//cookie globals
var tenYears = 10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;

function setCookies() {
   setCookie('mapLat', googleMap.getCenter().lat());
   setCookie('mapLong', googleMap.getCenter().lng());
   setCookie('zoomLevel', googleMap.getZoom());
   setCookie('incCheck', document.main.incCheck.checked);
   setCookie('constCheck', document.main.constCheck.checked);
   setCookie('specevtCheck', document.main.specevtCheck.checked);
   setCookie('cctvCheck', document.main.cctvCheck.checked);
   setCookie('speedCheck', document.main.speedCheck.checked);
   setCookie('vmsCheck', document.main.vmsCheck.checked);
}
function setCookie(name, value) {
	//cookie expires in ten years
	var date = new Date();
	date.setTime(date.getTime()+(tenYears));	
	var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	
	//alert("cookie name: " + name + " , value: " + value);
	//GLog.write("set cookie: " + name + " = " + value);
	document.cookie = name + '=' + escape(value) + expires; 
}