User's Manual

Applications and Development 215
•Local : provides access to the places menu where you can
quickly locate a business or person, find out more information
about a business, see coupons, public responses, and more
(Local). Locate and tap one of the listed places (Restaurants,
Cafes, Bars, Attractions, or select from available categories
such as Entertainment, ATMs, Gas stations, Hotels, Post office,
or Taxi.)
•Layers : allows you to switch map views:
– Traffic : (available only in selected areas) Real-time traffic
conditions are displayed over roads as color-coded lines. Each
color represents how fast the traffic is moving.
– Satellite : 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.
– Terra in : combines a topographical view of the area’s terrain
with the current map location.
– Transit Lines : displays the overlapping transit lines on your
map.
– Latitude : allows you to see your friend's locations and share
your location with them.
– My Maps : displays a list of your preferred maps.
– Bicycling : displays the overlapping cycling trails on your map.
– Wikipedia : displays any Wikipedia markers and info on your
map.
4. Press and select one of the following options:
• Clear Map : allows you to remove all markings and layers from
the map.
• Make available offline : allows you to store map-related
information locally on your device and access it even when the
device is offline.
•Settings : allows you to select the following additional options:
– Display : allows you to enable/disable the Zoom Buttons, Scale
Bar, and Bubble action.
– Offline and cache : allows you to set options to pre-fetch map
tiles when not using Wi-Fi and to clear the cache that holds the
map tiles. Choose from: Automatic caching, Clear all map titles,
or Clear My Places cache.
– Location settings : lets you access and configure the location
settings.
– Sign in : allows you to sign into your current Google account.