User Guide

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GPS Navigation
䡲 Satellite: Google Maps uses the same satellite
data as Google Earth™. Satellite images are not
real-time. Google Earth acquires the best imagery
available, most of which is approximately one to
three years old.
䡲 Terrain: Shows the elevation of the map you’re
viewing. Elevation is limited to natural geographic
features, like mountains and canyons, and does
not apply to buildings.
䡲 Buzz: See photos and information about places
shared by other people, or post your own.
䡲 Latitude: When you have joined Latitude, you can
view your friends’ locations as a layer on the map.
For information, see “Finding your friends with
Google Latitude (available by country)” in this
chapter.
䡲 Clear Map: Clear layers and view only the street
map.
䡲 More Layers: Select more layers such as transit
lines or maps that you have created in Google
Maps on the Web.
Searching For a Location
In Google Maps, you can search for a location, such as
an address or a type of business or establishment (for
example, museums).
1. Press and tap > Maps.
2. Enter the place you want to search in the search
box.
3. Tap to search for the location you entered or
tap a suggested search item.The search results are
displayed as markers on the map.
4. Do any of the following:
䡲 Tap a marker ( ) to see if that is what you’re
looking for, tap the balloon if it is..
䡲 Tap to show the search results as a list, and
then tap the location.
Details about the selected location displays on the
screen.
5. Do any of the following:
䡲 Tap the onscreen buttons to view the location on
a map, get directions, view the location in Street