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* [skip-ci][Maps] Improve Maps intro page

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* trim list to 7 items, add link to getting started guide, change all references to app to Elastic Maps

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* bold Elastic Maps in intro page
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions docs/maps/connect-to-ems.asciidoc
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https://www.elastic.co/elastic-maps-service[Elastic Maps Service (EMS)] is a service that hosts
tile layers and vector shapes of administrative boundaries.
If you are using Kibana's out-of-the-box settings, the **Maps** application is already configured to use EMS.
If you are using Kibana's out-of-the-box settings, **Elastic Maps** is already configured to use EMS.

The **Maps** application makes requests directly from the browser to EMS.
**Elastic Maps** makes requests directly from the browser to EMS.
To proxy EMS requests through the Kibana server, set `map.proxyElasticMapsServiceInMaps` to `true` in your <<settings, kibana.yml>> file.


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To disable EMS, change your <<settings, kibana.yml>> file.

. Set `map.includeElasticMapsService` to `false` to turn off the EMS connection.
. Set `map.tilemap.url` to the URL of your tile server. This configures the **Maps** default tile layer.
. Set `map.tilemap.url` to the URL of your tile server. This configures the default tile layer of **Elastic Maps**.
. (Optional) Set `map.regionmap` to the vector shapes of the administrative boundaries that you want to use.
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[[maps]]
= Maps
= Elastic Maps

[partintro]
--

The **Maps** application enables you to parse through your geographical data at scale, with speed, and in real time. With features like multiple layers and indices in a map, plotting of raw documents, dynamic client-side styling, and global search across multiple layers, you can understand and monitor your data with ease.
*Elastic Maps* enables you to parse through your geographical data at scale, with speed, and in real time. With features like multiple layers and indices in a map, plotting of raw documents, dynamic client-side styling, and global search across multiple layers, you can understand and monitor your data with ease.

With *Elastic Maps*, you can:

* Create maps with multiple layers and indices.
* Upload GeoJSON files into Elasticsearch.
* Embed your map in Dashboards.
* Plot individual documents or use aggregations to plot any data set, no matter how large.
* Create choropleth maps.
* Use data driven styling to symbolize features from property values.
* Focus the data you want to display with searches.

Start your tour of *Elastic Maps* with the <<maps-getting-started, getting started tutorial>>.

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image::maps/images/sample_data_ecommerce.png[]
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[[maps-getting-started]]
== Getting started with Maps
== Getting started with Elastic Maps

You work with *Maps* by adding layers. The data for a layer can come from
You work with *Elastic Maps* by adding layers. The data for a layer can come from
sources such as {es} documents, vector sources, tile map services, web map
services, and more. You can symbolize the data in different ways.
For example, you might show which airports have the longest flight
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image::maps/images/sample_data_web_logs.png[]

[[maps-read-only-access]]
NOTE: If you have insufficient privileges to create or save maps, a read-only icon
NOTE: If you have insufficient privileges to create or save maps, a read-only icon
appears in the application header. The buttons to create new maps or edit
existing maps won't be visible. For more information on granting access to
Kibana see <<xpack-security-authorization>>.
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[float]
=== Prerequisites
Before you start this tutorial, <<add-sample-data, add the web logs sample data set>>. Each
sample data set includes a map to go along with the data. Once you've added the data, open *Maps* and
sample data set includes a map to go along with the data. Once you've added the data, open *Elastic Maps* and
explore the different layers of the *[Logs] Total Requests and Bytes* map.
You'll re-create this map in this tutorial.

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The first thing to do is to create a new map.

. If you haven't already, open *Maps*.
. If you haven't already, open *Elastic Maps*.
. On the maps list page, click *Create map*.
. Set the time range to *Last 7 days*.
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[[maps-search]]
== Searching your data

The **Maps** application embeds the query bar for real-time ad hoc search.
**Elastic Maps** embeds the query bar for real-time ad hoc search.
Only layers requesting data from {es} are filtered when you submit a search request.

You can create a layer that requests data from {es} from the following:
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[[maps-troubleshooting]]
== Maps troubleshooting
== Elastic Maps troubleshooting

Use the information in this section to inspect Elasticsearch requests and find solutions to common problems.

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=== Inspect Elasticsearch requests

The Maps application uses the {ref}/search-search.html[{es} search API] to get documents and aggregation results from {es}. To troubleshoot these requests, open the Inspector, which shows the most recent requests for each layer. You can switch between different requests using the *Request* dropdown.
*Elastic Maps* uses the {ref}/search-search.html[{es} search API] to get documents and aggregation results from {es}. To troubleshoot these requests, open the Inspector, which shows the most recent requests for each layer. You can switch between different requests using the *Request* dropdown.

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