Erik Fantasia

With Map My Posts, you can easily create maps plotting the location of your posts, based upon your existing tags or categories.
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<li>3 map types available: Google Maps, Google Static Maps (PNG image), and Geochart Visualizations.</li>
<li>Embed maps on any page using the shortcodes [mmp-map], [mmp-staticmap], and [mmp-geochart]</li>
<li>Associate with a country or any specific map location.</li>
<li>Map My Posts uses existing category or tag names to help define country associations.</li>
<li>Widgets available to display maps in the sidebar.</li>
<li>Full control over size, colors, and click functions.</li>
<li>Perfect for travel bloggers, touring musicians, or anyone else that wants to Map My Posts!</li>
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Get Help
Please leave a message on <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/map-my-posts" rel="ugc">the wordpress.org support forum for Map My Posts</a>

Map My Posts

Less is more. Light is better. You original idea is awesome. Keep going ! These updates would be appreciate : 
- an update to use the new Google Map API,
- make it 100% WPML compatible (join translated locations using shortcode static map)
- be able to add our own custom taxonomy from the dashboard 

Your original idea is awesome

Map My Posts allows you to display a Google Map or Geochart visualization, associating map locations with your existing categories or tags.

rgubby

Bing Maps for WordPress allows you to create maps easily with a [bingMap] shortcode in your posts. You don’t have to worry about how the maps are displayed, the plugin takes care of that. You can create dynamic maps that allow your visitors to pan and zoom, or static maps that don’t have those features. You can create Road maps, Aerial views, Aerial views with roads marked on them, or even a 3D Birdseye view.
How to use – quick example
Add a [bingMap] shortcode into a post, configure it, and you’re done! Here is a quick example:
[bingMap location=”Beunos Aires, Argentina” zoom=”13″]

Bing Maps for WordPress

Bing Maps for WordPress allows you to place either a static or dynamic Bing map on your blog post with a simple shortcode

Map My Posts vs Bing Maps for WordPress