$(function(){
    // load up the map
       var thetus = new google.maps.LatLng(45.5237, -122.6713);

          var myOptions = {
              zoom: 12,
              center: thetus,
              mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
              scrollwheel : false
          }

          var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
       
          var curMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
              position: thetus,
              map: map
          });
          
          
          $('.googlemap').hover(function(){
              var element = $(this);
              curMarker.setMap(); 
              pointToMoveTo = new google.maps.LatLng(element.attr("data-geo-lat"), element.attr("data-geo-lon"));
              map.panTo(pointToMoveTo);

              curMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
                position: pointToMoveTo,
                map: map  
              });        
            },function(){});  
          
      });