original code
var ref:UIComponent = new UIComponent();
map = new UMap();
addOverlaysToUmap(map, _layer1); // from http://www.umapper.com
map.setCenter(new LatLng(52.33313628963941, 4.865913391113281), 12);
map.setZoom(15); // explicit
map.setSize(this.width, this.height);
ref.addChild(map);
mapCanvas.addChild(ref);