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220 Chapter 11 Finding and Recording Places Using Layers Layers lets you overlay location-specific information on Google Maps. You can add multiple layers at a time to create a customized map containing the specific information you want to view. To add a layer 1. On the Google Maps screen, tap Menu and then tap Layers. 2. Tap a layer to add it to the map or tap Browse layers, and then select the layer you want from the list. You can choose from the following layers: Layer Traffic Satellite Latitude My Maps Wikipedia Description Shows real-time traffic data for selected cities. Shows aerial satellite imagery of the current map. Shows your friends' locations on the map and lets you share your location with them. To see a list of your friends using Latitude, tap See list. To invite friends to share location information, tap Add friends. To view a specific friend's location on the map, tap your friend in the list, and then tap See map. Shows your custom My Maps created using Google Maps on your computer. To learn more about My Maps, go to: http://maps.google.com/help/maps/mymaps/create. html. Shows locations on the map that have associated Wikipedia articles. Tap the Wikipedia icon marking a location to view an excerpt of its Wikipedia article. The excerpt also contains a link to the full article.

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±±0 Chapter 11 Finding and Recording Places
Using Layers
Layers lets you overlay location-specific information on Google Maps.
You can add multiple layers at a time to create a customized map
containing the specific information you want to view.
To add a layer
1.
On the Google Maps screen, tap
Menu
and then tap
Layers
.
±.
Tap a layer to add it to the map or tap
Browse layers,
and then
select the layer you want from the list. You can choose from the
following layers:
Layer
Description
Traffic
Shows real-time traffic data for selected cities.
Satellite
Shows aerial satellite imagery of the current map.
Latitude
Shows your friends’ locations on the map and lets you
share your location with them.
To see a list of your
friends using Latitude, tap
See list
. To invite friends to
share location information, tap
Add friends
. To view a
specific friend’s location on the map, tap your friend in
the list, and then tap
See map
.
My Maps
Shows your custom My Maps created using Google
Maps on your computer. To learn more about My Maps,
go to:
html.
Wikipedia
Shows locations on the map that have associated
Wikipedia articles. Tap the Wikipedia icon marking a
location to view an excerpt of its Wikipedia article. The
excerpt also contains a link to the full article.