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Searching for a location, Layers, Search

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Maps and location 125 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Press MENU, and then tap Layers. 3. Select any of the following: > Maps. 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 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. 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. Buzz See photos and information about places shared by other people, or post your own. 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. Clear Map Clear layers and view only the street map. 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. From the Home screen, tap > Maps. 2. While viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap Search. 3. Enter the place you want to search in the search box. As you enter the location to look for, suggested matches from your contacts, the web, and previously searched items are displayed. 4. Tap to search for the location you entered or tap a suggested search item. The search results are displayed as markers on the map. 5. Do any of the following:  If the first search result ( ) is what you're looking for, tap the balloon. Otherwise, tap to go to the next search result until you find the location you're searching for, and then tap its balloon. Tap to show the search results as a list, and then tap the location.

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Maps and location
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1.
From the Home screen, tap
>
Maps
.
2. Press MENU, and then tap
Layers
.
3. Select any of the following:
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.
From the Home screen, tap
>
Maps
.
2. While viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap
Search
.
3. Enter the place you want to search in the search box.
As you enter the location to look for, suggested matches from your contacts, the
web, and previously searched items are displayed.
4. Tap
to search for the location you entered or tap a suggested search item.
The search results are displayed as markers on the map.
5. Do any of the following:
If the first search result (
) is what you’re looking for, tap the balloon.
Otherwise, tap
to go to the next search result until you find the
location you’re searching for, and then tap its balloon.
Tap
to show the search results as a list, and then tap the location.
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
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.
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.
Buzz
See photos and information about places shared by other
people, or post your own.
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.
Clear Map
Clear layers and view only the street map.
More Layers
Select more layers such as transit lines or maps that you have
created in Google Maps on the web.