147MapsDepending on your location, you can view basic, custom, andsatellite maps and local business information, includinglocations, contact information, and driving directions. You canalso post public messages about a location and track yourfriends.Important!: Before using Google Maps you must have an active data (3G)connection. The Maps application does not cover every countryor city.Enabling a Location SourceBefore you use Google Maps and find your location or search forplaces of interest, you must enable a location source. To enablethe location source you must enable the wireless network, orenable the GPS satellites.1. Touch ➔ Settings ➔ Location and security.2. Touch the Use GPS satellites field. A green checkmark willdisplay next to the field.Note: Selecting Use GPS satellites allows you to locate places of interest atthe street-level. However, this also requires a clear view of the sky anduses more battery power.Using Maps1. Touch ➔ Maps .2. The What’s new in Maps? screen will display. Touch OK.A map will display with your location in the very center.3. Touch to display the following options:• Search: allows you to search for a place of interest.• Directions: displays navigation directions to a location from astarting point.• Layers: are additional items that you can have displayed on yourmap. They include:– Traffic: displays real-time traffic conditions so you can plan the fastestroute.– Satellite: allows you to see you map as a satellite image.– Buzz: allows you post public messages and photos at a location foreveryone to see.– Latitude: allows you to see your friend’s locations and share yourlocation with them.– More Layers: allows you to add additional layers such as My Maps,Wikipedia, Transit Lines, Watch the World Cup, and Favorite places.• My Location: when selected, the location displays on the map witha blinking blue dot.• Join Latitude: lets you and your friends share locations and statusmessages with each other. It also lets you send instant messagesi897 Vegas.book Page 147 Monday, July 19, 2010 12:26 PM
