function getMarker(latlng, markerOptions, description) {
    var marker = new GMarker(latlng, markerOptions);
    GEvent.addListener(marker, "mouseover", function() { map.openInfoWindowHtml(latlng, description); });
    return marker;
}

function refreshMap() {
    markerPosition = 0;
    printMarkerArray();
}


function printMarkerArray() {
    markerArray = []; 
    for (var i = 0; i < mO.length; i++) {
        var marker = mO[i]["marker"];
        map.addOverlay(marker);
    }  
}


function showAddress(address) {

   if (geocoder) {
       geocoder.getLatLng(address,
           function(point) {
               if (!point) {
                   alert("Der Ort '" + address + "' wurde nicht gefunden");
               }
               else {
                   map.setCenter(point, 10);
               }
            }
        );
    }
}
function showInfoWindow(idx,html) {
	map.centerAtLatLng(points[idx]);
	markers[idx].openInfoWindowHtml(html);
}