Lots’ of work moving to unobtrusive mapping using googe maps and jquery, storing location data as hcard microformat.

• Getting map to fit around a set of points:
  • Google Map API v3 — set bounds and center – Stack Overflow
• Microformats for storing semantic information about locations
  • Geo · Microformats Wiki
  • hCard 1.0 · Microformats Wiki
• Custom markers / pins
  • Chart types for map pins – Google Chart API | Google Groups
  • google-maps-icons – More than 1000 free and descriptive map POI markers, icons, for your maps – Google Project Hosting
• how to merge javascript objects
  • How can I merge properties of two JavaScript objects dynamically? – Stack Overflow
• encoding urls
  • URL Encoding
• google maps zoom after fitbounds
  • javascript – Google Maps API v3: Can I setZoom after fitBounds? – Stack Overflow
  • javascript – Using setZoom() after using fitBounds() with Google Maps API V3 – Stack Overflow
• google maps having 1 infowindow
  • javascript – Google Maps: Auto close open InfoWindows ? – Stack Overflow
  • javascript – Have just one InfoWindow open in Google Maps API v3 – Stack Overflow
• jquery stuff
  • .find() – jQuery API
  • .siblings() – jQuery API
  • .mouseover() – jQuery API
  • jQuery – Get selected element’s outer HTML – Stack Overflow