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google.loader.ClientLocation to get a person's lat/long using their IP address

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Set the center of the map on the person's location based on IP address. In this case the user is required to be in the USA.

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if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
    var map = new google.maps.Map2(document.getElementById("my-googlemap"));
    if (google.loader.ClientLocation &&
        google.loader.ClientLocation.address.country_code == "US" &&
        google.loader.ClientLocation.address.region) {
        // geo locate was successful and user is in the states
        map.setCenter(
            new google.maps.LatLng(google.loader.ClientLocation.latitude,
                                   google.loader.ClientLocation.longitude
                                   ), 8
            );
        // do the rest of your map stuff here
    }
}