--- a/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js
+++ b/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js
@@ -1,1 +1,100 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2006-2010 by OpenLayers Contributors (see authors.txt for 
+ * full list of contributors). Published under the Clear BSD license.  
+ * See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the
+ * full text of the license. */
 
+
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Control.js
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Control.Scale
+ * The Scale control displays the current map scale as a ratio (e.g. Scale = 
+ * 1:1M). By default it is displayed in the lower right corner of the map.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Control>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Control.Scale = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
+    
+    /**
+     * Parameter: element
+     * {DOMElement}
+     */
+    element: null,
+    
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: geodesic
+     * {Boolean} Use geodesic measurement. Default is false. The recommended
+     * setting for maps in EPSG:4326 is false, and true EPSG:900913. If set to
+     * true, the scale will be calculated based on the horizontal size of the
+     * pixel in the center of the map viewport.
+     */
+    geodesic: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Control.Scale
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * element - {DOMElement} 
+     * options - {Object} 
+     */
+    initialize: function(element, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
+        this.element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(element);        
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: draw
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {DOMElement}
+     */    
+    draw: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.draw.apply(this, arguments);
+        if (!this.element) {
+            this.element = document.createElement("div");
+            this.div.appendChild(this.element);
+        }
+        this.map.events.register( 'moveend', this, this.updateScale);
+        this.updateScale();
+        return this.div;
+    },
+   
+    /**
+     * Method: updateScale
+     */
+    updateScale: function() {
+        var scale;
+        if(this.geodesic === true) {
+            var units = this.map.getUnits();
+            if(!units) {
+                return;
+            }
+            var inches = OpenLayers.INCHES_PER_UNIT;
+            scale = (this.map.getGeodesicPixelSize().w || 0.000001) *
+                    inches["km"] * OpenLayers.DOTS_PER_INCH;
+        } else {
+            scale = this.map.getScale();
+        }
+            
+        if (!scale) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (scale >= 9500 && scale <= 950000) {
+            scale = Math.round(scale / 1000) + "K";
+        } else if (scale >= 950000) {
+            scale = Math.round(scale / 1000000) + "M";
+        } else {
+            scale = Math.round(scale);
+        }    
+        
+        this.element.innerHTML = OpenLayers.i18n("scale", {'scaleDenom':scale});
+    }, 
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Control.Scale"
+});
+
+