206 Part III — Google Map Hacks
With all these different options in mind, it is worth remembering that plenty of other solutions
are available for adding further detail to the information. In the examples, you updated the text,
but you could just as easily extend the content of the InfoWindowon a marker to hold more
data, or you could build a separate panel into the application to give more detail. The Google
Maps interface is a way of connecting statistical information to a map, but it is not the only
method available. The Google Map can be part of a larger application and display that high-
lights the data in a geographical way, with other solutions available for providing more detail
and information.