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FIGURE10-14: A close up of the icon and shadow.Wrapping Up
In this chapter you have seen some examples of how statistical information can be displayed on
the map. Lots of options are available, and which one you choose depends largely on the type
of information you want to display and how best that information can be represented.You could use simple pushpins to highlight the spread of different elements, or, as shown in
this chapter, use polylines to show values for specific points. With some interesting adapta-
tions, polylines can be used to simulate other elements. For complete control, though, the cus-
tom icon provides the best solution for laying out information.