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Neil Smyth has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including roles in software development and enterprise-level UNIX and Linux system administration. In addition to a bachelor's degree in information technology, he also holds A+, Security+, Network+, Project+, and Microsoft Certified Professional certifications and is a CIW Database Design Specialist. Neil is the co-founder and CEO of Payload Media, Inc. (a technical content publishing company), and the author of the Essentials range of programming and system administration books.
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75.10 Changing the Map Type

The type of map displayed can be modified dynamically by making a call to the setMapType() method of the corresponding GoogleMap object, passing through one of the following values:

·GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_NONE – An empty grid with no mapping tiles displayed.

·GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_NORMAL – The standard view consisting of the classic road map.

·GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_SATELLITE – Displays the satellite imagery of the map region.

·GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_HYBRID – Displays satellite imagery with the road map superimposed.

·GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_TERRAIN – Displays topographical information such as contour lines and colors.

The following code change to the onMapReady() method, for example, switches a map to Satellite mode:

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if (mMap != null) {

    int permission = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(

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Neil Smyth has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including roles in software development and enterprise-level UNIX and Linux system administration. In addition to a bachelor's degree in information technology, he also holds A+, Security+, Network+, Project+, and Microsoft Certified Professional certifications and is a CIW Database Design Specialist. Neil is the co-founder and CEO of Payload Media, Inc. (a technical content publishing company), and the author of the Essentials range of programming and system administration books.
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