function init(): void {
  let overlays: OverlayState = OverlayState.load() ?? new OverlayState(); 
  const map = L.map('map').fitWorld();
  // old default zoom was 13
  
  const streetLayer = TileLayerWrapper.constructLayer(
    "streetLayer",
    L.tileLayer(
      'https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
      {
        maxZoom: 19,
        attribution: "street map data © OpenStreetMap contributors"
      }));
      
  const satelliteLayer = TileLayerWrapper.constructLayer(
    "satelliteLayer",
    L.tileLayer(
      'https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}',
      {
        maxZoom: 19,
        attribution: "satellite data © Esri"
      }));
      
  TileLayerWrapper.enableOnly("streetLayer", map);
  
  overlays.markers.forEach(m=>m.add(map));
  overlays.circles.forEach(m=>m.add(map));
  overlays.polygons.forEach(m=>m.add(map));
  overlays.polyline.add(map);

  const modals = new ModalCollection(
    new CreateOverlayModal(),
    new CancelModal(),
    new OKCancelModal(),
    new InfoModal(),
    new OverlayManagementModal(),
    new ImportExportModal());

  MapHandler.init(map, overlays, TileLayerWrapper.layers, modals);
  
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("home-btn", MapHandler.goHome);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("addPoint-btn", MapHandler.markerCollect);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("addCircle-btn", MapHandler.circleCollect);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("addPolygon-btn", MapHandler.polygonCollect);
  
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("tiles-btn", MapHandler.swapTiles);  
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("save-btn", MapHandler.overlaySave);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("clear-btn", MapHandler.overlayClear);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("restore-btn", MapHandler.overlayReset);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("menu-btn", MapHandler.toggleMenu);
  
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("set-home-btn", MapHandler.setHome);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("export-all-btn", MapHandler.exportAll);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("import-export-cancel-btn", MapHandler.closeImportExport);
  MapHandler.setButtonClick("import-btn", MapHandler.import);
  
  map.on("locationfound", MapHandler.setHome);
  
  map.on("locationerror", ()=> {
    const info = modals.info;
    info.setMsg("Could not get location data");
    info.setVisible(true);
  });
  
  // the menu doesn't open on the first click unless we do this first... not sure why
  modals.closeAll();
  
  const homeData = localStorage.getItem("home");
  if (homeData) {
    const home = <Point>JSON.parse(homeData);
    map.setView(home, 13);
  } else {
    map.locate({setView: true, maxZoom: 13});
  }
}

init();