Yeah, but not until I wrote that post. I didnt want to get caught up in a cover-up. So I've been experimenting with the google maps api. Its pretty cool. Heres what I've got so far:

http://www.floor4.net/mike/googlemaps

It takes a table of GPS points and whatever else I decide to throw in there, and it maps them. It doesnt do anything useful right now because I dont have the GPS collector up and running yet.