Notes for debian/ubuntu install Use the 10gen mongo: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Ubuntu+and+Debian+packages Handy maps coding info http://econym.org.uk/gmap/ Maps events: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/events Draggable markers http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.co.uk/2006/08/draggable-markers-and.html Fun posting on custom map functions http://artur.ejsmont.org/blog/content/google-maps-api-version-3-even-easier-than-before Mongo spatial http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Geospatial+Indexing Info about google maps info windows: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays#InfoWindows