
+        }
+
+        if(label.parentNode !== this.textRoot) {
+            this.textRoot.appendChild(label);
+        }
+
+        return label;
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Renderer.NG"
+});
+
+// Monkey-patching Layer.Vector for Renderer.NG support
+(function() {
+    var moveTo = OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.moveTo;
+    OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.moveTo = function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
+        if (OpenLayers.Renderer.NG && this.renderer instanceof OpenLayers.Renderer.NG) {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
+            dragging || this.renderer.updateDimensions(zoomChanged);
+            if (!this.drawn) {
+                this.drawn = true;
+                var feature;
+                for(var i=0, len=this.features.length; i<len; i++) {
+                    this.renderer.locked = (i !== (len - 1));
+                    feature = this.features[i];
+                    this.drawFeature(feature);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+    }
+    var redraw = OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.redraw;
+    OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.redraw = function() {
+        if (OpenLayers.Renderer.NG && this.renderer instanceof OpenLayers.Renderer.NG) {
+            this.drawn = false;
+        }
+        redraw.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
+})();
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Renderer.NG>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.NG, {
+
+    /**
+     * Property: xmlns
+     * {String}
+     */
+    xmlns: "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",
+
+    /**
+     * Property: xlinkns
+     * {String}
+     */
+    xlinkns: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink",
+
+    /**
+     * Property: symbolMetrics
+     * {Object} Cache for symbol metrics according to their svg coordinate
+     *     space. This is an object keyed by the symbol's id, and values are
+     *     an object with size, x and y properties.
+     */
+    symbolMetrics: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Constant: labelNodeType
+     * {String} The node type for text label containers.
+     */
+    labelNodeType: "g",
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * containerID - {String}
+     */
+    initialize: function(containerID) {
+        if (!this.supported()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements.prototype.initialize.apply(this,
+                                                                arguments);
+
+        this.symbolMetrics = {};
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: supported
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Whether or not the browser supports the SVG renderer
+     */
+    supported: function() {
+        var svgFeature = "http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/feature#";
+        return (document.implementation &&
+           (document.implementation.hasFeature("org.w3c.svg", "1.0") ||
+            document.implementation.hasFeature(svgFeature + "SVG", "1.1") ||
+            document.implementation.hasFeature(svgFeature + "BasicStructure", "1.1") ));
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: updateDimensions
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * zoomChanged - {Boolean}
+     */
+    updateDimensions: function(zoomChanged) {
+        OpenLayers.Renderer.NG.prototype.updateDimensions.apply(this, arguments);
+
+        var res = this.getResolution();
+
+        var width = this.extent.getWidth();
+        var height = this.extent.getHeight();
+
+        var extentString = [
+            this.extent.left,
+            -this.extent.top,
+            width,
+            height
+        ].join(" ");
+        this.rendererRoot.setAttributeNS(null, "viewBox", extentString);
+        this.rendererRoot.setAttributeNS(null, "width", width / res);
+        this.rendererRoot.setAttributeNS(null, "height", height / res);
+
+        if (zoomChanged === true) {
+            // update styles for the new resolution
+            var i, len;
+            var nodes = this.vectorRoot.childNodes;
+            for (i=0, len=nodes.length; i<len; ++i) {
+                this.setStyle(nodes[i]);
+            }
+            var textNodes = this.textRoot.childNodes;
+            var label;
+            for (i=0, len=textNodes.length; i<len; ++i) {
+                label = textNodes[i];
+                this.drawText(label, label._style,
+                    new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(label._x, label._y)
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getNodeType
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * geometry - {<OpenLayers.Geometry>}
+     * style - {Object}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} The corresponding node type for the specified geometry
+     */
+    getNodeType: function(geometry, style) {
+        var nodeType = null;
+        switch (geometry.CLASS_NAME) {
+            case "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point":
+                if (style.externalGraphic) {
+                    nodeType = "image";
+                } else if (this.isComplexSymbol(style.graphicName)) {
+                    nodeType = "svg";
+                } else {
+                    nodeType = "circle";
+                }
+                break;
+            case "OpenLayers.Geometry.Rectangle":
+                nodeType = "rect";
+                break;
+            case "OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString":
+                nodeType = "polyline";
+                break;
+            case "OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing":
+                nodeType = "polygon";
+                break;
+            case "OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon":
+            case "OpenLayers.Geometry.Curve":
+                nodeType = "path";
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+        return nodeType;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: setStyle
+     * Use to set all the style attributes to a SVG node.
+     *
+     * Takes care to adjust stroke width and point radius to be
+     * resolution-relative
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {SVGDomElement} An SVG element to decorate
+     * style - {Object}
+     * options - {Object} Currently supported options include
+     *                              'isFilled' {Boolean} and
+     *                              'isStroked' {Boolean}
+     */
+    setStyle: function(node, style, options) {
+        style = style  || node._style;
+        options = options || node._options;
+        var resolution = this.getResolution();
+        var r = node._radius;
+        var widthFactor = resolution;
+        if (node._geometryClass == "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point" && r) {
+            node.style.visibility = "";
+            if (style.graphic === false) {
+                node.style.visibility = "hidden";
+            } else if (style.externalGraphic) {
+
+                if (style.graphicTitle) {
+                    node.setAttributeNS(null, "title", style.graphicTitle);
+                    //Standards-conformant SVG
+                    // Prevent duplicate nodes. See issue https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/issues/92
+                    var titleNode = node.getElementsByTagName("title");
+                    if (titleNode.length > 0) {
+                        titleNode[0].firstChild.textContent = style.graphicTitle;
+                    } else {
+                        var label = this.nodeFactory(null, "title");
+                        label.textContent = style.graphicTitle;
+                        node.appendChild(label);
+                    }
+                }
+                if (style.graphicWidth && style.graphicHeight) {
+                    node.setAttributeNS(null, "preserveAspectRatio", "none");
+                }
+                var width = style.graphicWidth || style.graphicHeight;
+                var height = style.graphicHeight || style.graphicWidth;
+                width = width ? width : style.pointRadius*2;
+                height = height ? height : style.pointRadius*2;
+                width *= resolution;
+                height *= resolution;
+
+                var xOffset = (style.graphicXOffset != undefined) ?
+                    style.graphicXOffset * resolution : -(0.5 * width);
+                var yOffset = (style.graphicYOffset != undefined) ?
+                    style.graphicYOffset * resolution : -(0.5 * height);
+
+                var opacity = style.graphicOpacity || style.fillOpacity;
+
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "x", node._x + xOffset);
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "y", node._y + yOffset);
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "width", width);
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "height", height);
+                node.setAttributeNS(this.xlinkns, "href", style.externalGraphic);
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "style", "opacity: "+opacity);
+                node.onclick = OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.preventDefault;
+            } else if (this.isComplexSymbol(style.graphicName)) {
+                // the symbol viewBox is three times as large as the symbol
+                var offset = style.pointRadius * 3 * resolution;
+                var size = offset * 2;
+                var src = this.importSymbol(style.graphicName);
+                widthFactor = this.symbolMetrics[src.id].size * 3 / size * resolution;
+
+                // remove the node from the dom before we modify it. This
+                // prevents various rendering issues in Safari and FF
+                var parent = node.parentNode;
+                var nextSibling = node.nextSibling;
+                if(parent) {
+                    parent.removeChild(node);
+                }
+
+                // The more appropriate way to implement this would be use/defs,
+                // but due to various issues in several browsers, it is safer to
+                // copy the symbols instead of referencing them.
+                // See e.g. ticket http://trac.osgeo.org/openlayers/ticket/2985
+                // and this email thread
+                // http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Select-Control-Ctrl-click-on-Feature-with-a-graphicName-opens-new-browser-window-tc5846039.html
+                node.firstChild && node.removeChild(node.firstChild);
+                node.appendChild(src.firstChild.cloneNode(true));
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "viewBox", src.getAttributeNS(null, "viewBox"));
+
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "width", size);
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "height", size);
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "x", node._x - offset);
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "y", node._y - offset);
+
+                // now that the node has all its new properties, insert it
+                // back into the dom where it was
+                if(nextSibling) {
+                    parent.insertBefore(node, nextSibling);
+                } else if(parent) {
+                    parent.appendChild(node);
+                }
+            } else {
+                node.setAttributeNS(null, "r", style.pointRadius * resolution);
+            }
+
+            var rotation = style.rotation;
+            if (rotation !== undefined || node._rotation !== undefined) {
+                node._rotation = rotation;
+                rotation |= 0;
+                if (node.nodeName !== "svg") {
+                    node.setAttributeNS(null, "transform",
+                        ["rotate(", rotation, node._x, node._y, ")"].join(" ")
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    var metrics = this.symbolMetrics[src.id];
+                    node.firstChild.setAttributeNS(null, "transform",
+                        ["rotate(", rotation, metrics.x, metrics.y, ")"].join(" ")
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (options.isFilled) {
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "fill", style.fillColor);
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "fill-opacity", style.fillOpacity);
+        } else {
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "fill", "none");
+        }
+
+        if (options.isStroked) {
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke", style.strokeColor);
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-opacity", style.strokeOpacity);
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-width", style.strokeWidth * widthFactor);
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-linecap", style.strokeLinecap || "round");
+            // Hard-coded linejoin for now, to make it look the same as in VML.
+            // There is no strokeLinejoin property yet for symbolizers.
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-linejoin", "round");
+            style.strokeDashstyle && node.setAttributeNS(null,
+                "stroke-dasharray", this.dashStyle(style, widthFactor));
+        } else {
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke", "none");
+        }
+
+        if (style.pointerEvents) {
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "pointer-events", style.pointerEvents);
+        }
+
+        if (style.cursor != null) {
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "cursor", style.cursor);
+        }
+
+        return node;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: dashStyle
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * style - {Object}
+     * widthFactor - {Number}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} A SVG compliant 'stroke-dasharray' value
+     */
+    dashStyle: function(style, widthFactor) {
+        var w = style.strokeWidth * widthFactor;
+        var str = style.strokeDashstyle;
+        switch (str) {
+            case 'solid':
+                return 'none';
+            case 'dot':
+                return [widthFactor, 4 * w].join();
+            case 'dash':
+                return [4 * w, 4 * w].join();
+            case 'dashdot':
+                return [4 * w, 4 * w, widthFactor, 4 * w].join();
+            case 'longdash':
+                return [8 * w, 4 * w].join();
+            case 'longdashdot':
+                return [8 * w, 4 * w, widthFactor, 4 * w].join();
+            default:
+                var parts = OpenLayers.String.trim(str).split(/\s+/g);
+                for (var i=0, ii=parts.length; i<ii; i++) {
+                    parts[i] = parts[i] * widthFactor;
+                }
+                return parts.join();
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: createNode
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * type - {String} Kind of node to draw
+     * id - {String} Id for node
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} A new node of the given type and id
+     */
+    createNode: function(type, id) {
+        var node = document.createElementNS(this.xmlns, type);
+        if (id) {
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "id", id);
+        }
+        return node;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: nodeTypeCompare
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {SVGDomElement} An SVG element
+     * type - {String} Kind of node
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Whether or not the specified node is of the specified type
+     */
+    nodeTypeCompare: function(node, type) {
+        return (type == node.nodeName);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: createRenderRoot
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} The specific render engine's root element
+     */
+    createRenderRoot: function() {
+        return this.nodeFactory(this.container.id + "_svgRoot", "svg");
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: createRoot
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * suffix - {String} suffix to append to the id
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement}
+     */
+    createRoot: function(suffix) {
+        return this.nodeFactory(this.container.id + suffix, "g");
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: createDefs
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} The element to which we'll add the symbol definitions
+     */
+    createDefs: function() {
+        var defs = this.nodeFactory(this.container.id + "_defs", "defs");
+        this.rendererRoot.appendChild(defs);
+        return defs;
+    },
+
+    /**************************************
+     *                                    *
+     *     GEOMETRY DRAWING FUNCTIONS     *
+     *                                    *
+     **************************************/
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawPoint
+     * This method is only called by the renderer itself.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {DOMElement}
+     * geometry - {<OpenLayers.Geometry>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} or false if the renderer could not draw the point
+     */
+    drawPoint: function(node, geometry) {
+        return this.drawCircle(node, geometry, 1);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawCircle
+     * This method is only called by the renderer itself.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {DOMElement}
+     * geometry - {<OpenLayers.Geometry>}
+     * radius - {Float}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} or false if the renderer could not draw the circle
+     */
+    drawCircle: function(node, geometry, radius) {
+        var x = geometry.x;
+        var y = -geometry.y;
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "cx", x);
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "cy", y);
+        node._x = x;
+        node._y = y;
+        node._radius = radius;
+        return node;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawLineString
+     * This method is only called by the renderer itself.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {DOMElement}
+     * geometry - {<OpenLayers.Geometry>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} or null if the renderer could not draw all components of
+     *     the linestring, or false if nothing could be drawn
+     */
+    drawLineString: function(node, geometry) {
+        var path = this.getComponentsString(geometry.components);
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "points", path);
+        return node;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawLinearRing
+     * This method is only called by the renderer itself.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {DOMElement}
+     * geometry - {<OpenLayers.Geometry>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} or null if the renderer could not draw all components
+     *     of the linear ring, or false if nothing could be drawn
+     */
+    drawLinearRing: function(node, geometry) {
+        var path = this.getComponentsString(geometry.components);
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "points", path);
+        return node;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawPolygon
+     * This method is only called by the renderer itself.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {DOMElement}
+     * geometry - {<OpenLayers.Geometry>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} or null if the renderer could not draw all components
+     *     of the polygon, or false if nothing could be drawn
+     */
+    drawPolygon: function(node, geometry) {
+        var d = [];
+        var draw = true;
+        var complete = true;
+        var linearRingResult, path;
+        for (var j=0, len=geometry.components.length; j<len; j++) {
+            d.push("M");
+            path = this.getComponentsString(
+                geometry.components[j].components, " ");
+            d.push(path);
+        }
+        d.push("z");
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "d", d.join(" "));
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "fill-rule", "evenodd");
+        return node;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawRectangle
+     * This method is only called by the renderer itself.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * node - {DOMElement}
+     * geometry - {<OpenLayers.Geometry>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} or false if the renderer could not draw the rectangle
+     */
+    drawRectangle: function(node, geometry) {
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "x", geometry.x);
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "y", -geometry.y);
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "width", geometry.width);
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "height", geometry.height);
+        return node;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: drawText
+     * Function for drawing text labels.
+     * This method is only called by the renderer itself.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * featureId - {String|DOMElement}
+     * style - {Object}
+     * location - {<OpenLayers.Geometry.Point>}, will be modified inline
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} container holding the text label
+     */
+    drawText: function(featureId, style, location) {
+        var g = OpenLayers.Renderer.NG.prototype.drawText.apply(this, arguments);
+        var text = g.firstChild ||
+            this.nodeFactory(featureId + this.LABEL_ID_SUFFIX + "_text", "text");
+
+        var res = this.getResolution();
+        text.setAttributeNS(null, "x", location.x / res);
+        text.setAttributeNS(null, "y", - location.y / res);
+        g.setAttributeNS(null, "transform", "scale(" + res + ")");
+
+        if (style.fontColor) {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "fill", style.fontColor);
+        }
+        if (style.fontOpacity) {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "opacity", style.fontOpacity);
+        }
+        if (style.fontFamily) {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "font-family", style.fontFamily);
+        }
+        if (style.fontSize) {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "font-size", style.fontSize);
+        }
+        if (style.fontWeight) {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "font-weight", style.fontWeight);
+        }
+        if (style.fontStyle) {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "font-style", style.fontStyle);
+        }
+        if (style.labelSelect === true) {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "pointer-events", "visible");
+            text._featureId = featureId;
+        } else {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "pointer-events", "none");
+        }
+        var align = style.labelAlign || OpenLayers.Renderer.defaultSymbolizer.labelAlign;
+        text.setAttributeNS(null, "text-anchor",
+            OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_ALIGN[align[0]] || "middle");
+
+        if (OpenLayers.IS_GECKO === true) {
+            text.setAttributeNS(null, "dominant-baseline",
+                OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_ALIGN[align[1]] || "central");
+        }
+
+        var labelRows = style.label.split('\n');
+        var numRows = labelRows.length;
+        while (text.childNodes.length > numRows) {
+            text.removeChild(text.lastChild);
+        }
+        for (var i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
+            var tspan = text.childNodes[i] ||
+                this.nodeFactory(featureId + this.LABEL_ID_SUFFIX + "_tspan_" + i, "tspan");
+            if (style.labelSelect === true) {
+                tspan._featureId = featureId;
+            }
+            if (OpenLayers.IS_GECKO === false) {
+                tspan.setAttributeNS(null, "baseline-shift",
+                    OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_VSHIFT[align[1]] || "-35%");
+            }
+            tspan.setAttribute("x", location.x / res);
+            if (i == 0) {
+                var vfactor = OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_VFACTOR[align[1]];
+                if (vfactor == null) {
+                    vfactor = -.5;
+                }
+                tspan.setAttribute("dy", (vfactor*(numRows-1)) + "em");
+            } else {
+                tspan.setAttribute("dy", "1em");
+            }
+            tspan.textContent = (labelRows[i] === '') ? ' ' : labelRows[i];
+            if (!tspan.parentNode) {
+                text.appendChild(tspan);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!text.parentNode) {
+            g.appendChild(text);
+        }
+
+        return g;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getComponentString
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * components - {Array(<OpenLayers.Geometry.Point>)} Array of points
+     * separator - {String} character between coordinate pairs. Defaults to ","
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} hash with properties "path" (the string created from the
+     *     components and "complete" (false if the renderer was unable to
+     *     draw all components)
+     */
+    getComponentsString: function(components, separator) {
+        var len = components.length;
+        var strings = new Array(len);
+        for (var i=0; i<len; i++) {
+            strings[i] = this.getShortString(components[i]);
+        }
+
+        return strings.join(separator || ",");
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getShortString
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * point - {<OpenLayers.Geometry.Point>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} or false if point is outside the valid range
+     */
+    getShortString: function(point) {
+        return point.x + "," + (-point.y);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: importSymbol
+     * add a new symbol definition from the rendererer's symbol hash
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * graphicName - {String} name of the symbol to import
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} - the imported symbol
+     */
+    importSymbol: function (graphicName)  {
+        if (!this.defs) {
+            // create svg defs tag
+            this.defs = this.createDefs();
+        }
+        var id = this.container.id + "-" + graphicName;
+
+        // check if symbol already exists in the defs
+        var existing = document.getElementById(id);
+        if (existing != null) {
+            return existing;
+        }
+
+        var symbol = OpenLayers.Renderer.symbol[graphicName];
+        if (!symbol) {
+            throw new Error(graphicName + ' is not a valid symbol name');
+        }
+
+        var symbolNode = this.nodeFactory(id, "symbol");
+        var node = this.nodeFactory(null, "polygon");
+        symbolNode.appendChild(node);
+        var symbolExtent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(
+                                    Number.MAX_VALUE, Number.MAX_VALUE, 0, 0);
+
+        var points = [];
+        var x,y;
+        for (var i=0, len=symbol.length; i<len; i=i+2) {
+            x = symbol[i];
+            y = symbol[i+1];
+            symbolExtent.left = Math.min(symbolExtent.left, x);
+            symbolExtent.bottom = Math.min(symbolExtent.bottom, y);
+            symbolExtent.right = Math.max(symbolExtent.right, x);
+            symbolExtent.top = Math.max(symbolExtent.top, y);
+            points.push(x, ",", y);
+        }
+
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "points", points.join(" "));
+
+        var width = symbolExtent.getWidth();
+        var height = symbolExtent.getHeight();
+        // create a viewBox three times as large as the symbol itself,
+        // to allow for strokeWidth being displayed correctly at the corners.
+        var viewBox = [symbolExtent.left - width,
+                        symbolExtent.bottom - height, width * 3, height * 3];
+        symbolNode.setAttributeNS(null, "viewBox", viewBox.join(" "));
+        this.symbolMetrics[id] = {
+            size: Math.max(width, height),
+            x: symbolExtent.getCenterLonLat().lon,
+            y: symbolExtent.getCenterLonLat().lat
+        };
+
+        this.defs.appendChild(symbolNode);
+        return symbolNode;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getFeatureIdFromEvent
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Object} An <OpenLayers.Event> object
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} A feature id or undefined.
+     */
+    getFeatureIdFromEvent: function(evt) {
+        var featureId = OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements.prototype.getFeatureIdFromEvent.apply(this, arguments);
+        if(!featureId) {
+            var target = evt.target;
+            featureId = target.parentNode && target != this.rendererRoot ?
+                target.parentNode._featureId : undefined;
+        }
+        return featureId;
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Constant: OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_ALIGN
+ * {Object}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_ALIGN = {
+    "l": "start",
+    "r": "end",
+    "b": "bottom",
+    "t": "hanging"
+};
+
+/**
+ * Constant: OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_VSHIFT
+ * {Object}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_VSHIFT = {
+    // according to
+    // http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/Test/20061213/htmlObjectHarness/full-text-align-02-b.html
+    // a baseline-shift of -70% shifts the text exactly from the
+    // bottom to the top of the baseline, so -35% moves the text to
+    // the center of the baseline.
+    "t": "-70%",
+    "b": "0"
+};
+
+/**
+ * Constant: OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_VFACTOR
+ * {Object}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.LABEL_VFACTOR = {
+    "t": 0,
+    "b": -1
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function: OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.preventDefault
+ * Used to prevent default events (especially opening images in a new tab on
+ * ctrl-click) from being executed for externalGraphic and graphicName symbols
+ */
+OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2.preventDefault = function(e) {
+    e.preventDefault && e.preventDefault();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Popup.AnchoredBubble
+ * This class is *deprecated*. Use {<OpenLayers.Popup.Anchored>} and
+ * round corners using CSS3's border-radius property.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Popup.Anchored>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Popup.AnchoredBubble = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Popup.Anchored, {
+
+    /**
+     * Property: rounded
+     * {Boolean} Has the popup been rounded yet?
+     */
+    rounded: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Popup.AnchoredBubble
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * id - {String}
+     * lonlat - {<OpenLayers.LonLat>}
+     * contentSize - {<OpenLayers.Size>}
+     * contentHTML - {String}
+     * anchor - {Object} Object to which we'll anchor the popup. Must expose
+     *     a 'size' (<OpenLayers.Size>) and 'offset' (<OpenLayers.Pixel>)
+     *     (Note that this is generally an <OpenLayers.Icon>).
+     * closeBox - {Boolean}
+     * closeBoxCallback - {Function} Function to be called on closeBox click.
+     */
+    initialize:function(id, lonlat, contentSize, contentHTML, anchor, closeBox,
+                        closeBoxCallback) {
+
+        this.padding = new OpenLayers.Bounds(
+            0, OpenLayers.Popup.AnchoredBubble.CORNER_SIZE,
+            0, OpenLayers.Popup.AnchoredBubble.CORNER_SIZE
+        );
+        OpenLayers.Popup.Anchored.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: draw
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement} Reference to a div that contains the drawn popup.
+     */
+    draw: function(px) {
+
+        OpenLayers.Popup.Anchored.prototype.draw.apply(this, arguments);
+
+        this.setContentHTML();
+
+        //set the popup color and opacity
+        this.setBackgroundColor();
+        this.setOpacity();
+
+        return this.div;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: updateRelativePosition
+     * The popup has been moved to a new relative location, in which case
+     *     we will want to re-do the rico corners.
+     */
+    updateRelativePosition: function() {
+        this.setRicoCorners();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: setSize
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * contentSize - {<OpenLayers.Size>} the new size for the popup's
+     *     contents div (in pixels).
+     */
+    setSize:function(contentSize) {
+        OpenLayers.Popup.Anchored.prototype.setSize.apply(this, arguments);
+
+        this.setRicoCorners();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: setBackgroundColor
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * color - {String}
+     */
+    setBackgroundColor:function(color) {
+        if (color != undefined) {
+            this.backgroundColor = color;
+        }
+
+        if (this.div != null) {
+            if (this.contentDiv != null) {
+                this.div.style.background = "transparent";
+                OpenLayers.Rico.Corner.changeColor(this.groupDiv,
+                                                   this.backgroundColor);
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: setOpacity
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * opacity - {float}
+     */
+    setOpacity:function(opacity) {
+        OpenLayers.Popup.Anchored.prototype.setOpacity.call(this, opacity);
+
+        if (this.div != null) {
+            if (this.groupDiv != null) {
+                OpenLayers.Rico.Corner.changeOpacity(this.groupDiv,
+                                                     this.opacity);
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: setBorder
+     * Always sets border to 0. Bubble Popups can not have a border.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * border - {Integer}
+     */
+    setBorder:function(border) {
+        this.border = 0;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: setRicoCorners
+     * Update RICO corners according to the popup's current relative postion.
+     */
+    setRicoCorners:function() {
+
+        var corners = this.getCornersToRound(this.relativePosition);
+        var options = {corners: corners,
+                         color: this.backgroundColor,
+                       bgColor: "transparent",
+                         blend: false};
+
+        if (!this.rounded) {
+            OpenLayers.Rico.Corner.round(this.div, options);
+            this.rounded = true;
+        } else {
+            OpenLayers.Rico.Corner.reRound(this.groupDiv, options);
+            //set the popup color and opacity
+            this.setBackgroundColor();
+            this.setOpacity();
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getCornersToRound
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} The proper corners string ("tr tl bl br") for rico to round.
+     */
+    getCornersToRound:function() {
+
+        var corners = ['tl', 'tr', 'bl', 'br'];
+
+        //we want to round all the corners _except_ the opposite one.
+        var corner = OpenLayers.Bounds.oppositeQuadrant(this.relativePosition);
+        OpenLayers.Util.removeItem(corners, corner);
+
+        return corners.join(" ");
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Popup.AnchoredBubble"
+});
+
+/**
+ * Constant: CORNER_SIZE
+ * {Integer} 5. Border space for the RICO corners.
+ */
+OpenLayers.Popup.AnchoredBubble.CORNER_SIZE = 5;