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Your friend will receive an email or text message with
your location marked on a map. They will also receive
instructions on how to view your location from the web
or use Latitude on their phone or tablet provided it is
available. Once they acknowledge your request, their
location will display on your device. They can share
their location from their computer, phone, or tablet. For
more information, go to http://www.google.com/latitude.
6. To view the map, tap MAP VIEW.
Latitude Options
From the Latitude map screen (
the upper-left) display, select either:
• FRIENDS LIST: allows you to access and edit your current
Freinds list.
– or –
From the Latitude map, press
the following:
• Clear Map: allows you to remove all markings and layers from
the map.
• Search: allows you to search for a place of interest.
is shown in
and select one of
• Directions: displays navigation directions to a location from a
starting point.
• 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.
–
Terrain: 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.
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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.
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