# Satellite view in maps component

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/satellite-view-in-maps-component/1498947>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** googlemaps, map\
**Created:** [September 10, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/satellite-view-in-maps-component/1498947 "2021-09-10T20:48:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![overshield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/satellite-view-in-maps-component/1498947/1 "2021-09-10T20:48:27Z")

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Does the ability exist to be able to make the maps be a satellite view as opposed to the standard map view?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/satellite-view-in-maps-component/1498947/2 "2021-09-10T21:39:26Z")

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I haven’t used the map feature all that much but the documentation mentions the Map Type property where you can specify satellite images:

> **[Maps by Google and Apple](https://docs.thunkable.com/map)**

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**Author:** ![overshield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/satellite-view-in-maps-component/1498947/3 "2021-09-10T22:18:31Z")

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Got it thanks! It’s a little drop down with options

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/f/7/f71a6eebd47ac59907ecd250024ce1ebd344be6f.png)

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/satellite-view-in-maps-component/1498947/4 "2024-11-08T13:16:49Z")

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