Change the map type
To change the map style in an alert or alert template, click in the bottom left corner of the screen and then click to select the map you want to use. Available map types include the following:
- Bing Road:Microsoft's standard drawing map with streets and major landmarks labeled.
- Bing Aerial:Microsoft's standard aerial photograph of the map area.
- Imagery: Aerial photograph of the map area.
- Imagery with Labels: Aerial photograph of the map area with major landmarks labeled.
- Streets: Traditional drawing map with streets and major landmarks labeled.
- Topographic: Traditional drawing map with topographical features displayed and streets and major landmarks labeled.
- Dark Gray Canvas: Dark drawing map with bodies of water and cities labeled. Roads are shown but are not labeled.
- Light Gray Canvas: Light drawing map with bodies of water and cities labeled. Roads are shown but are not labeled.
- National Geographic: Traditional drawing map with topographical features displayed and streets and major landmarks labeled.
- Oceans: Traditional drawing map with topographical land features displayed and underwater topography labeled.
- Terrain with Labels: Traditional drawing map with topographical features displayed and cities and major roads labeled.
- OpenStreetMap: Traditional drawing map with streets and major landmarks labeled.
OpenStreetMap is provided by OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org.) All other map types, except for Bing maps, are provided by ESRI (www.esri.com.)