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2. On the Search Maps box, type the place that you want to search. You can enter an
address, a city, or type of establishment.
3. Touch
. A callout label appears on the map to indicate the location.
4. Touch the callout to open the menu for the location.
Adding Map Layers
Layers allow you to view locations and additional info overlaid on the map.
On the Google Maps, press
Menu
, and touch
Layers
, and then touch one or more of the
following options:
●
Traffic:
Add this layer to view real-time traffic conditions with roads marked in color-
coded lines that indicate the traffic condition. This mode is available in selected areas
only.
●
Satellite:
Add this layer to use the same satellite data as Google Earth. The images are
not real-time and are approximately one to three years old.
●
Terrain:
Add this layer for a shaded relief view of topographic features.
●
Transit Lines:
Add this layer to provide geographic representations of transit lines. This
mode is available in selected areas only.
●
Latitude:
Add this layer to see your friends’ locations and share yours with them. You
may sign in with your Google account to use this feature.
●
My Maps:
Adds this layer to display the Google My Maps on the Google Maps of your
device.
●
Bicycling:
Adds this layer to provide the road map suitable for bicycling.
●
Wikipedia:
Adds this layer to provide a list of Wikipedia articles that are geo-referenced.
An extract of the Wikipedia article can be accessed by clicking on the icon, a link to the
full version of the Wikipedia article is also available.
Getting Directions
1. On the Google Maps screen, press
Menu
, and touch
Directions
.
2. Do one of the following:
In the first text box, type your starting point place, and then type the destination in the
second text box.
Touch the location source buttons to open the location source menu and select a
starting point and destination.
